venerar Preterite Conjugation
venerar — to venerate
The preterite of venerar is regular: veneré, veneraste, veneró, veneramos, venerasteis, veneraron.
venerar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for completed actions of venerating in the past. Think of specific moments or instances where someone showed deep respect.
Notes on venerar in the Preterite
Venerar is completely regular in the preterite tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
Ayer veneré la estatua del héroe nacional.
Yesterday I venerated the statue of the national hero.
yo
¿Tú veneraste sus logros?
Did you venerate his achievements?
tú
Ella veneró la obra del artista hasta su último día.
She venerated the artist's work until her last day.
él/ella/usted
Los peregrinos veneraron el lugar sagrado.
The pilgrims venerated the sacred place.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect 'veneraba' when the action was completed.
Correct: Use 'veneré', 'veneró', etc., for a specific, finished act of veneration.
Why: The preterite marks the beginning or end of an action, or a single completed event, while the imperfect describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'veneró' (él/ella/usted).
Correct: The third-person singular preterite form is 'veneró', with an accent on the 'ó'.
Why: The accent marks the stressed syllable and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: venero
The present tense of venerar is regular: venero, veneras, venera, veneramos, veneráis, veneran.
Imperfect
yo: veneraba
The imperfect of venerar is regular: veneraba, venerabas, veneraba, venerábamos, venerabais, veneraban.
Future
yo: veneraré
The future tense of venerar is regular: veneraré, venerarás, venerará, veneraremos, veneraréis, venerarán.
Conditional
yo: veneraría
The conditional of venerar is regular: veneraría, venerarías, veneraría, veneraríamos, veneraríais, venerarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: venere
The present subjunctive of venerar is 'venera' (yo/él/ella/usted) or 'veneren' (ellos/ellas/ustedes), used after wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: venerara
The imperfect subjunctive of venerar (venerara/venerase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: venera
The imperative of venerar has regular commands: venera, venere, veneremos, venerad, veneren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no veneres
Negative commands for venerar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no veneres, no venere, no veneremos, no veneréis, no veneren.