viajar Preterite Conjugation
viajar — to travel
The preterite of viajar is regular: viajé, viajaste, viajó, viajamos, viajasteis, viajaron.
viajar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe a specific trip that has already ended. It focuses on the completed action of traveling from point A to point B at a specific time in the past.
Notes on viajar in the Preterite
Viajar is regular in the preterite. Note that the 'nosotros' form 'viajamos' is the same as the present tense.
Example Sentences
El año pasado viajé a México con mi familia.
Last year I traveled to Mexico with my family.
yo
¿Viajaste solo o con amigos?
Did you travel alone or with friends?
tú
Mis padres viajaron a Italia en su aniversario.
My parents traveled to Italy on their anniversary.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: viajo (for past tense)
Correct: viajó
Why: Without the accent on the 'o', the word becomes the present tense 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: viajo
Viajar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: viajo, viajas, viaja, viajamos, viajáis, viajan.
Imperfect
yo: viajaba
Viajar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: viajaba, viajabas, viajaba, viajábamos, viajabais, viajaban.
Future
yo: viajaré
The future tense of viajar uses the infinitive plus endings: viajaré, viajarás, viajará, viajaremos, viajaréis, viajarán.
Conditional
yo: viajaría
The conditional of viajar is regular: viajaría, viajarías, viajaría, viajaríamos, viajaríais, viajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: viaje
The present subjunctive of viajar uses -e endings: viaje, viajes, viaje, viajemos, viajéis, viagen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: viajara
The imperfect subjunctive of viajar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: viajara, viajaras, viajara, viajáramos, viajararais, viajaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: viaja
The imperative of viajar provides commands: viaja (tú), viaje (usted), viajemos, viadjad (vosotros), viajen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no viajes
The negative imperative of viajar uses the present subjunctive: no viajes, no viaje, no viajemos, no viajéis, no viajen.