votar Preterite Conjugation
votar — to vote
The preterite of votar follows the regular -ar pattern: voté, votaste, votó, votamos, votasteis, votaron.
votar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to describe the specific act of casting a ballot in a past election that has already concluded.
Notes on votar in the Preterite
Votar is fully regular in the preterite. Note that 'votamos' is the same in both present and preterite.
Example Sentences
Voté por correo la semana pasada.
I voted by mail last week.
yo
Ella votó en contra de la nueva ley.
She voted against the new law.
él/ella/usted
Ellos votaron por el cambio.
They voted for change.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'votó'.
Correct: Use 'votó' for the third person singular.
Why: Without the accent, 'voto' means 'I vote' (present tense).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: voto
The present tense of votar is completely regular: voto, votas, vota, votamos, votáis, votan.
Imperfect
yo: votaba
The imperfect of votar is regular: votaba, votabas, votaba, votábamos, votabais, votaban.
Future
yo: votar
The future of votar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: votaré, votarás, votará, votaremos, votaréis, votarán.
Conditional
yo: votaría
The conditional of votar is regular: votaría, votarías, votaría, votaríamos, votaríais, votarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vote
The present subjunctive of votar flips the 'a' to 'e': vote, votes, vote, votemos, votéis, voten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: votara
The imperfect subjunctive of votar uses the -ra endings: votara, votaras, votara, votáramos, votarais, votaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vota
The affirmative imperative gives direct commands: vota (tú), vote (usted), votad (vosotros), voten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no votes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no votes, no vote, no votéis, no voten.