-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Advanced

chocar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to crash / to collide

The preterite conjugation of chocar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #433). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

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Pronoun Preterite conjugation
yo choqué *
chocaste
él/ella/Ud. chocó
nosotros chocamos
vosotros chocasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. chocaron

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar preterite pattern.

Example sentence

Ayer yo choqué.

Yesterday I crash / to collide.

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