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quemar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to burn

The preterite conjugation of quemar (regular -ar verb, ranked #2313). 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 quemé
quemaste
él/ella/Ud. quemó
nosotros quemamos
vosotros quemasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. quemaron

Example sentence

Quemaron los documentos viejos.

They burned the old documents.

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