-ar verb Advanced

vacilar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to hesitate

The preterite conjugation of vacilar (regular -ar verb, ranked #1309). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Drill the preterite tense with spaced repetition Practice vacilar and 965 other verbs in the Conjugado app — free to try.
Practice for free ↗
Pronoun Preterite conjugation
yo vacilé
vacilaste
él/ella/Ud. vaciló
nosotros vacilamos
vosotros vacilasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. vacilaron

Example sentence

Ayer yo vacilé.

Yesterday I hesitate.

Other tenses of vacilar

See full conjugation table for vacilar →

Related verbs

See all 1,316 verbs in the preterite tense

Browse Preterite tense →