How to conjugate alejar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

alejar
to move away
regular verb

Alejar means to move something or someone away from a certain point or to become distant. It is used both literally and figuratively to indicate distancing.

How to conjugate alejar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
alejé
Tú
alejaste
Él / Ella / Usted
alejó
Nosotros / Nosotras
alejamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
alejasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
alejaron

Examples of alejar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer alejé los muebles de la pared.
Yesterday I moved the furniture away from the wall.
Tú
Tú alejaste la silla de la mesa.
You moved the chair away from the table.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él alejó la basura del jardín.
He moved the trash away from the garden.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros alejamos los problemas del grupo.
We moved the problems away from the group.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros alejasteis las sillas del camino.
You all moved the chairs out of the way.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos alejaron las nubes del sol.
They moved the clouds away from the sun.

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Ayer alejé los muebles de la pared.

Other conjugations of alejar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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