How to conjugate atajar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

atajar
to cut off, to intercept, to take a shortcut
regular verb

Atajar means to cut off or intercept a path, or to take a shortcut. It can also refer to stopping or blocking something or someone.

How to conjugate atajar 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
atajé
Tú
atajaste
Él / Ella / Usted
atajó
Nosotros / Nosotras
atajamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
atajasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
atajaron

Examples of atajar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer atajé el camino difícil.
Yesterday I took the difficult route.
Tú
Tú atajaste en la carrera pasada.
You blocked in the last race.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él atajó el balón con rapidez.
He blocked the ball quickly.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros atajamos la entrada principal.
We blocked the main entrance.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros atajasteis la puerta anoche.
You all blocked the door last night.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos atajaron la fuga de agua.
They stopped the water leak.

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Ayer atajé el camino difícil.

Other conjugations of atajar

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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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