How to conjugate despertar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

despertar
to wake up
regular verb

Despertar means to wake someone up or to become awake oneself. It is used in contexts related to waking up from sleep or becoming alert.

How to conjugate despertar 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
desperté
Tú
despertaste
Él / Ella / Usted
despertó
Nosotros / Nosotras
despertamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
despertasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
despertaron

Examples of despertar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer desperté temprano.
Yesterday I woke up early.
Tú
Tú despertaste tarde hoy.
You woke up late today.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella despertó muy cansada.
She woke up very tired.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros despertamos juntos.
We woke up together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros despertasteis tarde.
You all woke up late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos despertaron temprano.
They woke up early.

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Ayer desperté temprano.

Other conjugations of despertar

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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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