How to conjugate espantar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

espantar
to scare away
regular verb

Espantar means to frighten or scare someone or something away. It is used to describe causing fear or alarm that leads to fleeing or retreating.

How to conjugate espantar 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
espanté
Tú
espantaste
Él / Ella / Usted
espantó
Nosotros / Nosotras
espantamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
espantasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
espantaron

Examples of espantar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer espanté a los pájaros con ruidos fuertes.
Yesterday I scared the birds with loud noises.
Tú
Tú espantaste a los niños con esa historia.
You scared the children with that story.
Él / Ella / Usted
El perro espantó a los intrusos.
The dog scared the intruders.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros espantamos a los visitantes con ruidos.
We scared the visitors with noises.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros espantasteis a los gatos con el ruido.
You all scared the cats with the noise.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos espantaron a los ladrones.
They scared off the thieves.

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Ayer espanté a los pájaros con ruidos fuertes.

Other conjugations of espantar

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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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