How to conjugate matar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

matar
to kill
regular verb

Matar means to cause the death of a person, animal, or thing. It is used in contexts involving killing or ending life.

How to conjugate matar 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
maté
Tú
mataste
Él / Ella / Usted
mató
Nosotros / Nosotras
matamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
matasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
mataron

Examples of matar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Ayer maté una planta.
Yesterday I killed a plant.
Tú
Tú mataste el insecto.
You killed the insect.
Él / Ella / Usted
Él mató al enemigo.
He killed the enemy.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros matamos el tiempo.
We killed time.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros matasteis la competencia.
You all killed the competition.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos mataron a la víctima.
They killed the victim.

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Ayer maté una planta.

Other conjugations of matar

All conjugations
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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