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Cuidar (to take care of) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

 Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cuidar - Conjugation of to take care of in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to take care of in Pretérito indefinido

  • yo cuidé I took care of
  • tú cuidaste you took care of
  • él/ella cuidó he/she took care of
  • nosotros/nosotras cuidamos we took care of
  • vosotros/vosotras cuidasteis you took care of
  • ellos/ellas cuidaron they took care of

Example phrases

  • Yo cuidé de la planta en el jardín. I took care of the plant in the garden.
  • Tú cuidaste del césped ayer. You took care of the lawn yesterday.
  • Él cuidó el árbol al regarlo. He took care of the tree by watering it.
  • Nosotros cuidamos las flores juntos. We took care of the flowers together.
  • Vosotros cuidasteis del jardín el fin de semana. You took care of the garden at the weekend.
  • Ellos cuidaron el jardín mientras cultivaban tomates. They took care of the garden while they grew tomatoes.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cuidar (to take care of)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Cuidar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... del jardín el fin de semana.

Vosotros cuidasteis del jardín el fin de semana.
(You took care of the garden at the weekend.)

2. Yo ... de la planta en el jardín.

Yo cuidé de la planta en el jardín.
(I took care of the plant in the garden.)

3. Él ... el árbol al regarlo.

Él cuidó el árbol al regarlo.
(He took care of the tree by watering it.)

4. Tú ... del césped ayer.

Tú cuidaste del césped ayer.
(You took care of the lawn yesterday.)

5. Nosotros ... las flores juntos.

Nosotros cuidamos las flores juntos.
(We took care of the flowers together.)

6. Ellos ... el jardín mientras cultivaban tomates.

Ellos cuidaron el jardín mientras cultivaban tomates.
(They took care of the garden while they grew tomatoes.)