Leer Preterite Tense Conjugation - Spanish Preterite Tense Verb Conjugation - Conjugate Leer in Spanish Preterite Tense
Leer is a Spanish verb meaning to read. Leer is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Leer appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 17th most used irregular verb.
For the present tense conjugation, go to Leer Conjugation - Present Tense.
Leer Conjugation: Preterite Tense
| yo | leí |
| tú | leíste |
| él/ella | leyó |
| ns. | leímos |
| vs. | leísteis |
| ellos/ellas | leyeron |
*Irregular forms in bold.
Leer Participio
The participio of Leer is leído. The present perfect tense is formed by combining the auxiliary verb haber with the participio.
Leer Imperfect Root
The imperfect root of Leer is leía. The imperfect tense is rarely irregular and can be easily conjugated from this form, which is the yo, and él/ella conjugation.
Regular vs. Irregular Verbs
A verb is called a regular verb when its conjugation follows a typical pattern. A verb which does not follow these patterns exactly is called an irregular verb. In Spanish Preterite Tense, the 3 regular patterns are for verbs ending in ar, er, and ir.
Spanish Preterite Tense Conjugation Chart
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