-ar verb irregular · spelling-change -car Intermediate

colocar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to place / to put

The preterite conjugation of colocar (irregular spelling-change -car, ranked #137). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

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Pronoun Preterite conjugation
yo coloqué *
colocaste
él/ella/Ud. colocó
nosotros colocamos
vosotros colocasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. colocaron

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar preterite pattern.

Example sentence

Nosotros colocamos juntos.

We place together.

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