andar means: to walk
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In this conjugation lesson we will learn how to inflect the verb andar in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.

This lesson is specifically about the andar conjugation. For a general overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation check the Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.

You may also see the Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Pretérito. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you can see additional information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of special cases and exceptions.

How to translate Pretérito to English

Note that the phrases in English provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:

• In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
• Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
• Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
• In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.

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Step by step instructions

Pretérito belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated form consists of two words. The verb andar has an irregular conjugation in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. This verb belongs to the group which in the Pretérito Perfecto Simple tense conjugates based on an irregular stem, common to each grammatical person.

This group also uses specific endings for each person, but these endings very often happen to match the regular ones.The basis for this conjugation is an irregular stem anduvUse the stem anduv in each person Next, add to this irregular stem the endings specific to each person. There are a few irregular among these Add an irregular ending -e for the first person singular. It is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense Add an irregular ending -iste for the second person singular. And, it is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense Add an irregular ending -o for the third person singular. As before, it is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense Add an irregular ending -imos for the first person plural. One more time, it is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense Add an irregular ending -isteis for the second person plural. Also as in the previous case, it is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense Add an irregular ending -ieron for the third person plural. And, it is irregular here, but it’s also typical for all the verbs with irregular conjugation in this tense
That’s it! The conjugation is now complete. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:

yo	anduve	I walked
tú	anduviste	you walked
él/ella/usted	anduvo	he/she/it walked
nosotros/nosotras	anduvimos	we walked
vosotros/vosotras	anduvisteis	you walked
ellos/ellas/ustedes	anduvieron	they walked

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But do not end your session yet – it’s important to repeat and practice the material in order to retain it. Check below for some links.

Next Steps to Perfection To practice this conjugation and test your knowledge try this Conjugation Exercise or the Memory Game To see other conjugation lessons for this verb choose another tense: PresenteImperfectoCondicionalFuturoPretérito Perfecto CompuestoPretérito PluscuamperfectoFuturo PerfectoCondicional PerfectoPretérito Perfecto Compuesto (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto A (subjuntivo)Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto B (subjuntivo)Futuro Perfecto (subjuntivo)  For exercises and examples related to andar visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for andar visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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