lograr means: to achieve, to get, to obtain, to attain
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In this conjugation lesson we will learn how to inflect the verb lograr 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 lograr conjugation. For an overview of all the Simple Tenses conjugation see 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 may find more detailed information on conjugation in this tense and explanation of exceptions and special cases.

How to translate Pretérito to English

Notice that the English phrases 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 its inflected forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb lograr has an entirely regular conjugation in the Pretérito tense of the Indicativo mood. It means that this verb just follows the general rules for its group (-ar) without any exceptions, spelling corrections and the like. The basis for this conjugation is the stem of the verb, so we start by splitting the infinitive into a stem and an ending. It’s easy to do. Just remove two letters from the end of the infinitive form to get the ending — one of -ar, -er or -ir. What’s left is the stem. So in case of the verb lograr it’s easy to see that:

• the stem is: logr-
• and the ending is: -ar

Use the stem logr- in each person as the basis for conjugation, the common prefix or root that each of the forms begins with. Next, add to this regular stem the endings specific to each person. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Note the shapes and colors of the letters. It should help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.Each grammatical person has a specific ending in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Add the regular ending -é for the first person singular to create logré:

• yo logré – I achieved

Again add the regular ending -aste for the second person singular to create lograste:

• tú lograste – you achieved

And again add the regular ending -ó for the third person singular to create logró:

• él logró – he achieved
• ella logró – she achieved
• usted logró – (formal) you achieved

And add the regular ending -amos for the first person plural to create logramos:

• nosotros logramos – we achieved
• nosotras logramos – (feminine) we achieved

Similarly add the regular ending -asteis for the second person plural to create lograsteis:

• vosotros lograsteis – (plural) you achieved
• vosotras lograsteis – (feminine, plural) you achieved

And again add the regular ending -aron for the third person plural to create lograron:

• ellos lograron – they achieved
• ellas lograron – (feminine) they achieved
• ustedes lograron – (formal, plural) you achieved

¡Ya está! The conjugation is now done. Put together, the conjugation chart looks like this:

yo	logré	I achieved
tú	lograste	you achieved
él/ella/usted	logró	he/she/it achieved
nosotros/nosotras	logramos	we achieved
vosotros/vosotras	lograsteis	you achieved
ellos/ellas/ustedes	lograron	they achieved

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But do not end your session yet – it is very 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 yourself 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 lograr visit our Exercise section To see conjugation charts in all tenses for lograr visit the Conjugator To explore other learning materials visit the Study section

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