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Pronunciation

normal speech: ye-GO

7 months ago

Llegar

3rd person singular – preterite tense

lleg + ó = llegó

To form the preterite of any regular -ar verb, take off the -ar ending to form the stem, and add the endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron.

8 months ago

llegó info.

Tips to remember “llegó”:
– Associate “llegó” with the English phrase “he/she arrived,” as they have a similar number of syllables.
– Think of a train “llegó” at the station when you hear “arrived.”
– The double “l” in “llegó” could be visualized as train tracks leading to a destination, which signifies arrival.

Explanations:
– “Llegó” is the third-person singular past tense (preterite) form of the verb “llegar,” which means “to arrive” in English.

Other words that mean the same thing (synonyms):
– Arribó (a more formal way to say “arrived”)
– Apareció (can imply “showed up” or “appeared,” which can be used for “arrived” in some contexts)

“Llegó” is not the infinitive; “llegar” is the infinitive form. Here are the different conjugations in the indicative mood:

Infinitive: llegar

Present:
– yo llego (I arrive)
– tú llegas (you arrive)
– él/ella/usted llega (he/she/you formal arrives)
– nosotros/nosotras llegamos (we arrive)
– vosotros/vosotras llegáis (you all arrive)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes llegan (they/you all formal arrive)

Preterite (simple past):
– yo llegué (I arrived)
– tú llegaste (you arrived)
– él/ella/usted llegó (he/she/you formal arrived)
– nosotros/nosotras llegamos (we arrived)
– vosotros/vosotras llegasteis (you all arrived)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes llegaron (they/you all formal arrived)

Imperfect (past continuous or used to):
– yo llegaba (I used to arrive, I was arriving)
– tú llegabas (you used to arrive, you were arriving)
– él/ella/usted llegaba (he/she/you formal used to arrive, was arriving)
– nosotros/nosotras llegábamos (we used to arrive, we were arriving)
– vosotros/vosotras llegabais (you all used to arrive, you were arriving)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes llegaban (they/you all formal used to arrive, were arriving)

Future:
– yo llegaré (I will arrive)
– tú llegarás (you will arrive)
– él/ella/usted llegará (he/she/you formal will arrive)
– nosotros/nosotras llegaremos (we will arrive)
– vosotros/vosotras llegaréis (you all will arrive)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes llegarán (they/you all formal will arrive)

Examples of sentences using “llegó”:

– Juan llegó tarde al cine. (Juan arrived late at the cinema.)
– ¿A qué hora llegó tu hermana? (What time did your sister arrive?)
– La carta por fin llegó. (The letter finally arrived.)
– Cuando llegó el momento, ella estaba preparada. (When the moment arrived, she was prepared.)
– El tren llegó justo a tiempo. (The train arrived just in time.)

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