How do you conjugate Matar in the preterite tense?

Matar is regular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Matar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo maté I killed
mataste you killed
él mató he/she/it killed
nosotros matamos we killed
vosotros matasteis you killed
ellos mataron they killed

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Negative Matar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no maté I did not kill
no mataste you did not kill
él no mató he/she/it did not kill
nosotros no matamos we did not kill
vosotros no matasteis you did not kill
ellos no mataron they did not kill