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dijo

she/he said

dije

I said

hizo

she/he did/made

hice

I did/made

tuvo

she/he had

tuve

I had

vio

she/he saw

vi

I saw

dio

she/he gave

di

I gave

trabajó

he worked

fue

he went / (it was)

fui

I went

comí

I ate

comió

he ate

comiste

you ate

comieron

they ate

busqué

I looked for

buscó

he looked for

buscaron

they looked for

estuvimos

we were (location)

pidieron

they asked/ordered

durmió

he slept

jugué

I played

anoche

last night

preferí

I prefered

prefirió

she prefered

repetimos

we repeated

repitieron

they repeated

jugaste

you informal played

jugó

he played

jugamos

we played

empecé

I began/started

empezaste

you informal began

empezó

he/she began

murió

he/she died

traje

I brought

trajo

she/he brought

pude

I was able to

pudiste

you informal were able to

supe

I found out

vine

I came

vino

he came

me vestí

I got dressed

puse

I placed/put

puso

she/he placed or put

pusimos

we placed/put

creí

I believed

creíste

you (informal) believed

creyeron

they believed

oí

I heard

oíste

you (informal) heard

oyeron

they heard

leí

I read

leíste

you (informal) read

leyeron

they read

construí

I built/constructed

no pude

I failed to

no quiso

he refused

se conocieron

they met each other

Supe el secreto.

I found out the secret.

quis --

irregular root, querer

estuv--

irregular root, estar