Spanish grammar
The past: trabajé, trabajaste, trabajó
Say what you did yesterday.
From the scene ¿Qué hiciste ayer? (What did you do yesterday?)
In short
For finished past actions, -ar verbs end in -é, -aste, -ó. Watch the accent: trabajó means he worked.
- I worked trabajé
- you worked trabajaste
- he / she worked trabajó
- I had dinner cené
Your turn
Which one goes with you worked?
Options: trabajé · trabajó · trabajaste
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you worked → trabajaste
How it works
For finished actions (yesterday, last night) -ar verbs take these endings: -é (I), -aste (you), -ó (he / she).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
En su casa. Javi (blank) una paella.
Options: cociné · cocinó · cocino
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En su casa. Javi cocinó una paella.
At his place. Javi cooked a paella.
Good to know
The accent matters: trabajo = I work, trabajó = he worked.
I worked trabajé
Nuria
Ayer trabajé todo el día.
Yesterday I worked all day.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ayer (blank) todo el día.
Options: trabajé · trabajaste · trabajó
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Nuria
Ayer trabajé todo el día.
Yesterday I worked all day.
you worked trabajaste
Your turn
What goes with trabajaste?
Options: I worked · he / she worked · you worked
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trabajaste → you worked
he / she worked trabajó
I had dinner cené
Nuria
Sí, cené con Javi.
Yes, I had dinner with Javi.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sí, (blank) con Javi.
Options: trabajaste · cené · trabajé
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Nuria
Sí, cené con Javi.
Yes, I had dinner with Javi.
Common mistake
Not Cené or Cenó here. Elena asks Nuria.
¿Y por la noche? ¿Cenaste algo?
And in the evening? Did you have any dinner?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I worked | trabajé |
|---|---|
| you worked | trabajaste |
| he / she worked | trabajó |
| I had dinner | cené |
More lines from the story
- Elena¿Y por la noche? ¿Cenaste algo?And in the evening? Did you have any dinner?
- NuriaEn su casa. Javi cocinó una paella.At his place. Javi cooked a paella.
- ElenaCariño, Javi pasó por mi ventana. Contigo. Dos veces.Dear, Javi walked past my window. With you. Twice.