aprendiste
ah-pren-DEES-teh
Quick Reference
📝 In Action
¿Qué aprendiste en la clase de historia ayer?
A1What did you learn in history class yesterday?
Aprendiste a cocinar muy rápido, ¡felicidades!
A2You learned to cook very quickly, congratulations!
Después del error, aprendiste la lección, ¿verdad?
B1After the mistake, you learned the lesson, right?
💡 Grammar Points
The Simple Past (Preterite)
This form tells you that the learning action started and finished at a specific point in the past. It describes a completed event.
The 'tú' Form
The '-iste' ending always signals that the action was done by 'tú' (you, informal) in the simple past tense. It's a key pattern to recognize.
❌ Common Pitfalls
Confusing Past Tenses
Mistake: "¿Qué aprendías en la escuela?"
Correction: ¿Qué aprendiste en la escuela? The '-ías' form (Imperfect) is for ongoing or repeated past actions, but for a single, completed moment of learning, use '-iste' (Preterite).
⭐ Usage Tips
Remembering Regular -ER Verbs
For regular -er and -ir verbs in the simple past, the endings are the same: -í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. If you know 'aprendiste,' you also know 'viviste' (you lived) and 'comiste' (you ate).
🔄 Conjugations
indicative
present
imperfect
preterite
subjunctive
present
imperfect
✏️ Quick Practice
💡 Quick Quiz: aprendiste
Question 1 of 1
Which sentence uses 'aprendiste' correctly?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is 'aprendiste' formal or informal?
'Aprendiste' is the informal 'tú' form. If you were speaking to an older person or someone you wanted to show respect to, you would use the formal form: 'Usted aprendió'.
If I want to say 'You were learning' (ongoing action), how do I change 'aprendiste'?
You would use the Imperfect tense, which is 'aprendías'. The Imperfect is used for actions that were continuous or habitual in the past, not completed at a specific time.