How to Say "ate" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “ate” is “comió” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Ella comió una manzana después del ejercicio.
She ate an apple after exercising.
¿Quién comió el último trozo de pastel? ¡Fue delicioso!
Who ate the last slice of cake? It was delicious!
Usted comió en silencio, pensando en el trabajo.
You (formal) ate in silence, thinking about work.
The Quick Past Tense (Preterite)
"Comió" tells you that the action of eating finished completely at a specific point in the past. It is used for single, completed events, like 'yesterday' or 'at 5 PM.'
Who Did the Action?
This form always refers to a single person: 'él' (he), 'ella' (she), or 'usted' (the formal way of saying 'you').
Mixing Up Past Tenses
Mistake: “Ayer él comía pizza. (Yesterday he was eating pizza.)”
Correction: Ayer él comió pizza. (Yesterday he ate pizza.) The form 'comía' describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past, not a single finished event.
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