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How to Say "i committed" in Spanish

The Spanish word fori committedis cometíA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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verbA2
past action or crime
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Examples

Cometí un error grave al olvidar mi pasaporte.

I made a serious mistake by forgetting my passport.

El informe no está bien; yo cometí ese fallo.

The report isn't right; I made that mistake.

Juro que nunca cometí ninguna falta en mi trabajo.

I swear I never committed any offense in my job.

Simple Past (Preterite)

'Cometí' is the 'I' form of the simple past tense, used for single, completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past (e.g., yesterday, last week).

Regular -ER Verb

This verb is regular! To form the 'I' past tense, you drop the -ER ending and add -Í, just like with 'viví' (I lived).

Confusing Past Tenses

Mistake:Yo cometía ese error.

Correction: Yo cometí ese error. ('Cometía' means 'I used to make that error' repeatedly. 'Cometí' is used when it happened once and is finished.)

Using 'Hacer' for Mistakes

Mistake:Yo hice un error.

Correction: Yo cometí un error. (In Spanish, use 'cometer' when referring to making a mistake or error.)

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