How to Say "you helped" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “you helped” is “ayudaste” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Tú me ayudaste mucho con la maleta.
You helped me a lot with the suitcase.
Ayer ayudaste a tu hermano con su tarea.
Yesterday you helped your brother with his homework.
¿Me ayudaste porque querías o por obligación?
Did you help me because you wanted to or out of obligation?
The '-aste' Ending
For regular verbs ending in -ar, the '-aste' ending always points to 'you' (the 'tú' form) doing something in the past.
One-Time Actions
Use this specific form when the helping happened at a specific moment that is now finished.
The Extra 'S' Trap
Mistake: “ayudastes”
Correction: ayudaste. Even though most 'you' forms in Spanish end in 's', this specific past tense for 'tú' never does.
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