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Escribir (to write) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative) - Spanish

 Escribir (to write) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Escribir - Conjugation of to write in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the simple past, indicative tense (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo).

Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Escribir (to write) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Decir tu nombre (Telling your name)

Conjugation of to write in Pretérito indefinido

  • yo escribí I wrote
  • tú escribiste You wrote
  • él/ella escribió he wrote
  • nosotros/nosotras escribimos we wrote
  • vosotros/vosotras escribisteis you wrote
  • ellos/ellas escribieron They wrote

Example phrases

  • Yo escribí una carta a mi abuela. I wrote a letter to my grandmother.
  • Tú escribiste el informe muy rápidamente. You wrote the report very quickly.
  • Él escribió un libro sobre su vida. He wrote a book about his life.
  • Nosotros escribimos las invitaciones a mano. We wrote the invitations by hand.
  • Vosotros escribisteis las notas para la clase. You all wrote the notes for the class.
  • Ellos escribieron los votos para su boda. They wrote the vows for their wedding.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - escribir (to write)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Escribir (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... los votos para su boda.

Ellos escribieron los votos para su boda.
(They wrote the vows for their wedding.)

2. Tú ... el informe muy rápidamente.

Tú escribiste el informe muy rápidamente.
(You wrote the report very quickly.)

3. Vosotros ... las notas para la clase.

Vosotros escribisteis las notas para la clase.
(You all wrote the notes for the class.)

4. Nosotros ... las invitaciones a mano.

Nosotros escribimos las invitaciones a mano.
(We wrote the invitations by hand.)

5. Yo ... una carta a mi abuela.

Yo escribí una carta a mi abuela.
(I wrote a letter to my grandmother.)

6. Él ... un libro sobre su vida.

Él escribió un libro sobre su vida.
(He wrote a book about his life.)