Past actions: -ar (él/ella -ó)
Past actions with -ó
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Past actions with -ó
For -ar verbs, an accent on the final -ó marks he/she did it in the past: habla (speaks) vs habló (spoke).
Examples in context
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Past Actions
Accent on -ó means past tense.
Ella habló con su amigo ayer.
She spoke with her friend yesterday.
Completed Events
Changes present 'buys' to past 'bought'.
Él compró un coche nuevo.
He bought a new car.
Common mix-ups
Without the accent, hablo means 'I speak' instead of 'she spoke'.
Yesterday she spoke Spanish.
Try a reply
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Ana called her sister last night.
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Ana llamó a su hermana anoche.
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