The preterit of the verb usar (to use) in Spanish is conjugated as follows:
- Yo usé – I used
- Tú usaste – You (informal) used
- Él/Ella/Usted usó – He/She/You (formal) used
- Nosotros/Nosotras usamos – We used
- Vosotros/Vosotras usasteis – You all (informal, used mainly in Spain) used
- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes usaron – They/You all (formal) used
The preterit tense is used to express actions that were completed at a specific point in the past. For example, Yo usé means that I completed the action of using something at a particular moment in the past. Learning these conjugations is essential for communicating effectively about past actions in Spanish.