Word
Froté la mesa con un paño suave.
Meaning
I scrubbed the table with a soft cloth.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Froté la mesa con un paño suave.
What tense and person is froté, and how would other people be said?
Froté is first-person singular preterite of frotar (I rubbed), used for a completed past action. Mini preterite chart:
- yo froté
- tú frotaste
- él/ella/usted frotó
- nosotros/nosotras frotamos (same form as present; context tells)
- ustedes/ellos/ellas frotaron
Present examples for contrast: yo froto, tú frotas. Present perfect: yo he frotado (in Latin America the simple preterite froté is more common for recent past).
Why is there an accent in froté? Is frote something different?
The accent marks stress on the last syllable and distinguishes meanings:
- froté = I rubbed (preterite).
- frote (no accent) = that I rub / you (formal) rub (present subjunctive), or an usted command: Frote la mesa (Rub the table). With pronouns attached to the command, you add an accent to keep the stress: Frótela.
Why is it la mesa and not mi mesa or una mesa?