Rellené el formulario de devolución.

I filled out the return form.

Breakdown of Rellené el formulario de devolución.

• rellenar: to fill out
• el formulario de devolución: the return form

Questions & Answers about Rellené el formulario de devolución.

What does rellené mean here, and what infinitive does it come from?

Rellené is the first-person singular preterite form of rellenar, so it means I filled in / I filled out.

• rellenar = to fill in, fill out, fill up
• rellené = I filled out

In this sentence, it refers to completing a form by writing the required information.

Why is there an accent in rellené?

The accent mark shows the correct stress: re-ye-NE.

It also helps distinguish this form from rellene, which could be:

• the present subjunctive form
• or a formal command form

So rellené clearly means I filled out in the past.

What tense is rellené, and why is that tense used?

It is the preterite tense, which in Spanish is often used for a completed action in the past.

So Rellené el formulario de devolución means that the action of filling out the form is seen as finished.

A learner might compare:

• Rellené = I filled out / I did fill out
• Rellenaba = I was filling out / I used to fill out

Here, the preterite fits because it describes one completed event.

Why doesn’t the sentence say yo rellené?