Hablé con mi nieto.

I spoke with my grandson.

Breakdown of Hablé con mi nieto.

• mi: my
• con: with
• hablar: to speak
• el nieto: the grandson

Questions & Answers about Hablé con mi nieto.

Why is the verb hablé and not hablo?

Because hablé is in the past tense.

• hablo = I speak / I am speaking
• hablé = I spoke / I talked

In this sentence, the speaker is referring to a completed action in the past, so Spanish uses hablé, the yo form of the pretérito (preterite).

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What tense is hablé exactly?

Hablé is the first-person singular preterite of hablar.

That means:

• hablar = to speak / to talk
• hablé = I spoke / I talked

The preterite is commonly used for a finished action in the past, especially something seen as complete.

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Why isn’t yo included?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

• hablé already means I spoke
• so yo hablé is usually unnecessary

You can add yo for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Yo hablé con mi nieto, no con mi hija.
  I spoke with my grandson, not with my daughter.

So Hablé con mi nieto is perfectly natural.

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Why does it use con?