Word
Anoche conversaste con el profesor.
Meaning
Last night you conversed with the teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Anoche conversaste con el profesor.
el profesor
teacher
con
with
anoche
last night
conversar
to converse
Questions & Answers about Anoche conversaste con el profesor.
How do I make the 'you' form in the past tense for a verb like this?
Conversaste comes from the regular verb conversar (to converse or chat). To talk about a completed action in the past for tú (you), you remove the -ar ending and add -aste. This is the standard rule for all regular -ar verbs in the preterite tense.
Why is the word 'tú' missing from the sentence?
Because the -aste ending on conversaste already tells us exactly who did the action (you), the pronoun tú isn't necessary. You can say Anoche tú conversaste for emphasis, but Spanish speakers usually drop the pronoun when the verb ending makes it obvious.
Is there a difference between 'conversaste' and 'hablaste'?
Yes, though they are similar. Hablaste is the general word for 'you spoke' or 'you talked'. Conversaste specifically means you had a conversation or a back-and-forth chat. Both are regular -ar verbs and work perfectly in this context!
I learned we sometimes need a 'personal a' before a person. Why is it 'con el profesor' instead of 'con al profesor'?