Abandonaste

Abandonaste is a Spanish verb form that corresponds to the second-person singular preterite (pretérito indefinido) of the verb abandonar. It is used to describe a completed action in the past addressed informally to someone you refer to as tú.

In the pretérito indefinido, abandonar is conjugated as: yo abandoné, tú abandonaste, él/ella abandonó, nosotros abandonamos, vosotros abandonasteis, ellos abandonaron. Therefore, abandonaste specifically represents the tú form in this tense. The meaning of abandonar ranges from to leave behind or desert to to forsake, depending on context.

Examples: Yesterday you abandoned the car in the parking lot. Why did you abandon the plan so quickly? These sentences illustrate a completed past action directed at a familiar interlocutor. The form can appear in narratives, dialogues, or any discourse requiring a simple past reference with tú.

Usage notes: Abandonaste is commonly used with time expressions such as ayer (yesterday), la semana pasada (last week), or hace años (years ago) to situate the action in the past. It can denote literal leaving a place, giving up a project, or deserting a person, with nuances that can differ from synonyms like dejar or renunciar depending on context. Related forms follow standard Spanish -ar conjugation patterns, with abandonar serving as the base infinitive.