Retomasteis

Retomasteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb retomar. It is used with the subject vosotros or vosotras and expresses that you all resumed something after an interruption in the past. The verb retomar means to take up again, to resume, or to recommence.

Origin and usage: Retomar is a regular verb formed from the prefix re- and tomar. In Spain, retomasteis is common in informal speech when narrating past events. In most Latin American varieties, the corresponding past tense for a group is ustedes retomaron; the vosotros form is typically not used there. The standard conjugation in the pretérito indefinido is: yo retomé, tú retomaste, él retomó, nosotros retomamos, vosotros retomasteis, ellos retomaron.

Examples: Después de la pausa, vosotros retomasteis la reunión. ¿Cuándo retomasteis las clases tras la interrupción? These sentences illustrate usage in informal contexts; in formal contexts or in Latin American speech, one would typically use ustedes retomaron.