calentaron

Calentaron is a verb form in Spanish. It is the third-person plural pretérito perfecto simple (often called pretérito simple or indefinido) of the verb calentar, and corresponds to “they heated” or, in regions where ustedes is used, “you all heated.” It is used to describe a past action in which a group performed the act of heating something, or, in passive constructions, to describe something that was heated.

In ordinary usage, calentaron is transitive when it takes a direct object: they heated something. Examples include: “Los cocineros calentaron la sopa antes de servirla” (The cooks heated the soup before serving it) and “Ayer calentaron las bebidas para la fiesta” (Yesterday they heated the drinks for the party). The form can also appear in contexts where the subject is explicit, as in “Ellos calentaron el almuerzo” or, with ustedes understood, “Ustedes calentaron la comida.”

The verb belongs to the broader family of calentar, which means to heat or warm. Calentar has various conjugations across tenses and moods, with calentaron specifically marking past action by a plural subject. Its use is common in cooking, food service, and any narrative describing past heating or warming events. Related terms include calentar, calentamiento, and caliente, which are connected to the concept of heat and warmth.