cambié

Cambié is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb cambiar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It indicates that the speaker performed a change or exchange in the past. The verb cambiar means “to change” or “to exchange.”

Etymology and usage notes: cambiar comes from a Romance roots, with common development from Latin cambiare and related forms in other Romance languages. In Spanish, cambié is used to describe completed past actions and can take direct objects (cambié la llanta) or fixed expressions (cambié de opinión).

Conjugation overview: Cambiar is a regular -ar verb. Key forms include: infinitive cambiar; gerund cambiando; participle cambiado. Pretérito indefinido: cambié, cambiaste, cambió, cambiamos, cambiasteis, cambiaron. Present indicative: cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian. Subjunctive present: cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien. Note that cambiamos serves as both “we change” (present) and “we changed” (preterite) depending on context.

Examples: Se used to narrate completed actions in the past, often with time markers such as ayer or la semana pasada. Ejemplos: Ayer cambié la llanta de mi coche. Cambié de opinión después de escuchar todas las perspectivas.

See also: cambiar, cambio, cambios, cambios de opinión.