completé

Completé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb completar in the preterite (pretérito simple) tense. It is used to describe an action that was completed in the past, often presented as a single completed event in narrative or factual statements.

In the preterite tense, completar is conjugated as: completé, completaste, completó, completamos, completasteis, completaron. In the present tense, the forms are: completo, completas, completa, completamos, completáis, completan. The past participle is completado, and the gerund is completando.

The verb completar comes from the combination of the prefix con- (together, fully) and Latin plētus, meaning full. Its sense evolved to denote making something whole or filling a gap, which in Spanish extended to the act of finishing or fulfilling a task.

Usage notes: completé is appropriate for narrating past, completed actions when the speaker is the one who performed them. It contrasts with the imperfect form completaba, which would describe ongoing or habitual past actions. The verb can pair with direct objects or with phrases indicating what was completed, such as proyectos, tareas, o pasos.

See also: completar, completado, completación. In related Romance languages, similar verbs exist with cognate forms, though spelling and conjugation vary by language.