empujaste

Empujaste is the second-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb empujar, which means to push. It is used to describe a completed action in the past performed by you. The verb empujar is a regular -ar verb, and its preterite forms follow the standard pattern for this class of verbs.

Conjugation in the preterite: yo empujé, tú empujaste, él/ella/usted empujó, nosotros empujamos, vosotros empujasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes empujaron. The tú form empujaste and the yo form empujé show the typical endings for -ar verbs in the preterite, with no irregular spelling changes.

Usage and examples: Empujar means to apply physical force to move an object or person, as well as to urge or motivate someone to act. It can be used literally or metaphorically, for example: Ayer empujaste la puerta para abrirla. El entrenador empujó a los jugadores a terminar el entrenamiento a tiempo. The verb can be combined with a or infinitive constructions, such as empujar a alguien a hacer algo, to push someone to do something.

Notes: Emprujar/empujar is common in everyday Spanish across dialects, and the tú form empujaste is the standard narrative past for informal second-person singular. Other forms in the same tense are empujé, empujó, empujamos, empujasteis, empujaron.