escribí

Escribí is the first-person singular preterite indicative form of the Spanish verb escribir, meaning “I wrote.” It is used to describe a completed action in the past and appears frequently in stories, reports, and everyday speech.

Conjugation and usage: For escribir, the full preterite conjugation is: yo escribí, tú escribiste, él/ella/usted escribió, nosotros/escribimos, vosotros escribisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escribieron. The yo form escribí carries an acute accent on the í to indicate stress on the last syllable. In many contexts the subject pronoun yo is explicit, but it is often omitted because the verb form already signals the subject.

Pronunciation and orthography: escribí is pronounced [es.kɾiˈβi] in most varieties of Spanish, with a bilabial fricative (written as “b/v” sound) between vowels. The accent on the i ensures the correct stress pattern and distinguishes it from other forms of the verb that do not carry the same accent.

Usage notes: The preterite tense, including escribí, expresses actions completed at a definite time in the past. It contrasts with the imperfect tense (escribía), which describes past actions without specifying a clear endpoint, ongoing states, or habitual past actions. The form escribí is not a noun or a standalone name, though it can appear within quoted dialogue or as part of a longer narrative.