evalué

Evaluó is a verb form in Spanish. It is the third-person singular preterite (pretérito indefinido) of the verb evaluar, meaning to evaluate or assess. As a past tense form, evaluó denotes a completed evaluation carried out by él, ella, or usted. The acute accent on the final syllable marks its stressed pronunciation in the past tense.

Conjugation and usage: In the preterite, the yo form is evalué, the tú form is evaluaste, the él/ella/usted form is evaluó, the nosotros form is evaluamos, the vosotros form is evaluasteis, and the ellos/ellas/ustedes form is evaluaron. The form evaluó is used with a singular subject: "Él evaluó el proyecto" meaning "He evaluated the project." The verb describes a completed action in the past, often within a narrative or factual report.

Usage notes and examples: Evaluar is used to assess qualities, performance, or value. Examples include "La comisión evaluó los informes" ("The committee evaluated the reports") and "Ella evaluó el desempeño del equipo" ("She evaluated the team's performance"). The preterite, including evaluó, is commonly employed in news, formal writing, and storytelling to indicate events that happened and concluded at a definite time.

Etymology: Evaluar derives from Latin valorare (to value) through Romance languages, with the root valor- related to value or worth. The term is connected to related forms such as evaluación (evaluation) and evaluativo (evaluative).