limpiaste

Limpiaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb limpiar in the pretérito indefinido (the simple past). It translates to "you cleaned" in English and is used to describe a completed action in the past with a narrative or factual tone. The verb limpiar is regular in this tense, so its forms follow the standard -ar verb pattern: yo limpié, tú limpiaste, él limpió, nosotros limpiamos, vosotros limpiasteis, ellos limpiaron. The form limpiaste specifically corresponds to the informal subject tú. In formal address, represented by usted, the corresponding past tense form is limpió (third-person singular).

Limpiaste is commonly used with time markers such as ayer, la semana pasada, hace dos días, or within past narrative sequences. For example: "Ayer limpiaste la casa" or "¿Limpiaste el baño?" Both sentences presume a completed cleaning action that is being reported or questioned.

In contrast, other past forms of limpiar exist for different subjects: "limpié" (yo), "limpió" (él/ella/usted), "limpiamos" (nosotros), "limpiasteis" (vosotros) and "limpiaron" (ellos/ellas/ustedes). The choice of form depends on the subject pronoun and the tense, while limpiaste remains a standard, widely used form for informal second-person past actions in Spanish.