retomé

Retomé is the first-person singular form of the verb retomar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past) in Spanish. It is used to indicate that the speaker resumed an action after an interruption or recovered something that had been left or paused.

Etymology and grammar: Retomar is formed from the prefix re- meaning “again” and tomar, meaning “to take.” The verb is regular for its conjugation class, an -ar verb. The full conjugation in the pretérito indefinido for the singular person is: retomé, retomaste, retomó. The form retomé is specifically used when the speaker is the subject in the first person.

Usage notes: Retomé describes a continuation of activity after a break or the act of taking up something again. It can refer to studies, work, conversations, projects, or actions that had been paused. It is distinct from imperfect forms like retomaba, which describe ongoing or habitual past actions, and from completed actions expressed with other tenses in different contexts.

Examples:

- Después de la pausa, retomé mis estudios.

- Tras el descanso, retomé la conversación con mis colegas.

- Volví a trabajar en el proyecto y retomé las tareas pendientes.

See also: retomar, conjugación del verbo, pretérito indefinido, español.