seleccionaste

Seleccionaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb seleccionar in the preterite tense, meaning you selected. It is used to describe a completed action of choosing or picking that occurred in the past. The construction follows the regular preterite pattern for -ar verbs, formed by the stem seleccion- plus the ending -aste, corresponding to the subject you in informal contexts.

Morphology and usage notes

The verb seleccionar is a regular -ar verb in the preterite. Selec-tion in the past can appear in narratives, reports, or instructions, where someone is recounting a past choice. In many Spanish varieties, selections can also be described with other tenses or forms, such as seleccionabas (imperfect) for ongoing past actions or seleccionasteis (plural you) in Spain for the second person plural.

Example

Ayer seleccionaste la opción correcta en el formulario. This illustrates a completed past action addressed to the interlocutor.

Relation to related terms

Selección is the noun form meaning selection. Seleccionado is the past participle meaning selected, and seleccionador or seleccionadora can refer to a person who selects. The family of terms derives from Latin roots related to choosing or picking.

Etymology

Selección and seleccionar derive from the Latin concept of selection or choosing, evolving through Romance languages into modern Spanish. The form seleccionaste is the direct second-person singular preterite of this verb, used when addressing someone informally in the past.