How to conjugate espiar in Indicative Preterite in Spanish

espiar
to spy
regular verb

Espiar means to secretly observe or monitor someone or something, often for intelligence or surveillance purposes. It is a regular verb in Spanish.

How to conjugate espiar in Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

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Indicative Preterite Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
espió
espiaste
Él / Ella / Usted
espió
Nosotros / Nosotras
espíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
espiasteis
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
espían

Examples of espiar in Indicative Preterite

Yo
Él espió la conversación secreta.
He spied on the secret conversation.
Tú espiaste la carta sin permiso.
You spied on the letter without permission.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella espió la sorpresa para no arruinarla.
She spied on the surprise to not ruin it.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros espíamos la película en secreto.
We spied on the movie secretly.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros espiasteis la reunión pasada.
You all spied on the last meeting.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos espían a sus vecinos frecuentemente.
They spy on their neighbors frequently.

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Él espió la conversación secreta.

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