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No. 5,326 in Spanish

leí

"I read" (past tense).

In a sentence

  • Ayer leí un libro muy interesante.

    Yesterday, I read a very interesting book.

    The word 'leí' is used as the first person singular preterite form of the verb 'leer' (to read), indicating a completed action in the past.

  • No leí las instrucciones antes de armar el mueble.

    I didn't read the instructions before assembling the furniture.

    Here, 'leí' again serves as the past tense of 'leer' and implies an action that was not performed in the past.

  • Leí acerca de ese tema en un artículo reciente.

    I read about that topic in a recent article.

    'Leí' in this context shows the speaker performed the action of reading a specific item in the past.

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