He changed in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: CAM-bio
IPA: /’kam.bjo/

7 months ago

Pronunciation

Normal speech: cam-BIÓ
IPA: /kam.’bjo/

7 months ago

Cambiar

3rd person singular – preterite tense

cambi + ó = cambió

To form the preterite of any regular -ar verb, take off the -ar ending to form the stem, and add the endings: -é, -aste, -ó, -amos, -asteis, -aron.

8 months ago

cambio info.

Tips to remember “cambio”:
– Think of “cambio” as exchanging something, similar to a cashier giving you change.
– Associate “cambio” with the English word “change,” as they both start with “ch-” and have a similar meaning.
– Recall phrases like “cambio de ropa” (change of clothes) or “cambio de opinión” (change of opinion) to connect the word with its usage in everyday conversation.

Explanations and other words that mean the same thing:
– “Cambio” means “change” or “exchange.”
– Synonyms include “modificación,” “alteración,” “variación,” “transformación” (all meaning some form of change or alteration).

Conjugations of “cambio”:
– “Cambio” is from the verb “cambiar,” which is an -ar verb. Here are the basic conjugations:

Present tense:
yo cambio (I change)
tú cambias (you change)
él/ella/usted cambia (he/she/you formal change)
nosotros/nosotras cambiamos (we change)
vosotros/vosotras cambiáis (you all change)
ellos/ellas/ustedes cambian (they/you all formal change)

Preterite tense:
yo cambié (I changed)
tú cambiaste (you changed)
él/ella/usted cambió (he/she/you formal changed)
nosotros/nosotras cambiamos (we changed)
vosotros/vosotras cambiasteis (you all changed)
ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiaron (they/you all formal changed)

Imperfect tense:
yo cambiaba (I was changing)
tú cambiabas (you were changing)
él/ella/usted cambiaba (he/she/you formal were changing)
nosotros/nosotras cambiábamos (we were changing)
vosotros/vosotras cambiabais (you all were changing)
ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiaban (they/you all formal were changing)

Future tense:
yo cambiaré (I will change)
tú cambiarás (you will change)
él/ella/usted cambiará (he/she/you formal will change)
nosotros/nosotras cambiaremos (we will change)
vosotros/vosotras cambiaréis (you all will change)
ellos/ellas/ustedes cambiarán (they/you all formal will change)

Sentences using “cambio”:
– Necesito un cambio en mi vida. (I need a change in my life.)
– El clima cambia muy rápido aquí. (The weather changes very quickly here.)
– ¿Tienes cambio de un billete de 50 euros? (Do you have change for a 50 euro bill?)

a few seconds ago

cambió info.

Tips to remember the word “cambió”:
– Associate “cambió” with its English equivalent “changed” by thinking of an object or person undergoing a transformation or transition. Envisioning the change can help solidify the word in your memory.
– The root “camb-” is found in similar words that have to do with change in both English and Spanish (e.g., “exchange” in English and “cambio” in Spanish).

Explanations:
– “Cambió” is the third person singular (él/ella/usted) simple past tense form of the verb “cambiar,” which means “to change.”

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Se alteró” can also be used to mean “he/she/it changed,” although it tends to imply a more fundamental alteration.
– “Se transformó” suggests a more profound or significant change, like a transformation.
– “Modificó” (he/she/it modified) can also be synonymous with “changed” in contexts that involve making alterations to something.

Conjugations of “cambiar”:
– Infinitive: cambiar (to change)
– Present tense: cambio (I change), cambias (you change), cambia (he/she/it changes), cambiamos (we change), cambiais (you all change, Spain), cambian (they/you all change)
– Simple past tense: cambié (I changed), cambiaste (you changed), cambió (he/she/it changed), cambiamos (we changed), cambiasteis (you all changed, Spain), cambiaron (they/you all changed)
– Future tense: cambiaré (I will change), cambiarás (you will change), cambiará (he/she/it will change), cambiaremos (we will change), cambiaréis (you all will change, Spain), cambiarán (they/you all will change)

Examples of sentences using “cambió”:
– Él cambió de opinión después de la discusión. (He changed his mind after the debate.)
– La ciudad cambió mucho en los últimos años. (The city changed a lot in recent years.)
– Su actitud cambió radicalmente. (Her attitude changed radically.)
– Todo cambió cuando llegaron. (Everything changed when they arrived.)
– La temperatura cambió de repente. (The temperature suddenly changed.)

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