The simple past: saber (to know, to find out) and caber (to fit) in Spanish
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The simple past: saber (to know, to find out) and caber (to fit)
Reminder: the simple past is used with actions that begin and end in the past.
Ayer cené en un restaurante japonés.
Yesterday I dined at a Japanese restaurant.
The verbs saber and caber are irregular in the simple past and are conjugated like this:
Tú supiste
Él/ella/usted supo
Nosotros/as supimos
Vosotros/as supisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes supieron
Tú cupiste
Él/ella/usted cupo
Nosotros/as cupimos
Vosotros/as cupisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes cupieron
Me alegré mucho cuando supe que vendrías.
I was very happy when I heard that you would come.
No cupo todo en la maleta, tuve que dejar tus cosas.
Not everything fitted in the suitcase, I had to leave out your things.
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