despidieron

fired, they fired


Verb despidieron

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) preterite indicative form of despedir.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) preterite indicative form of despedir.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¿Te despidieron de tu último trabajo?

    Did you get fired from your last job?

  • No me despidieron. Renuncié.

    I wasn't fired. I quit.

  • No me despidieron. Me fui.

    I wasn't fired. I quit.

  • Me despidieron pero tengo algo de ahorros así que de momento no tendré problemas con los gastos.

    I got laid off but I have a little saved up, so for the time being I won't have problems with living expenses.

  • Lo que más me sorprendió realmente fue que yo fui el único al que despidieron.

    What really surprised me most was that I was the only one who got fired.

  • Me despidieron.

    I was fired.

  • Lo despidieron.

    They've fired him.

  • Al terminar la reunión, todos se despidieron y regresaron al misterio de sus vidas privadas.

    After the meeting was over, everyone said goodbye and returned to the mystery of their private lives.

  • Se despidieron con un fuerte apretón de manos.

    They parted with a firm handshake.

  • ¿Por qué te despidieron?

    Why were you fired?

See more examples


Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

  • Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
  • Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
  • Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.
  • Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
  • Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
  • Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Sign up Sign in

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!