él cuidó

took care of, looked after

→ cuidar
cuid care for + ó 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #11,101
took care of Simple past (preterite): he/she/it took care of; you (formal) took care of.
SP: Ella cuidó a su hermano pequeño toda la tarde.
EN: She took care of her little brother all afternoon.
looked after Simple past (preterite): he/she/it looked after; you (formal) looked after.
SP: El abuelo cuidó a los niños mientras yo trabajaba.
EN: Grandpa looked after the kids while I was working.
Conjugation of cuidar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First cuidé cuidamos
Third cuidó —

Y Fezzik cuidó a su embriagado amigo hasta devolverle la salud.

And Fezzik cared for his intoxicated friend until he recovered his health.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Tom cuidó a nuestros hijos el pasado fin de semana.

Tom looked after our children last weekend.

Te cuidó.

He took care of you.

— Arco (2025)

Xiaolou cuidó de ti desde que eras pequeño.

Xiaolou took care of you since you were little.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Tu padre jamás cuidó de mi.

Your father never took care of me.

— हैदर (2014)

Ella cuidó al paciente.

She took care of the patient.

Mi abuela me cuidó y luego yo la cuidé a ella.

My grandmother took care of me, and then I took care of her.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Él cuidó a su madre después de la muerte de su padre.

He took care of his mother after his father’s death.

Tom cuidó de su madre enferma.

Tom took care of his sick mother.

Se dice que ella cuidó del huérfano.

It is said that she took care of the orphan.

Y la cuidó hasta que se murió.

And they looked after her until she died.

— Volver (2006)

Ella cuidó de mi perro.

She took care of my dog.

Ed cuidó sus plantas y les dio demasiada agua.

Ed took care of his plants and gave them too much water.

Cuidó de su madre después de que muriera su padre.

She took care of her mother after her father died.

Un vecino cuidó a nuestro gato mientras estábamos de vacaciones.

A neighbor looked after our cat while we were on vacation.

Él cuidó del bebé.

He took care of the baby.

Mary cuidó a la hija de Tom mientras él estuvo en la cárcel.

Mary took care of Tom’s daughter while he was in prison.

Tom cuidó a mis hijos cuando estaba en el hospital.

Tom took care of my children when I was in the hospital.

Ella cuidó a su padre hasta su muerte.

She cared for her father until his death.

Supuse que os vería allí, después de lo que os cuidó.

I figured I'd see you there, after all the care you gave me.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Ella cuidó su herida.

She took care of his wound.

Y quien me cuidó fue Hiedrópolis.

And the one who took care of me was Hiedrópolis.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Anoche ella cuidó de mis hijos.

Last night she took care of my children.

Tom cuidó de Mary.

Tom took care of Mary.

Él te cuidó todo el tiempo.

He took care of you the whole time.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Yo no soy el que cuidó de Tom cuando su madre estaba en el hospital.

I'm not the one who looked after Tom when his mother was in the hospital.

Ella cuidó de los niños.

She took care of the children.

Pero fui yo quien lo cuidó toda la vida desde el día en que nació.

But I was the one who took care of him all his life from the day he was born.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Él cuidó de mí ahora y de joven.

He took care of me now and when I was young.

Tom cuidó muy bien a Mary.

Tom took very good care of Mary.

Ella cuidó del niño.

She took care of the child.