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le pregunté

I asked him/her

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phrase Very common #1,451
I asked him/her Preterite form of preguntar. Le refers to an indirect object: usually him, her, or usted, depending on context.
SP: Le pregunté si necesitaba ayuda.
EN: I asked him/her if he/she needed help.

Cuando le pregunté, él estaba ocupado trabajando.

When I asked him, he was busy working.

Le pregunté cuál era su nombre.

I asked her what her name was.

Le pregunté por qué estaba tan triste.

I asked him why he was so sad.

Le pregunté su nombre.

I asked him his name.

Le pregunté al chico del mostrador si tenían el libro que buscaba.

I asked the guy at the counter if they had the book I was looking for.

No le pregunté eso.

I didn't ask him that.

Le pregunté directamente si quería tener sexo conmigo.

I asked her directly if she wanted to have sex with me.

Le pregunté porqué lloraba.

I asked her why she was crying.

Yo le pregunté.

I asked him.

No fue lo que le pregunté.

That's not what I asked him.

Le pregunté y dijo que sí podías venir.

I asked him and he said yes you could come.

Yo también le pregunté por qué.

I also asked him why.

— Stalker (1979)

Le pregunté al hombre cómo se llamaba.

I asked the man what his name was.

Le pregunté dónde vivía.

I asked him where he lived.

Le pregunté qué era tan importante para él.

I asked him what was so important to him.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Le pregunté sobre el accidente.

I asked him about the accident.

Por eso le pregunté quién era esa persona, bastardo.

That's why I asked him who that person was, you bastard.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Le pregunté adónde iba.

I asked him where he was going.

Le pregunté cómo se llamaba.

I asked him what his name was.

Le pregunté por qué estaba triste.

I asked him why he was sad.

Le pregunté varias veces, pero simplemente no respondió.

I asked him several times, but he simply didn’t respond.

También le pregunté ¿Qué fue lo que dijo?

I also asked him, "What did he say?"

— Hero (2002)

Le pregunté al hermano equivocado.

I asked the wrong brother.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

No le pregunté.

I didn't ask him.

Le pregunté dónde podría estacionar mi coche.

I asked him where I could park my car.

Le pregunté quién era el hombre que llevaba sombrero blanco.

I asked him who the man wearing a white hat was.

Así que me presenté y le pregunté por qué quería verme.

So I showed up and asked him why he wanted to see me.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

Le pregunté.

I asked him.

— The Chaser (2008)