How do I say "spoke" and "talked" in Arabic? I have a hard time using the past tense in Arabic.

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I spoke ..ana takklmmt انا تكلمت

you spoke..ant takklmmt انت تكلمت

he spoke..howa takklam هو تكلم

she spoke..heya takklammat هي تكلـَمت

they spoke..hum takkallamw هم تكلموا 

we spoke..nahno takallamna نحن تكلمنا
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I said .. ana kolt انا قلت

you said..anta kolt  انت قلت

he said..hwa kal هو قال

she said..heya kalet هي قالت

they said..hum kalw هم قالوا

we said..nahno kolna نحن قلنا
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spoke - تَحَدثَ  - Tahadathe
talked - تَكلَمَ - Takalame