Lesson 49 · 9:21
Went and was
Ir and ser share one past tense: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron. Context tells you which verb it is.
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What you learn
- fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron = went (ir) and was (ser)
- Context decides: a + place vs a description
- Fui allá (I went) vs Estuve allá (I was there)
- ¿A dónde fuiste?
Sentences you can say
- Fui al mercado. (I went to the market.)
- Fue increíble. (It was incredible.)
- ¿A dónde fuiste?
Watch out for
Hearing fue as "I went" → person sounds still apply; fue = he / she / usted. "I went" is fui.