¿fuiste?
The English phrase "did you go?" is translated into Spanish as ¿fuiste?
This phrase is used to ask if someone traveled to or attended a specific place in the past.
Which one should you use?
Use ¿fuiste? when asking about a specific completed action in the past. In contrast, if you want to ask if someone "were going" or "used to go," you would use ¿ibas?
How does it change in a sentence?
The form fuiste is the second-person singular preterite indicative of the verb ir (to go).
Did you know?
- Because fuiste can also mean 'you were' in the preterite tense of the verb ser, the question ¿fuiste? could be asking if you went somewhere or if you actually were something.
- The verb ir used in ¿fuiste? is an irregular verb that completely changes its root to fu-, making it look nothing like its present tense form voy.
- While ¿fuiste? asks if you went, Spanish has a distinct concept called 'irse' which describes the act of leaving or departing, changing the nuance of the question entirely.
Examples in context
- ¿Has ido a la nueva cafetería del centro?Have you gone to the new café downtown?
- ¿Fuiste a la fiesta de cumpleaños de Juan?Did you go to Juan's birthday party?
- Vi tu coche en la playa, ¿fuiste?I saw your car at the beach, did you go?
