¿Qué hiciste hoy?
In Spanish, the phrase 'what did you do today' is translated as ¿Qué hiciste hoy?
This phrase is a question used to ask someone about the activities they performed during the current day.
Which one should you use?
The default form ¿Qué hiciste hoy? uses the 'tú' conjugation, which is used for friends, family or people your age, whereas ¿Qué hizo hoy? is used for elders or strangers.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, ¿Qué hiciste hoy en la chamba? is used to specifically refer to work.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb forms change based on who you are addressing. For formal speech, hizo and ha hecho are the third person singular forms used to address someone formally. If you are asking a group of people, use the plural form ¿Qué hicieron hoy?
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the word chamba is a slang term for 'work' that likely originated from the English word 'chamber'.
- The verb hacer used in hiciste is the same verb used to describe the weather, such as hace sol for 'it is sunny'.
- In Spain, asking ¿Qué has hecho hoy? using the present perfect is much more common for the current day than the preterite ¿Qué hiciste hoy?
Examples in context
- ¿Qué hiciste hoy?What did you do today?This example is useful for practicing the phrase ¿Qué hiciste hoy?Tatoeba #1438075 by hayastan, translation #2481353 by Opiejay888
- Buenos días, señor. ¿Qué hizo hoy en la oficina?Good morning, sir. What did you do today at the office?
- Estimada Sra. García, ¿puede decirme qué ha hecho usted hoy?Dear Mrs. García, can you tell me what you have done today?
- ¡Hola! ¿Qué hiciste hoy en el colegio?Hi! What did you do today at school?
- Amigo, ¿qué has hecho hoy para divertirte?Friend, what have you done today to have fun?
- Hoy hice…Today, I did…
- Hoy he hecho…Today, I have done…
- Dime, ¿qué hiciste hoy?Tell me, what did you do today?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking at home in the evening.
- AlejandroHola Sofía, ¿qué hiciste hoy?Hi Sofía, what did you do today?
- SofíaFui a la biblioteca a estudiar.I went to the library to study.
- Alejandro¿Y qué hiciste después?And what did you do after?
- SofíaCompré algo de comer y regresé.I bought something to eat and came back.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
