Preterite Tense – Ir & Ser

El pretérito – Ir y ser

Ir and Ser have the same forms in the Preterite Tense

fuiI went

fuimosWe went

fuiI was

fuimosWe were

fuisteYou went (familiar)

fuisteisYou went (plural)

fuisteYou were (familiar)

fuisteisYou were (plural)

fueYou went (formal)He/She went

fueronYou went (plural)They went

fueYou were (formal)He/She was

fueronYou were (plural)They were

Ir Ser

The context of the sentence will usually tell which verb is being used.

• Yo fui al supermercado esta mañana.

I went to the supermarket this morning.

• Fue una película muy aburrida.

It was a very boring movie.