Unit 11 · The pastA2Lesson 4 of 5: Where did you go?
“Where did you go?” in European Portuguese
This is lesson 4 of 5 in Unit 11, The past (O fim de semana passado), an A2 unit in which you say what you did yesterday, last weekend and last year. You will meet 8 new words, such as fui (I went / I was (ser: a finished event)), foste (you went) and foi (went), in 10 short sentences you can listen to. The unit’s grammar notes cover “Já and ainda não” and “Ontem, na semana passada, há dois dias”.
Words in this lesson
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
fui | I went / I was (ser: a finished event)Past of both ir and ser: Fui ao Porto. = I went to Porto. |
foste | you went |
foi | wentComo foi? = How was it? |
fomos | we went |
foram | they went |
estive | I was (estar: somewhere, or a temporary state)Past of estar: estive, estiveste, esteve, estivemos, estiveram. |
tive | I had (once, finished)Past of ter: tive, tiveste, teve, tivemos, tiveram. |
ótimoalso ótima | great |
Example sentences
- Eu fui ao Porto no sábado.I went to Porto on Saturday.Fui = I went. A visit takes a: ao Porto.
- Onde é que tu foste ontem?Where did you go yesterday?Foste = you went (tu).
- Como foi o teu fim de semana?How was your weekend?Here foi is the past of ser: "it was".
- Foi ótimo, obrigado!It was great, thanks!Ótimo = great, excellent.
- Nós fomos à praia no domingo.We went to the beach on Sunday.
- Eu estive em Faro na semana passada.I was in Faro last week.To say where you were, use estar: estive.
- Tu estiveste em casa ontem?Were you at home yesterday?
- Eu tive um fim de semana muito bom.I had a really good weekend.
- Os meus pais foram a Espanha.My parents went to Spain.Foram = they went.
- O tempo esteve ótimo.The weather was great.For the weather, use estar: O tempo esteve ótimo.
Grammar notes
The grammar notes for this lesson are on the page for Unit 11: The past: