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A2Song 04Elementary3:42Out Fri 2 Oct, 16:00 UK

Ser and Ir in the Past Song

Fui, Fue, Di, Vi

Learn the Spanish verbs that share one past: ser (to be) and ir (to go) are both fui, fue, and the context tells them apart. Plus dar and ver (di, dio, vi, vio, no accent) and the verbs whose I becomes a Y (leyó, oyó, creyó).

InfinitiveYo (I)Él / ella (he / she)7 verbs in 3 groups

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Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 0:11Estribillo (chorus)
  3. 0:47Ser = ir: ser, ir
  4. 1:22Estribillo (chorus)
  5. 1:57Dar y ver: dar, ver
  6. 2:27La i se vuelve ye: leer, oír, creer
  7. 2:54Estribillo final (chorus)

Lyrics · Spanish, then English

Intro

¿Ser o ir? ¡En pasado es igual!To be or to go? In the past, the same!

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres, yo fui, él fue,one, two, three, I went, he went,

ser o ir, en pasado es igual,to be or to go, in the past it's the same,

yo di, él dio, yo vi, él vio,I gave, he gave, I saw, he saw,

¡el contexto te lo dice, ya verás!the context will tell you, you'll see!

Verse 1 · Ser = ir

Same past forms: the context tells you which verb

Ser, yo fui, él fue, ir, yo fui, él fue,I was, he was, I went, and he went,

Anoche fui a un concierto con Ana,last night I went to a concert with Ana,

y fue increíble, una noche genial,and it was amazing, a really great night,

¿fui de ir o fui de ser? ¡Escucha bien!is it "went" or is it "was"? Listen well!

Estribillo

Uno, dos, tres, yo fui, él fue,one, two, three, I went, he went,

ser o ir, en pasado es igual,to be or to go, in the past it's the same,

yo di, él dio, yo vi, él vio,I gave, he gave, I saw, he saw,

¡el contexto te lo dice, ya verás!the context will tell you, you'll see!

Verse 2 · Dar y ver

Tiny forms, and no accent

Dar, yo di, él dio, ver, yo vi, él vio,I gave, he gave, I saw, and he saw,

Le di mi número a Carlos en el bar,I gave my number to Carlos at the bar,

pero él nunca lo vio, ¡qué pena me dio!but he never even saw it, what a shame!

Bridge · La i se vuelve ye

leer → leyó, oír → oyó, creer → creyó

Leer, yo leí, él leyó, oír, yo oí, él oyó,I read, he read, I heard, and he heard,

creer, yo creí, él creyó,I believed, and he believed it too,

con él, la i se vuelve ye, ¿lo ves?with "he", the I becomes a Y, you see!

Estribillo final

Uno, dos, tres, yo fui, él fue,one, two, three, I went, he went,

ser o ir, en pasado es igual,to be or to go, in the past it's the same,

yo di, él dio, yo vi, él vio,I gave, he gave, I saw, he saw,

¡el contexto te lo dice, ya verás!the context will tell you, you'll see!

The verbs

All 7 verbs, in groups

The song sings the verbs in groups that follow one pattern, so you learn the pattern once and use it for every verb. The underlined part is what the group shares.

Practice

Test yourself

Fui or fue, di or dio? The meaning tells you, and none of them takes an accent.

  1. 1.Anoche a un concierto con Ana.

    Last night I went to a concert with Ana.

  2. 2.Y increíble, una noche genial.

    And it was amazing, a really great night.

  3. 3.Le mi número a Carlos en el bar.

    I gave my number to Carlos at the bar.

  4. 4.Pero él nunca lo , ¡qué pena me dio!

    But he never even saw it, what a shame!

  5. 5.Pero él nunca lo vio, ¡qué pena me !

    But he never even saw it, what a shame!

  6. 6.Leer, yo leí, él , oír, yo oí, él oyó.

    I read, he read, I heard, and he heard.

  7. 7.Creer, yo , él creyó.

    I believed, and he believed it too.

0 of 7 answered

More practice with this songHear Sol sing a line, type the missing words, then check the answers and explanations.Ser and Ir in the Past exercises

Your turn

Fui: «I was» or «I went»? Write one sentence with fui

For example: «Anoche fui a un concierto.»

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