how come in the preteriate form of ir in this questions one is fue and the other is fuiste.
1. Ramón, ¿adónde fuiste ayer?
2. Señor Barca, ¿adónde fue antes de regresar a casa?
and is the present form the same or different as the present progressive form of a word?
2006-12-10 13:44:05 · 5 answers · asked by bethany_8_5 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Because in the first sentence you're using "tú" as the pronoun and in the second one you're using "usted". "tú" and "usted" both mean "you" in english, but "tú" is used with friends or people you know, "usted" is used with older people, with strangers, with your boss, etc.
when you use "usted" you have to conjugate the verb like you do with the third person (he, she = él, ella)
eg
tú vas, usted va = you go; él va = he goes
tú fuiste, usted fue = you went; él fue = he went
tú comes, usted come = you eat; e´l come = he eats
the present progressive is used the same way as in english
yo corro = i run; yo estoy corriendo = i am running
tú juegas = you play; tú estás jugando = you are playing
Good luck!
2006-12-10 14:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by chris_keever2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, the tú form (fuiste) is used informally. Ramón is probably a friend of the person asking.
The él, ella, ustedes form (fue) is used formally with people whom you have just met or people with authority, as we can see with "Señor".
Progressive is the -ing. In Spanish, that is equivalent to -iendo or -ando. With the present progressive you will use the present forms of estar with the verb that has the proper ending on it. For example, "I am walking" would be translated "Estoy caminando", and "She is eating" would be translated "Ella esta comiendo".
I hope this helps! :)
2006-12-10 21:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by Megan* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must know Ramon well, since you are using second person with him - the familiar form. This is the one with the "tu" pronoun. It is used for familly, close friends, kids, etc.
For the second sentence, you are using the third person. The pronounn here, if it were used, would be "usted." This is the polite form, used for everyone else.
The present tense is NOT the same as the present progressive. Simple present would be ando/anda, hablo/habla, vengo/viene, etc. These would mean I/he walk(s), I/he speak(s), I/he come(s). Present progressive would be the verb estar plus the present participle, such as Estoy/esta andando, estoy/esta hablando, estoy/esta viniendo. These translate as the "I am ____ing" - I am walking/he is walking; I am speaking/he is speaking; I am coming/he is coming.
2006-12-10 22:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pronoun in 1 is tú, in 2 is Usted. the verb is agreeing with the implicet pronoun.
2006-12-10 21:52:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first sentence, you are using the 2nd person singular, whereas in the second sentence it is the plural form, as in all sentences using the formal address.
2006-12-10 21:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by Dennis J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋