The verbs ser (to be) and ir (to go) have identical conjugations in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish.
Learn how to conjugate "ser" and "ir" in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish
yo | fui | I was/went |
tú | fuiste | you were/went |
él / ella / ud. |
fue | he was/went |
nosotros / nosotras |
fuimos | we were/went |
vosotros / vosotras |
fuisteis | you were/went |
ellos / ellas / uds. |
fueron |
they were/went |
You can tell which verb is meant by the presence of the preposition a after the verb. Ser is never followed by a, but ir always is!
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Conjugate and recognise ir and ser in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)