Why irse not ir?

Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Él se fue de acampada con sus amigos ________ en casa tranquila. He went camping with his friends while I studied at home quietly. Hi, I’m confused about se fue here. Does it mean he went AWAY camping? rather than he went camping? Thanks, Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Mientras with past tenses in the indicative and subjunctive in Spanish (subordinate time/conditional clauses)"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Shirley

This is using the "se aspectual" where the action is emphasised and it generally conveys more involvment in the action by the subject.

Saludos

Inma

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Shirley S. asked:

Why irse not ir?

Él se fue de acampada con sus amigos ________ en casa tranquila. He went camping with his friends while I studied at home quietly. Hi, I’m confused about se fue here. Does it mean he went AWAY camping? rather than he went camping? Thanks, Shirley.

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