Would it be ok to use fuisteis in the honeymoon sentence?

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Would it be ok to use fuisteis in the honeymoon sentence?

Asked 5 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

 

Hola Emanuel

Yes, it would be correct but the meaning would change:

¿Fuisteis a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?

Did you go to Ibiza for your honeymoon?

¿Ibais a Ibiza para vuestra luna de miel?

Were you going to Ibiza for your honeymoon?

The preterite is expressing a completed action in the past while the imperfect is expressing an ongoing action "to be doing something in the past", or in this case with verb "ir" it has a specific nuance, as if you were saying "Were you planning to go to Ibiza for your honeymoon?

Saludos

Inma

 

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Would it be ok to use fuisteis in the honeymoon sentence?

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