fui vs. voy

Question

What is the difference between the two uses of "I" ?

Answer 1

Fui = I went (preterite tense)

Voy = I go (present tense)

Here is a link to the conjugation tool for the verb "ir" (to go).

• Gracias. So if I said, I went home to eat lunch I would use fui, If I say I am going to go home, I would use voy? - adecker Feb 3, 2010
• Yes, you've got it right! - --Mariana-- Feb 3, 2010

Answer 2

To say "I go home" you would say "Voy a casa".

To say "I am going home" you would say "Estoy yendo a casa".

To say "I am going to go home." you would say "Voy a ir a casa."

• Estoy yendo is very unusal....mostly you'd say "Voy a casa." - --Mariana-- Feb 3, 2010
• would you please give me an example for using fui? - adecker Feb 3, 2010

Answer 3

Marianne stated it perfectly. Fui is the supper irregular past tense of ir. Ir is one of the weirdest verbs that I have learned so far!

I'll restate it again: Fui is past tense, and Voy is a conjugation of the present tense.

• thank you. - adecker Feb 4, 2010

Answer 4

What's the difference between:

"Me voy a casa" and "Voy a casa"?

or "Me estoy yendo a casa" and "Estoy yendo a casa"?

• Voy a casa - I'm going home. (just in general, going to your house) / Me voy a casa. - I'm going home (and leaving where I am now). - Luciente Feb 3, 2010

Answer 5

"Me estoy yendo a casa" is sometimes used and is not unusual in Argentina at least.

It's used when you want to say I'm going home and you mean that you are doing it at that moment, or you are already on your way home.