How is Ser ir and used in the preterit form

Question

How is Ser ir and used in the preterit form

Ser (to be) and Ir (to go) are written the same in the preterit form. - ian-hill, Sep 22, 2011

Answer 1

Here are the preterite forms of "ser" and "ir":

  Preterite Forms of "Ser" and "Ir"

Yo	Fui	Fui
Tú	Fuiste	Fuiste
Él, Ella, Usted	Fue	Fue
Nosotros	Fuimos	Fuimos
Vos	Fuisteis	Fuisteis
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes	Fueron	Fueron

As you see in the table, the conjugations are the same for both the verbs.
How then do you identify which verb is being used?
The answer to this question is found in the context or the subject matter and the way the verb is understood,
Consider these two examples:

Paco fue al juego.	Paco went to the game.
El juego fue al estadio anoche,	The game was at the arena last evening.

In the first example, it would not make sense to think that Paco "was (past tense of to be) the game". In the second, it would not make sense to think that the game "went (past tense of to go) to the arena". In both cases, the context or logical understanding identifies the verb being used.

Answer 2

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You will find your answer in Irregular Preterit part of it .

Answer 3

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