Indirect Object Pronouns...

Question

My roommate came home and told me "Como te fue". I'm assuming literally it means "how do you be" and conversationally "how did your day go". I understand that 'te' signifies that he is talking to me. What is 'ser' conjugated on though?

Welcome to the forum. =) - NikkiLR, Mar 13, 2012

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Answer 1

I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by "what is 'ser' conjugated on", but I think that [hopefully] this will answer your question:

"fue" is the preterite tense of "ser" when in 3rd person singular (he/she/it) or formal 2nd person singular (usted). In this case, the subject for "fue" is your day in general or some special event that might have happened....

¿Cómo te fue? = How did it go [for you]?, just like you guessed.

Here is a complete list of conjugations for all tenses of "ser": http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/ser - MeEncantanCarasSonrisas, Mar 13, 2012

Answer 2

The girls are correct, of course!

The "fue" refers to an unnamed event (an interview, a day, a party)....

You could also say "¿Cómo te fue la fiesta?"

Answer 3

¿Cómo te fue? -- How did it go for you? / How did it go?

This is in the preterit (3rd person).

This could be referring to about anything without context. =)