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Tell Me About Today in Spanish
This guide helps parents talk to their children about their daily experiences using basic past tense verbs. You will learn how to ask questions and make simple statements about things that have already happened.
What you'll learn
- Ask 'how was' something using the past tense of 'to be'
- Use the past tense of 'to have' to talk about lunch or daily events
- Describe feelings and physical states in the past
Spanish phrases for tell me about today
¿Cómo fue la escuela?
How was school?
'Fue' is the past tense of 'ser' (to be) for general experiences.
¿Estuvo rico tu almuerzo?
Was your lunch tasty?
'Estuvo' is the past tense of 'estar' (to be) for the state or quality of something.
¿Fue divertido el fútbol?
Was football fun?
'Divertido' means fun.
Estuve orgulloso de ti.
I was proud of you.
Use 'orgullosa' if you are female.
Tu diente estaba flojo.
Your tooth was loose.
'Flojo' is used here to mean loose or wiggly.
Tuviste un día ocupado.
You had a busy day.
'Tuviste' is the past tense form of 'you had'.
Tuvimos pasta para el almuerzo.
We had pasta for lunch.
'Tuvimos' means 'we had'.
Yo también tenía un diente flojo.
I had a loose tooth too.
'Tenía' is used here for a past state that lasted for a while.
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almuerzo
lunch
The main midday meal.
flojo
loose / wiggly
Commonly used for baby teeth.
orgulloso
proud
Changes to 'orgullosa' if the speaker is female.
divertido
fun
Functions as an adjective to describe an event.
Simple Past: Was and Had
In Spanish, the verbs 'to be' (ser/estar) and 'to have' (tener) change in the past tense depending on who you are talking about.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I was | Yo fui / Yo estuve | Yo estuve feliz (I was happy). |
| It was | Fue / Estuvo | Fue un buen día (It was a good day). |
| You had | Tuviste | Tuviste mucha suerte (You had a lot of luck). |
| We had | Tuvimos | Tuvimos una fiesta (We had a party). |
More examples
¿Fue un gran día?
Was it a great day?
A simple follow-up question.
Tuviste mucha tarea.
You had a lot of homework.
'Tarea' is the word for school homework.
Estaba muy rico.
It was very tasty.
Use this to talk about how the food tasted.