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You went in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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you went foi
How to say “you went” in Portuguese? “Foi”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “foi” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on you went in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “You went”

Portuguese sentence with “foi” English translation for foi S

Porque fiz algo que no foi legal.

because I did something that wasn’t legal.

Ontem nĂŁo foi um bom dia.

Yesterday was not a good day.

Lisbeth foi para o spa?

Has Lisbeth gone to the spa?

foi bom que ela nĂŁo trabalhou

It was good that she did not work

Meu filho foi para TurquĂ­a ontem

My son left for Turkey yesterday

Ontem foi sexta-feira

Yesterday was Friday

foi bom que Emmanuel cuidou de sua irmĂŁ.

It was good that Emmanuel took care of his sister.

foi negativo que tenha trazido álcool.

It was negative that you brought alcohol.

foi bom que vocĂŞ quis aprender outro idioma.

It was good that you wanted to learn another language.

foi um erro ter esse comportamento.

It was wrong that you had that behavior.

NĂŁo foi bom que tenha dormido tĂŁo tarde.

It was not good that you fell asleep so late.

foi bom que vocĂŞ chamou seus pais.

It was good that you called your parents.

foi excelente que ganharam o torneio.

It was excellent that they won the tournament.

Não foi bom que você tenha bebido tanto álcool.

It was not good that you had so much alcohol.

foi incrĂ­vel que eles tenham participado do show.

It was amazing that they participated in the show.

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Tips to Remember "foi":
• Think of "foi" as the past (preterite) form of the verb "ir" ("to go"). Remember that in Portuguese, many irregular verbs like "ir" have unique past forms.
• Associate "foi" with a specific event: for instance, whenever you recall someone “going” somewhere in the past, imagine saying “ele/ela/você foi” to connect the action with its proper form.
• Notice that the form "foi" appears both for "ir" (to go) and "ser" (to be) in the preterite, so context is key when listening or reading.

Explanation:
• In the context of "you went," "foi" is used in spoken Brazilian Portuguese when addressing someone formally (“você foi”) or when referring to a third person. (For informal “tu,” the form would be “foste.”)
• "Foi" is an irregular form; it does not follow regular infinitive conjugation patterns.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• "Partiu" can be used informally to mean "went" or "left" in colloquial speech (e.g., "Ele partiu para a escola").
• "Se dirigiu" (meaning "headed" or "moved toward") might be used in more formal contexts.

Conjugation of the Verb "ir" in Key Tenses:
Infinitive: ir
– Present: eu vou, tu vais, ele/ela/você vai, nós vamos, vós ides, eles/elas/vocês vão
– Preterite (Simple Past): eu fui, tu foste, ele/ela/você foi, nós fomos, vós fostes, eles/elas/vocês foram
– Imperfect: eu ia, tu ias, ele/ela/você ia, nós íamos, vós íeis, eles/elas/vocês iam
– Future: eu irei, tu irás, ele/ela/você irá, nós iremos, vós ireis, eles/elas/vocês irão

Example Sentences:
1. Ele foi para a escola Ă s 7h da manhĂŁ.
Translation: He went to school at 7 in the morning.
2. Você foi ao médico ontem?
Translation: Did you go to the doctor yesterday?
3. A festa foi muito divertida.
Translation: The party was very fun.
4. Depois que ela foi embora, tudo mudou.
Translation: After she left, everything changed.

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