Questions & Answers about El servicio fue excelente.
What tense is fue, and why is it used instead of era?
Why use ser (fue) and not estar (estuvo)?
Can I say estaba excelente?
Why is it El servicio and not La servicio?
Does excelente agree in gender/number?
Can I say El excelente servicio instead?
How do I know fue here means was and not went?
Can I drop El servicio and just say Fue excelente?
Is muy excelente natural?
It’s not wrong, but many speakers avoid it because excelente is already superlative in feel. More natural intensifiers:
- Realmente/verdaderamente excelente
- Excelente de verdad Alternatives for emphasis:
- Estuvo de 10.
- Fue buenísimo. (more colloquial) Superlative form excelentísimo exists but sounds formal/rare in everyday speech.
Pronunciation tips (Latin America)
Are there other natural ways to say this?
What’s the difference between El servicio fue excelente and Hubo un servicio excelente?
If I mean the service is still great nowadays, how do I say it?
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Spanish verbs change form based on the subject, tense, and mood. Regular verbs follow predictable patterns depending on whether they end in ‑ar, ‑er, or ‑ir. For example, "hablar" (to speak) becomes "hablo" (I speak), "hablas" (you speak), and "habla" (he/she speaks) in the present tense.
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