¿Usted va al mercado los domingos?

Do you go to the market on Sundays?

Breakdown of ¿Usted va al mercado los domingos?

• ir: to go
• al: to the
• el mercado: the market
• el domingo: the Sunday

Questions & Answers about ¿Usted va al mercado los domingos?

Why is it va and not vas?

Because the subject is usted (formal “you”), which takes the third-person singular form of the verb. Present tense of ir:

• yo voy
• tú vas
• él/ella/usted va
• nosotros vamos
• vosotros vais
• ellos/ustedes van

Can I drop usted?

Yes. Spanish is a “pro-drop” language. ¿Va al mercado los domingos? is perfectly natural. Without usted, it could also refer to “he/she,” but context usually clarifies.

Is ¿Va usted al mercado los domingos? also correct?

Yes. Both ¿Usted va…? and ¿Va usted…? are correct. Placing usted after the verb is very common in questions. Fronting usted can add slight emphasis on who you’re asking about.

Why al and not a el?

Because a + el contracts to al in Spanish: al mercado. Note the exception: with the pronoun él, you do not contract: a él.