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¿Disfrutaron el almuerzo ayer?

¿Disfrutaron el almuerzo ayer?
Did you enjoy lunch yesterday?
From Lesson 99:The preterite of regular -ar verbs·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of ¿Disfrutaron el almuerzo ayer?

el almuerzo
the lunch
ayer
yesterday
disfrutar
to enjoy

Questions & Answers about ¿Disfrutaron el almuerzo ayer?

Why does the verb end in -aron here?
The word ayer (yesterday) means the action is completely finished, so we need the preterite (past) tense. Disfrutaron is the preterite form of the regular verb disfrutar (to enjoy) for ustedes (you all) or ellos/ellas (they).
There is no subject pronoun like ustedes in this sentence. How do we know who enjoyed the lunch?
The -aron ending on the verb tells us the subject is plural. Depending on who you are talking to, this could mean 'Did you all enjoy?' or 'Did they enjoy?'. In Spanish, you can usually drop words like ustedes or ellos because the conversation's context makes it obvious who you mean.
Why is it el almuerzo instead of just almuerzo?
In English, we usually leave out the word 'the' when talking about meals. In Spanish, you almost always need to include the definite article (el or la) before meals like el desayuno (breakfast), el almuerzo (lunch), and la cena (dinner).
Could I put ayer at the beginning of the sentence instead of the end?
Yes! You can absolutely say ¿Ayer disfrutaron el almuerzo? Spanish is very flexible with time words. Putting ayer at the end is just a very common and natural way to ask this question.

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