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¿Celebrasteis el festival con la familia?

¿Celebrasteis el festival con la familia?
Did you celebrate the festival with the family?
From Lesson 129:Preterite of regular -ar verbs·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Celebrasteis el festival con la familia?

Who is being addressed with the word celebrasteis?
Celebrasteis is the vosotros form of celebrar (to celebrate) in the past tense (preterite). It is used to ask a group of people 'did you all celebrate?' in an informal setting, which is typical in Spain. The regular past tense ending for vosotros in -ar verbs is -asteis.
Where is the word for 'Did' in this question?
Spanish does not use a helper word like 'did' to make past tense questions. The verb celebrasteis alone carries the meaning of 'did you all celebrate'. You simply use the past tense verb and wrap the sentence in question marks (¿ and ?).
Why does it say la familia (the family) instead of 'your family'?
It is very common in Spanish to use the definite article (la) instead of a possessive word (like vuestra for 'your') when it is obvious who the noun belongs to. Here, context makes it clear they are celebrating with their own family.
How is the ending -asteis different from the present tense?
For regular -ar verbs, the present tense vosotros ending is -áis (like celebráis for 'you all celebrate'). The past tense replaces that with -asteis to show the action is finished and in the past.

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