Spanish grammar
Me ha ido bien / fatal
Ask how something went and wish someone luck.
From the scene ¿Cómo te ha ido? (How did it go?)
In short
Ir bien / mal / fatal works like gustar: me ha ido fatal. Ask ¿cómo te ha ido?
Your turn
Which one goes with it went terribly for me?
Options: ¿cómo te ha ido? · le ha ido genial · me ha ido fatal
Show answer
it went terribly for me → me ha ido fatal
How it works
Ir bien / mal / fatal works like gustar: the person comes first as me / te / le.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
¿Y a Ramón? ¿Cómo (blank) ha ido?
Options: le · te · me
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¿Y a Ramón? ¿Cómo le ha ido?
And Ramón? How did it go for him?
Good to know
For something that happened today, Spain uses the perfect: ¿cómo te ha ido? — me ha ido fatal. To cheer someone up: ¡mucho ánimo! ¡mucha suerte!
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Bueno, solo (blank) sido una práctica, cariño.
Clue: it (the practice)
Options: ha · he · has
Show answer
Bueno, solo ha sido una práctica, cariño.
Well, it was only practice, dear.
how did it go (for you)? ¿cómo te ha ido?
Elena
¡Nuria! ¿Cómo te ha ido?
Nuria! How did it go?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¡Nuria! ¿(blank)?
Options: Le ha ido genial · Cómo te ha ido · Me ha ido fatal
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Elena
¡Nuria! ¿Cómo te ha ido?
Nuria! How did it go?
it went terribly for me me ha ido fatal
Your turn
What goes with me ha ido fatal?
Options: it went great for him · it went terribly for me · how did it go (for you)?
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me ha ido fatal → it went terribly for me
it went great for him le ha ido genial
Nuria
A él le ha ido genial. ¡Le encanta gritar!
It went great for him. He loves shouting!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
A él (blank). ¡Le encanta gritar!
Options: cómo te ha ido · me ha ido fatal · le ha ido genial
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Nuria
A él le ha ido genial. ¡Le encanta gritar!
It went great for him. He loves shouting!
chin up and good luck! ¡mucho ánimo y mucha suerte!
Javi
¡Pues mucho ánimo y mucha suerte, Nuria!
Well, chin up and good luck, Nuria!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¡Pues (blank), Nuria!
Options: cómo te ha ido · me ha ido fatal · mucho ánimo y mucha suerte
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Javi
¡Pues mucho ánimo y mucha suerte, Nuria!
Well, chin up and good luck, Nuria!
Common mistake
Not has or he here. It (the practice).
¡Nuria! ¿Cómo te ha ido?
Nuria! How did it go?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| how did it go (for you)? | ¿cómo te ha ido? |
|---|---|
| it went terribly for me | me ha ido fatal |
| it went great for him | le ha ido genial |
| chin up and good luck! | ¡mucho ánimo y mucha suerte! |
More lines from the story
- NuriaFatal, la verdad. Muchos nervios.Terribly, honestly. Lots of nerves.
- Elena¿Y a Ramón? ¿Cómo le ha ido?And Ramón? How did it go for him?
- ElenaBueno, solo ha sido una práctica, cariño.Well, it was only practice, dear.