Portuguese Phrase
O que você fez no fim de semana passado?
Meaning
Literally “What did you do in the past weekend?”, this question asks someone to describe the activities they performed during the most recent weekend. It is a friendly way to keep the conversation flowing after a couple of days have passed.
When to use
Use this phrase on Monday or Tuesday when you meet a friend, colleague, or classmate. It works in informal settings and is also acceptable in semi‑formal contexts such as a work break‑room chat.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Oquevocêfeznofimdesemanapassado?
O que
Interrogative pronoun phrase used to ask about things or actions. It works like English “what”.
você
Second‑person singular pronoun in Brazil; it takes third‑person verb forms (fez, fez‑emos, etc.).
fez
Preterite of the verb fazer (to do/make). Used for completed actions in the past.
no
Contraction of the preposition em + the definite article o, indicating a point in time.
fim de semana
Noun phrase meaning “weekend”. The word fim is masculine, so the article is o.
passado
Adjective meaning “past”. In time expressions it follows the noun (fim de semana passado).
🗨In Conversation
O que você fez no fim de semana passado?
What did you do last weekend?
Eu fui ao cinema e depois fiz uma trilha na serra.
I went to the movies and then I hiked in the mountains.
✕Common Mistakes
O que você fizeste no fim de semana passado?
With the pronoun você you must use the third‑person form fez, not the second‑person form fizeste (used with tu).
O que você fez no passado fim de semana?
The adjective passado follows the noun phrase; placing it before sounds unnatural.
O que você fez no fim de semana passado ?
In written Portuguese the question mark is placed after the whole sentence, not after the prepositional phrase.
↔Alternatives
O que você fez no último fim de semana?
What did you do the last weekend?
O que você fez no fim de semana?
What did you do over the weekend?
Quais foram suas atividades no fim de semana passado?
What were your activities last weekend?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, weekends are often spent with family, at a churrasco (barbecue), on the beach, or watching a football match. When you ask this question, it’s common to follow up with a comment about food, music, or sports, which shows genuine interest in the person’s routine.