"Eu fui bem no exame."

Translation: I did well on the exam.

[PeterScuff]

In England we would say"I did well in the exam", definitely not " on the exam"

[uppergardiner]

And in Ireland we could also say AT, but definitely not ON.

[JamesMacDo7]

To British ears the preposition is wrong. It should be in the exam.

[FigTwig]

In the US and Canada, we say "on the exam".

[chopsuey]

"at the exam" is wrong?

[uppergardiner]

No, it's not. Duolingo is wrong.

[DMilly]

Definetly not.......on the exam

[Danielconcasco]

In American English "on the exam" is the most common.

[uppergardiner]

I agree.

[pietvo]

Why not "Eu fiz bem ..."?

[moraima_d]

"I did good on the test" was marked wrong because it was supposed to be "well" not "good"?

[dgatsakos]

Good is grammatically incorrect in that sentence. Well is correct.

[dgatsakos]

Assuming American English grammar. I can't speak for other types of English

[AndrewsSuzy]

a 'rule of thumb' is if you're describing a verb, you use "well" - if you're describing a noun you use 'good'. Oh just realised this is six years old....

[MartinCharriere]

Can't we also say "eu sai bem no exame" ?

[Paulenrique]

Eu me saí bem no exame. ;)

[lvii22]

My exam went well.. Isn't it the same thing?

[Danmoller]

Meu exame foi bom. (Changed subjects)

[margaritaguese]

No because you´re using passive voice in that sentence and this is active voice. I<-- the person, has the action, not the exam/ the object.

[BGMarc]

I was surprised that "I went well on the exam" was marked as incorrect. It's what I would most commonly hear in Australia.

[margaritaguese]

Yeah my Australian friend asks me all the time ¨How did you go?¨ and (we´re English teachers) I´m like BAHH your grammar is wrong! But I guess it´s just Australian 0:P hehe

[SpencerPri4]

Can anyone tell me why "He went well on the exam" is wrong?

[moraima_d]

It's taking about "I" not about "him"

[Arne690116]

Also one does not go an exam but does an exam. You have to use the verb to be, not to go.

[Arne690116]

Sorry, typo, you have to use to do.

[VictorTheLead]

@arne690116 In Australia it's perfectly fine to say "I went well on the exam"

[Stephanie748915]

"In the exam" rather than on the exam

[Danielconcasco]

No, both are correct.