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Era vs Fui/Estuve vs Estaba

Fue vs Era vs Estaba vs Estuve
Era
vs Fui
- When to use era?era/eras/éramos/eran is used to describe how
things were or how a person was; while and is translated as “used to be”; while
- When to use fui?
fui/fuistes/fue/fuimos/fueron is used to narrate an event that happened in the past and how it happened and is translated as “was”
Estuve vs Estaba
- When to use estuve?The action that
happened “in the past and it finished”
- When to use estaba?
estaba/estabas/estaba/estábamos/estabais/estaban (Pretérito
Imperfecto).
Actions that started “in the past and hasn’t finished or the finish date is uncertain”
The action that happened repeatedly in the past. Actions that happened simultaneously in the past.
Tip: finished action, "estuve", unfinished or
uncertain action, "estaba".
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