Era vs Fue (Imperfect or Preterite Made SUPER Simple)

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Having trouble to differentiate ERA vs FUE? In this video, you will learn how to conjugate verbs in Spanish, the easy way!
Watch María talk about the difference between the preterite and imperfect tense. You will learn Spanish while having fun!
Which one is your favorite Spanish verb? Tell us in the comments!
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@spocksvulcanbrain 2 жыл бұрын

OMG, OMG! "I just want to say 'was.'" How much simpler can the question be. The "useful trick" summary was what I needed most. If I can remember nothing more than this, I'm sure I'll get it right most of the time. Thanks for such a great explanation.

@danwentzel7247 7 күн бұрын

Usted es una maestra maravillosa.

@emilyr6675 Жыл бұрын

i’ve been watching videos for hours to pass my exam, and this is the one that really helped

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

I'm really happy to help! 🥰

@fulltilt9814 8 ай бұрын

This is awesome! 392 on Duolingo and had no idea about how to differentiate these. Great explanation. Gracias Maestra 👩‍🏫

@alexanderwilliams799 Жыл бұрын

DIOS MIO!!!! MUCHISIMA GRACIAS!!!! I have been living in Mexico for 2 months, and I have been struggling with grasping this concept! I think I finally I understand, and after a little more practice, I will master it! It was bothering me so much that Ir also conjugates to Fui/fue/fuimos...etc. and now I understand the significance!!!

@kritikavats3079 9 ай бұрын

This channel just seems like jackpot to me sort story was incredibly awesome. It immediately clarified the difference. Simply wow

@N.TaraQueen Жыл бұрын

He estado luchando con este tema, y por fin, entiendo la diferencia. No puedo creerlo porque siempre me confundió. Ahora sé que 'era' es para objetos o descripciones de personas en el pasado y se usa 'fue' cuando un periodo del tiempo es evidente o cuando se habla del eventos. Gracias por este video y la claridad rodeo el uso.

@juancarlosfarfanguzman1609 10 ай бұрын

Permíteme algunas aclaraciones para evitar confusiones. El término «evento» puede usarse con el pretérito imperfecto o con el pretérito indefinido, ya que puede significar un hecho programado o fortuito (casual); en resumen, un evento también puede ser cualquier ocurrencia, cualquier suceso. Luego, en castellano o español, que en la práctica son lo mismo, se usa más el término «pasado simple» para referirse al pretérito indefinido, pues ni la RAE lo llama así, sino que su nombre formal es «pretérito perfecto simple» y es diferente del pretérito perfecto compuesto (equivalente al pasado perfecto en inglés). No sé por qué a las personas que enseñan castellano les cuesta decir que el pretérito imperfecto, o copretérito, NO EXISTE en inglés, se ahorrarían muchas confusiones. Y como no existe, hay que buscar recursos que ayuden a traducir LA IDEA, no las palabras literalmente. Uno de esos recursos es «used to». Saludos.

@VampireBlood1986 10 күн бұрын

Great Video 😊 thanks for this down that I finally understood everything...mucho gracias ❤

@reignman2103 9 ай бұрын

You have a knack for bringing understanding to people. Very well done and well stated!

@timothythomas231 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful lesson. Thank you.

@colder5465 6 ай бұрын

Crystal clear explanation. Kudos for that! Many thanks!

@jslessard390 3 ай бұрын

🎉 I like that you give many examples.

@steveortiz6465 4 ай бұрын

Loved the examples and final thought on how to remember. Gracias!

@michaellafrance6454 7 ай бұрын

By the fourth time I watched the short story, I was able to totally understand why each instance of fue or era was used!

@michaellafrance6454 7 ай бұрын

The most helpful video on this topic EVER!!!! I stopped watching your videos a while ago because of too much "exposure." Your face is pretty enough and we don't need anything else to distract away from your wonderful lessons. Thank you so much!

@mantikor8334 8 ай бұрын

this video is very good! it is better to give exmaples instead of explaining something over and over again. the more examples, the faster i learn. muchas gracias 😊

@LingoMasterySpanish 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@getthefakepanda8334 8 ай бұрын

Thank you this was super helpful! gracias Maria, ¡Esto es útil!

@andrewkynoch1719 2 жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias María. Very well done. I appreciate your cheerful teaching style. I am glad I found your channel. 👍🤙🏻

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, thank you so much for watching! And welcome ♥

@jackjyoung Жыл бұрын

Maria, I am so happy to have found you. You do such a great job at explaining Spanish. Primero, you speak English so well, and even without an accent. I only wish I could ever speak Spanish as well as you speak English.You are so easy to understand. Segundo, you explain the topic very well. Tercera, you provide so many examples and even a story to make your point. Cuarta, you are also so easy to look at and that makes learning fun. lol Yo tambien era profesor, pero de quimica, y ahora soy un hombre viego, de 74 anos, tratando aprender a hablar espanol. Gracias por su ayuda. Jack

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Hey Jack, thank you so much for your words. Mean a lot to me. I'm glad to know you're enjoying my channel, and with daily practice I'm sure you'll accomplish an excellent Spanish. Un abrazo :)

@colinteasdale1354 24 күн бұрын

Esto fue muy util. Muchas gracias!

@dionst.patrick4975 Жыл бұрын

Your Beauty is very inspiring! Im learning Spanish starting right now

@pmaz-11 4 ай бұрын

Very good video. Thank you!

@scottlarson1548 9 ай бұрын

Glad that I now know which one to use to describe a barbecue party...

@stevennelson3025 2 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful … very!

@sarojdash7210 Ай бұрын

Muchisimas gracias amiga ☺️

@JaketheMotorhead Жыл бұрын

Just a tip, turn up the treble. Your voice sounds muffled. 😁😁 Also best video about this I've seen!

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jake!

@marlenenurse2714 Жыл бұрын

This is really good!!!

@ZhivagoDoctor 3 ай бұрын

mil gracias

@jannr00 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent lesson. Thanks!

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu comentario :)

@hacergenc8326 5 ай бұрын

👏muchisimos gracias

@sabrinashea198 Жыл бұрын

Me encanta este video. Es una buena y completa explicación. Muchas gracias 😎🥰

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias por verlo! ❤️‍🔥

@monaoconnell5650 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Great job!

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mona :)

@raza6237 10 ай бұрын

I really like the way you are teaching very good keep it up 👍

@porelmundosenormashur9413 Жыл бұрын

Voww.. no tengo palabras para agradecerte. Yo acabo de terminar un vídeo sobre este tema y era muy informativo. Luego lo vi por casualidad en el KZfaq y decidí a verlo también . No tenía ninguna certeza de que este vídeo me daría algo nuevo. Pero verdaderamente era muy entendible y tan útil.

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Me alegra mucho que lo encuentres útil 🥺

@DanishTina Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that helped me so much. 🙂💐

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

I’m glad 😍

@koziol79 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation, not like the other teachers on youtube who tried to explain it in Spanish and confused the subject even more.

@seangley8910 Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate all the examples that you provide!! Thank you:)

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you for watching :)

@famous1549 Жыл бұрын

It literally just takes a little practice using and hearing Spanish natives use it to get the hang of it👌🏽👏🏾

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Eso! 🙌🏾

@davidwinet5607 4 ай бұрын

Excellent. Esp bec of all the examples.

@vantywilliams4507 2 ай бұрын

Cuando era nino, era delgado y timido. La casa en que vivimos era pequena y estaba en un cerro pequeno. Era pintaba en blanca y verde. Todos los dias visitaba a mi papa. Mi papa me ayudaba a hacer mis tareas escolares. Mi papa era alta y siempre llevaba un somrero negro o maron.

@ARusPro Жыл бұрын

¡Gracias!

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

De nada! 😄

@usuarios.164 9 ай бұрын

What great English skills! In another video did she mention she learned English at home! Impressive!

@LingoMasterySpanish 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@jonathancook3928 2 жыл бұрын

Me gusté la leccion eres Una professora Buena hablas ingles superbien👏👏👏👏

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu apoyo 💜

@isaacmuvugizi9311 Жыл бұрын

Mine is just to say thank you so much

@SeanLazer Жыл бұрын

Este video fue muy útil!

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helps!

@tromboneJTS 3 ай бұрын

0:01 La Fiesta fue buena

@JonnyRootsDem Жыл бұрын

I've just came back from Menorca, in the Balearics, in Ciutdella they use fue, and the other side of the island they seem to use era, I think the difference is the Castillian and Spanish languages spoken there.

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

I think it depends on the context but I haven’t been there so can’t say!

@siegfriedbraun5447 Жыл бұрын

A mi, me e gusta mucho, la manera en que pronuncie los Latinos "focus"

@emma-m12 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m guessing this applies to all the imperfect and preterite tense verbs as well? But thank you I learnt a lot

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

It depends! This video is specific about Era and Fue :)

@matei919 4 ай бұрын

So when do i use estaba vs estuvo against fue and era

@thinksie 2 жыл бұрын

Mil gracias (;

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

De nada! 💞

@sifugurusensei 2 жыл бұрын

Siempre venir este canel por entiendo verbos.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias 🤗

@alonzocrawford3212 6 ай бұрын

Yes I would like to add to subject...... you are drop dead gorgeous.... great lesson ❤

@stilgoin 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! This is how you teach👊🏽 coming from a teacher.. I’m no longer confused.. super helpful.. thanks .. what about estaba?

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it! I have a video about Estaba vs Estuvo :)

@JLar-bb5hl 5 ай бұрын

Cristobal Colón era or fue un explorador? Or both?

@gs9932 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson unfortunately I can’t find any new ones

@geermm1 11 ай бұрын

What Spanish do you speak? From where?

@CleonaPattersoneFluentEnglish Жыл бұрын

Gracias, este vídeo era muy útil para mi. Pero, tendré que observar muchos ejemplos más cuando leo para poder usar esta gramática automáticamente.😜 (Objeto = vídeo, non specific time, descripción general.)

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Hola, Cleona! Me alegra que te guste el video. Solo sigue practicando! La música, podcasts y películas ayudan mucho. Saludos!

@taylorOliviaSABRINAtate Ай бұрын

Quick question... how come you conjugate era sometimes and just leave it as it is other times. Same with fue?

@Ed_Gein Жыл бұрын

Maybe 'era' is what 'was' in a former 'era" (english word for a general segment of time) and fue is a specific segment of time. I noticed 'ademas' as 'also' instead of tambien. Then realized mas is more so it must mean 'furthermore ' a more formal way of saying it.

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

🤔🤔🤔

@lancelotlink6545 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Wondering why we would say "Estoy feliz" but then say "Era feliz" instead of Estaba Feliz? Why would we switch from Estar to Ser for the past tense?

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Hey Lancelot! You can say "Estaba feliz" if you're talking about "feliz" as a temporary emotion. "Estaba feliz pero pasó algo que cambió mi ánimo." - I was happy but something happened that changed my mood. You can say "Era feliz" if you're talking about the deeper concept of "felicidad". Like being happy and satisfied with your life. Hope this is not the case :D

@JohnKaman 11 ай бұрын

The preterite of ser is exactly the same as the preterite of ir. You have to know the context to understand which is meant.

@raindogs451 7 ай бұрын

So it would be, "Esta instructora era preciosa"? I think I have it now. 😊

@stku9261 Жыл бұрын

Great video, your use of many examples is very useful. Just one question if you happen to ready this comment: "most of the time we use era to describe people in the past" But when do we use fue, for people? For example, "El mesero fue muy agradable con nosotros" is a sentence that i saw somewhere. My Spanish speaking friend said 'fue' sounds better than 'era' in this sentence (but she can't explain why)

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Because you're talking about an event that had a start and ending in the past. If you say "El mesero era muy amable con nosotros" sounds like a "but" is coming and you're about to say he's not nice anymore...

@stku9261 Жыл бұрын

@@LingoMasterySpanish Thank you!

@perrylane5927 3 ай бұрын

Basically, fue is measurable by time and era is not.

@Frodojack 2 жыл бұрын

She looks like Nikki Minaj in the wig.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

I'll take that as a compliment. 😋

@SabrinaRene4565 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias por el video 😊 siempre me confundió usar gramática del pasado en español, pero este video es el más claro que he visto.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Hola Sabrina! Me alegra mucho leer esto. Muchas gracias por ver el video y dejar tu comentario 💜

@deepstructure 2 ай бұрын

This is still tricky for me. I've watched both this video and your Estaba or Estuvo video. In that video you give this example: "El festival de música no estuvo tan bueno como pensé." But then in this video you give the example: "El concierto fue una decepción." Aren't those basically the same thing?

@umairazam7119 2 жыл бұрын

Muy bien. Tengo un poco de ejercicio para todos. Qué opción es correcta y por qué: (1) Este video ERA muy útil; (2) Este video FUE muy útil.

@stevennelson3025 2 жыл бұрын

@eziola 2 жыл бұрын

To Be = Ser, Was = Era or Fue (Great video! Thank you!) To Be = Estar, Was = Estuvé or Estaba (How do these work??) "I just wanna say WAS!..." :)

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Haha :D también tengo un video de Estaba Vs Estuvo! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebmUfbuSktiliJc.html

@maritere5808 Жыл бұрын

I get really confused - if someone has died, do you refer to them using fue or era? For example, or

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

You can use both!

@janosveres3763 3 ай бұрын

I know that in Latin America they only use preterito indefinido! this is true?😮

@robertbrown3400 Жыл бұрын

thank you for speaking englsih

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

haha I can't tell if this is sarcasm or what

@robertbrown3400 Жыл бұрын

@@LingoMasterySpanish No, it isn't! I go on some videos and they speak a bunch of Spanish. I have been learning 1.5 years and I still don't understand it. I need concepts explained to me in English.

@sifugurusensei 2 жыл бұрын

La professora era muy bien.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Muy bien, sigue practicando! Muchas gracias por ver nuestro video ☺️

@colinchiu7113 2 жыл бұрын

How was your weekend? Como fue/era/estuvo/estaba le fin de semana ?

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Cómo estuvo tu fin de semana? O más natural ----> Qué tal tu fin de semana? 😊

@colinchiu7113 2 жыл бұрын

@@LingoMasterySpanish But in Spain, they would say estaba ?kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h5aHm6h9ybeth4k.html

@airslam1 Жыл бұрын

@Lingo Mastery Spanish Would "weekend" not count as an event, and thus be "fue"? Why estuvo? A video on when to use estuvo vs fue would be helpful! Thanks.

@Dr.Mironova Жыл бұрын

9:00 Conocí mucha gente nueva O conocí A mucha gente nueva

@robertflint2549 2 жыл бұрын

Is Spanish still spoken in parts of the Philippines? I haven't encountered it at all there during my several visits, mostly to Luzon. But I know that there are some loan words from Spanish in Tagalog, like 'talon' and 'isla'.

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure! I think only some people.

@robertflint2549 Жыл бұрын

@@LingoMasterySpanish I encountered a waiter who was learning Spanish during my last visit to Angeles (Luzon), who tried to practice it on me, but his Spanish was much weaker than mine. It's not surprising that Spanish has died out in The Philippines. English is much more useful when communicating with neighbouring countries like Malaysia, and even Viet Nam.

@Jeremaix_OP 4 ай бұрын

Soy nativo y no se cual es la diferencia, ¿cuál es?

@raphaelking4183 5 ай бұрын

Please define the meaning. La fiesta fue buenísima. La fiesta estuvo buenísima. Both indefinido and events. I'm confused because you use events in the past for both videos fue/era and estaba/estuvo. 😢

@jannr00 2 жыл бұрын

@hankwang911 2 жыл бұрын

At 4:55 Mi papá era médico. But I was taught to use “fue” for profession. I’m confused.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

¡Hola! The difference is explained in the video. You need to learn when to use the Imperfect, or the Preterite which are two different forms of the past tense in Spanish. Watch the lesson one more time if you need to 🥰

@jonathancook3928 2 жыл бұрын

Mi papá era un Medico pero puedas decir mi papa fue Medico de 2005 hasta 2015 entonces tú papá fue Medico por diez años un tiempo specifico

@eziola 2 жыл бұрын

"I just wanna say WAS. . ." jaja

@carlottatorchia1636 Жыл бұрын

si este es el caso entonces cuando yo 'era' nina no es correcto porque nina tambien es un tiempo especifico

@LingoMasterySpanish Жыл бұрын

Hey Carlotta! It's not very specific as we can be considered kids from ages 3-13 maybe lol

@s.c.360 9 ай бұрын

Eres muy bonita y inteligente.

@smrtzttspanishenglishtutor67 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing. But please, check “Yesterday was a beautiful day.”

@tromboneJTS 2 жыл бұрын

At 6:40 I got bushwhacked by un marcador temporales.

@avenasucia3413 2 жыл бұрын

W maestra

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

No entendí 😅

@avenasucia3413 2 жыл бұрын

@@LingoMasterySpanish es algo como “buen maestra”

@michaelasorensen4426 4 ай бұрын

Maria, I love your videos, the format is so easy to follow, but… lugar and pueblo are listed under objects?? The video would have been perfect if you had included examples of fue for actions and things that happened during a specific period of time, but as it is there are only examples of events. I nearly never discovered you because when I was scrolling down the list of videos and I saw the blond wig, I thought the quality of the content would be equally as tacky. I look forward to a new video.

@LLJR 2 жыл бұрын

You look good in that wig

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias! 🤭

@DanielRodriguez-ki2rv Жыл бұрын

¿Por qué dices rubia? ¡es mona!🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴

@masterchief167 2 жыл бұрын

You are such a beautiful woman.

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Focus in Spanish :)

@sifugurusensei 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused. There are too many ways to say was or were. Estuvo, estaba, fue, era, hubo, habia. As far as I can tell, hubo and estuvo, and fue mean the same. While estaba and habia, and era mean the same. What's the deal here? Somebody playing tricks on me?

@LingoMasterySpanish 2 жыл бұрын

You'll get it 🤗