ERA vs FUE: When to use Imperfect vs Preterite for “estar” in Spanish

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ERA vs FUE: When to use Imperfect vs Preterite for “estar” in Spanish

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In this video we will teach you when to use ERA and FUE, which are the imperfect and preterite forms of the verb SER in Spanish.
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@fatimazz 2 жыл бұрын

Yo tambien!

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@anitabeachy1857 Жыл бұрын

Muchísimas gracias por esta descripción. Español no es mi primera lengua pero he estudiado y hablado español por muchos años y esta es la primera vez que alguien me explica este concepto.

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Excellent work

@ramlasis7358 2 жыл бұрын

Gracias

@canadianbaconjunky 3 жыл бұрын

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@nerissathieler7780 4 жыл бұрын

Siempre es un placer ver tus videos. Aprendo mucho!!

@NameThatSong1 2 жыл бұрын

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@greadore 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. This has been a very confusing area of Spanish for me and this video made things much clearer for me.

@brookenom 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@lmwthree 3 жыл бұрын

La maestra es excellente.

@Belgarath777 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, thank you. I struggle with this all the time and this helped move me in the right direction :-).

@marcerubio8275 5 ай бұрын

Gracias por los vídeos. Los estoy utilizando para enseñarle Español a mis hijos ya que a pesar de que el Español es mi idioma nativo, es complicado saber explicar las razones del porqué uno dice las cosas de cierta forma, uno simplemente lo sabe, por ejemplo lo de ‘era’ y ‘fue’ 7:53 aquí yo habría utilizado ‘estaba’ - La fiesta estaba muy divertida - Es concierto estaba muy largo - La película estaba muy aburrida

@veloz7860 Жыл бұрын

This was good. It is a hard topic for English speakers. One thing I might add that can be helpful: although in a given situation it may seem like you can choose either fue or era, depending on what else you say in the sentence, only one of them will actually be correct. For example, if you ever give specific details of time, in the same sentence, you *must* use fue: "Clinton fue presidente por tres años" is correct, while "Clinton era presidente por tres años" is *never correct*.

@Dabu-Dabu 4 жыл бұрын

Epic lesson

@HolaSpanish 3 жыл бұрын

¡Muchas gracias! I'm glad you like my lesson. I'll keep it in mind for future topics

@chrismishak4487 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the estaba vs estuvo video first. So, for finished events in the past, you can use estuvo y fue. Both are correct?

@RohitKumar-gg7qz 4 жыл бұрын

Hola español 🥰🥰🥰

@HolaSpanish 3 жыл бұрын

jajaja sí ♥ ¿Me reconoces?

@RohitKumar-gg7qz 3 жыл бұрын

Si. Estoy aprendiendo usted Chanel

@felixmidas3245 Жыл бұрын

2:22 A que pretérito estas refiriendo aquÍ? Pretérito imperfecto, pretérito perfecto compuesto...? Hay varios.

@nicosmind3 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, i thought the imperfect was for things that were that way, and continue on to have that feature. So the house was white and still is. La casa era blanca. But just say its color changed to blue, do you still say era? I thought you would then say la casa fue blanca pero ahora es azul Im so confused, have i been wrong this whole time?

@KingBuddha84 4 жыл бұрын

The imperfect is also used to say “ used to be”. So you can say la casa era blanca sin embargo ahora es azul - The house USED to BE white, however now it’s blue.

@HolaSpanish 3 жыл бұрын

@@KingBuddha84 Exactamente! Gracias por mencionarlo!

@HolaSpanish 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry my lesson wasn't clear enough for you amigo. I think you might get confused when we use the imperfect for when we want to say 'used to' which is the case of your example, but a better way I teach my students is that if you're describing something in the past, talking about a characteristic or description, then you use the imperfecto. "la casa era blanca pero ahora es azul' (we're describing the colour of the house in the past: the house was/used to be white but now it's blue). You can use the pretérito if you have a specified period of time and in certain contexts, for example: la casa fue blanca por muchos años hasta que la pintaron de azul (the house was white for many years before they painted it blue). I hope it makes sense now.

@sreejaroy2847 4 жыл бұрын

@talkingedge4280 2 жыл бұрын

is it good if I completely understood the Spanish part of the video or is this like really low level Spanish. I dont know whether to feel happy or not?

@petefols153 2 жыл бұрын

feel happy and take the win. I only understood it generally....

@tafsirmabajahoukah3690 4 жыл бұрын

It's too similarly

@nicosmind3 4 жыл бұрын

But fue and era come from Ser, not Estar (video title)

@HolaSpanish 3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh yes!! They made a mistake in the title of my video. I'm sorry, it should say 'SER' for sure. Thank you for noticing it. I'll see if I can get them to change it.

@fatimazz 2 жыл бұрын

Ella es una maestra muy bien pero el problema es que el español tiene acento diferentes. Por ejemplo, el español de Puerto Rico es diferente que el español de España y mucho más. Es un problema para mi.

@glengibbs1949 3 жыл бұрын

Ayer, mi césped era demasiado largo y tuve que cortarlo, a pesar de que hacía mucho calor afuera. Entonces, lo corté, ¡aunque para mí fue como tortura del infierno! El clima afuera era muy incómodo, pero aun después de que mi cuerpo fue torturado, me sentí feliz porque, por eso día al menos, el césped fue de nuevo bonita. - Es correcto? Esto es un poco confundo...

@jeffreyspence3292 2 жыл бұрын

"La fiesta estuvo divertida" es como aprendí a decir "The party was fun". Usaste "La fiesta fue divertida". Cual es la differencia? Gracias

@veloz7860 Жыл бұрын

Now you are bringing in a whole new topic: whether to user SER or ESTAR. My general rule: when you are describing something AND alluding to your personal experience of it, ESTAR is more common (at least in Mexico). La comida estuvo rica = The food was tasty (to me. In other words: I'm trying to tell you how I personally *experienced* the food). The comida era buena = It was good food (of high quality) but this just states a fact about the qualities of the food; it doesn't say anything about your experience of the food.

@justwastingmytime852 2 жыл бұрын

Estar?? You guys put Estar instead of Ser

@mikemanuka 2 жыл бұрын

The Clinton being president, and it was correct to use fue, i still am trying to understand. But I am a slow learner so I guess I will eventually get it 😆

@mikemanuka 2 жыл бұрын

I just kept watching the video and you explained it in English, now I fully understand hahahah