Estar;estuve;estaba
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What is the dirrerence between these two conjugations of Estar?
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updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by birdmama
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So, for this statement
The class was full on Saturday. I use the preterite tense?
El sabado la clase estuvo llena.
Thanks
updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by birdmama
Yes :) - hlsbookworm, Feb 2, 2010
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Estuve = first person, singular, preterite tense
The preterit tense is used when describing something that happened at a particular moment in time.
Estaba = first person, singular, imperfect tense
The imperfect tense is used to describe past events that aren't easily defined as having a definite ending.
updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by hlsbookworm
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Estuve is "I was" in the preterite form.
Estaba is "I was" or "She/he/it was" in the imperfect (copreterite) form.
updated Feb 2, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
