When do I use fue or era?

Question

Ser vs. Estar

Answer 1

It's not a question of Ser vs. Estar, because both of the words above are forms of Ser.

Fue is the Preterite tense, which is used for the simple past.

Era is the Imperfect tense, which expresses how things were over a continual or long period of time.

Click on the links and read the articles and I am sure you will see the difference.