I really need help understanding how to use "was" in a sentence

Question

I have looked everywhere on this site, and i cant find a good explanation on when to use what word for "was" in a sentence.

How do i know when to use "Fue" or "Era" or "Estaba"

I can't find the answer anywhere. does anyone know a good place that talks about this issue. I know estaba is the imperfect form of estar, but when do you use the others?

Answer 1

Hi Pepsi,

Unfortunately, this isn't something you will learn in five minutes. I'd suggest that you watch the videos in the "Learn Spanish" section, lessons 2.6 - 2.10.

Other than that, there is an entire area for Verbs in the Reference Section.

Also, fue and era are forms of ser, so you need to learn Ser & Estar.

Good luck. We will give you all the help we can.