"estaba vs. estuvo"
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What are the rules?
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updated Feb 26, 2010
posted by Hillary-King
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estaba is imperfect, estuvo is preterit.
The basic rules are that preterit is for what happened at a specific time in the past, whereas imperfect is for something that doesn't have a specific time.
ayer nadamos en el mar. (yesterday, we swam in the ocean)
nadabamos en el rio cada dia (we swam in the river every day)
see preterit vs imperfect :D
updated Jul 30, 2017
edited by crazyjugglerdrummer
posted by crazyjugglerdrummer
