"I was" in Spanish
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How do you say "I was" in Spanish? As in, "When I was a child....etc." Thank you very much.
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updated Dec 23, 2010
posted by pieman34
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Cuándo era pequeño. when I was a young child. so you use ser i.e. Era. Another example: Estuve viendo la tele. I was watching the television. Here yo use estar i.e. estuve.
updated Dec 23, 2010
edited by kenwilliams
posted by kenwilliams
Hmm..thank you! Its hard for me to wrap my head around how everything can change in Spanish, depending on what verb you use, and what tenses, etc. - pieman34, Dec 22, 2010
and "tenía frio/hambre" I was cold/hungry - samdie, Dec 22, 2010
Yes indeed Tener in some cases can convey the idea of I was. - kenwilliams, Dec 23, 2010
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Nevermind, as soon as I posted this, he edited his original post, and answered my question.
updated Dec 22, 2010
edited by pieman34
posted by pieman34
