ser / estar in the past (how it was)

Question

Help! Which verb should I choose for the following sentences and why:

1) How was it? (the movie)

2) It was red.

3) She was shy.

4) I was religious.

5) He was at my house.

6) It was short.

7) The view was nice.

8) It was funny, wasnt It?

9) I was there for an hour.

10) sorry, It was an accident.

Intermediate? - Eddy, Mar 6, 2011

Answer 1

HI Lencha, we will be very pleased to help you with this homework, as soon as you write your own attempt

Please correct: 1) estaba (emotion) 2) era (description) 3) fue ( characteristic) 4) fui (characteristic) 5) estuvo (action) 6) estaba (condition) 7) fue (description) 8) era (description) 9) estuve (location) 10) estuvo (condition) - Lencha, Mar 7, 2011

Answer 2

Before making your own attempt, you might like to have a look at one of the previous threads on the subject:

How do you tell apart ser and estar

Ser and Estar Usage: The troublesome ones

Are soy and estoy the same things