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Preterit or Imperfect: The problem was that I didn't have a plan.

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Double challenge!

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updated Sep 24, 2011
posted by S1r_Wakka

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El problema fue que no tuve un plan

El problema era que no tenía un plan

El problema fue que no tenía un plan

They are all perfectly possible. The choice depends on what you want to express

updated Sep 25, 2011
posted by cogumela
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I'd use '.....era ........no tenía'.

updated Sep 25, 2011
posted by SpanishPal
Thanks. Makes sense, since they are 2 events that occured at the same time. - S1r_Wakka, Sep 24, 2011