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Ser y Estar en el Pasado

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Could someone explain how to decide preterit or imperfect for ser and estar?

My teacher said that ser is for description, occupation, nationality, time and date, and possession. And that estar is for position, location, action (present progressive), condition, and emotion. When would you use preterit and when would you use imperfect for those??

Thank you so much!

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updated Oct 2, 2012
posted by Catalina98
Hi and welcome to the forum! - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012

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As a back up to the article on this site, here's another that might help

Pret vs Imp

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updated Oct 2, 2012
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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updated Oct 1, 2012
posted by francobollo