Appropriate past verb tense?

Question

No podíamos ir a la playa, porque ________ mal tiempo. I'm stuck between hizo and fue ? can someone help me and explain to me the difference between the both?

I deleted your other post about the same thing. :) - ian-hill, Mar 12, 2014

cool? - dallasmariet, Mar 13, 2014

Answer 1

"fue" no se puede usar porque es el pasado de "ser" o "ir", y ninguno es aplicable a este caso.

Tienes 2 posibilidades de decirlo:

1. No podíamos ir a la playa, porque hacía mal tiempo.
2. No pudimos ir a la playa, porque hizo mal tiempo.

Todo depende de si quieres expresar una acción continua o pasada.

:) - ian-hill, Mar 12, 2014

Answer 2

...hacía mal tiempo. Do you want to say something like "We couldn't go to the beach because the weather was bad"? I would use the imperfect tense because the bad weather was a lingering condition (as opposed to a specific event with a clear beginning and end).

I'd suggest a review of imperfect versus preterite (simple past). Now that's a project!

¡Buena suerte!

So would I - good suggestion. :) - ian-hill, Mar 12, 2014

Answer 3

no pudimos porque hizo

or

no podiamos porque hacia