"It was an (object)." Do I use "fue" or "era"?

Question

Example: "I saw something. It was a table."

Would I say: "Vi algo. Fue una mesa." or "Era una mesa."? Edit: Or is it something completely different?

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Answer 1

I would recommend using the translator tool on the site. However, as the table is still a table and does not suddenly stop being a table, it should be, "era" Descriptions in the past are generally given in the imperfect.

Answer 2

"Era una mesa." Imperfect is used for descriptions like this, which makes sense since it wasn't just a table for one moment.