I was a doctor

fui médico

I was a doctor(ay wuhz ey dak-duhr)

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1. (for a short or defined period of time)

a. fui médico

I was a doctor for sixty years before I retired.

Fui médico durante sesenta años antes de jubilarme.

b. fui doctor

I was a doctor for only one year at the regional hospital.

Fui doctor solo por un año en el hospital regional.

2. (for a long or undefined period of time)

a. era médico

Have you ever gone to Hospital Aleman? - Yes! I was a doctor there.

¿Alguna vez has ido al Hospital Alemán? - ¡Sí! Era médico allí.

b. era doctor

When I was a doctor, I worked overseas.

Cuando era doctor, trabajaba en el extranjero.