ERA vs FUE: When to use Imperfect vs Preterite for “estar” in Spanish

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Комментарии • 57

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  • @lavitz7425
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  • @mind5367
    @mind5367 4 года назад +20

    Wow I actually understood all the Spanish part. I can't believe it haha feels like a super power.

    • @HolaSpanish
      @HolaSpanish 4 года назад +4

      ¡Yupi! This makes me so happy that you understood my lesson entirely in Spanish Opalina! I'll keep this format then for future lessons

    • @antimagnet
      @antimagnet 4 года назад +6

      Me too! I love how precise she is with her words. A lot of Spanish speakers tend to let one word merge with the next and it becomes very difficult to follow

    • @BooksWithBrad
      @BooksWithBrad 3 года назад +2

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    • @oakinw8361
      @oakinw8361 3 года назад

      @@antimagnet It's useful for beginners. No one in real life anunciates every word it'd take to long to speak, get used to listening to spanish shows and you'll learn.

    • @seanpaulson9098
      @seanpaulson9098 3 года назад

      same. like Im sure I miss alot of nuance but im able to follow the convo.

  • @anitabeachy1857
    @anitabeachy1857 Год назад

    Muchísimas gracias por esta descripción. Español no es mi primera lengua pero he estudiado y hablado español por muchos años y esta es la primera vez que alguien me explica este concepto.

  • @AstralTash
    @AstralTash 3 года назад +2

    This video is extremely helpful…i love that it is in Spanish and English. Thank you so much!

  • @ibuks.8214
    @ibuks.8214 4 года назад +2

    De verdad si quieren aprender español este canal es buenisimo, yo hablo español y estoy aprendiendo ingles
    Really if you want learn spanish this channel is very good, i speak spanish and i'm learning inglish

  • @canadianbaconjunky
    @canadianbaconjunky 3 года назад

    Thank you for speaking in Spanish and also English- just what I am looking for!

  • @nerissathieler7780
    @nerissathieler7780 4 года назад +2

    Siempre es un placer ver tus videos. Aprendo mucho!!

  • @greadore
    @greadore 3 года назад

    Thanks for this video. This has been a very confusing area of Spanish for me and this video made things much clearer for me.

  • @bhd201
    @bhd201 4 года назад +2

    Mil gracias! Muy buen vídeo. 🙏

  • @NameThatSong1
    @NameThatSong1 3 года назад +1

    Tus lecciones son muy utiles! Gracias por tu ayuda con este tema.

  • @brookenom
    @brookenom 3 года назад

    Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @diamentowaoddalona2987
    @diamentowaoddalona2987 3 года назад +1

    Your explanation is so helpfull ! Gracias ❤️

  • @lmwthree
    @lmwthree 3 года назад

    La maestra es excellente.

  • @marcerubio8275
    @marcerubio8275 Год назад

    Gracias por los vídeos. Los estoy utilizando para enseñarle Español a mis hijos ya que a pesar de que el Español es mi idioma nativo, es complicado saber explicar las razones del porqué uno dice las cosas de cierta forma, uno simplemente lo sabe, por ejemplo lo de ‘era’ y ‘fue’
    7:53 aquí yo habría utilizado ‘estaba’
    - La fiesta estaba muy divertida
    - Es concierto estaba muy largo
    - La película estaba muy aburrida

  • @HarshitJaaT-wk9wy
    @HarshitJaaT-wk9wy 4 года назад +3

    Excellent work

  • @abdoubouzidi8902
    @abdoubouzidi8902 4 года назад +1

    Muchas gracias

  • @Belgarath777
    @Belgarath777 3 года назад

    Very helpful video, thank you. I struggle with this all the time and this helped move me in the right direction :-).

  • @chrismishak4487
    @chrismishak4487 2 года назад

    I watched the estaba vs estuvo video first. So, for finished events in the past, you can use estuvo y fue. Both are correct?

  • @ramlasis7358
    @ramlasis7358 3 года назад

    Gracias

  • @veloz7860
    @veloz7860 2 года назад

    This was good. It is a hard topic for English speakers. One thing I might add that can be helpful: although in a given situation it may seem like you can choose either fue or era, depending on what else you say in the sentence, only one of them will actually be correct. For example, if you ever give specific details of time, in the same sentence, you *must* use fue: "Clinton fue presidente por tres años" is correct, while "Clinton era presidente por tres años" is *never correct*.

  • @Dabu-Dabu
    @Dabu-Dabu 4 года назад

    Epic lesson

    • @HolaSpanish
      @HolaSpanish 4 года назад +1

      ¡Muchas gracias! I'm glad you like my lesson. I'll keep it in mind for future topics

  • @felixmidas2020
    @felixmidas2020 2 года назад

    2:22 A que pretérito estas refiriendo aquÍ? Pretérito imperfecto, pretérito perfecto compuesto...? Hay varios.

  • @nicosmind3
    @nicosmind3 4 года назад +4

    Wait, i thought the imperfect was for things that were that way, and continue on to have that feature. So the house was white and still is. La casa era blanca. But just say its color changed to blue, do you still say era? I thought you would then say la casa fue blanca pero ahora es azul
    Im so confused, have i been wrong this whole time?

    • @KingBuddha84
      @KingBuddha84 4 года назад

      The imperfect is also used to say “ used to be”. So you can say la casa era blanca sin embargo ahora es azul - The house USED to BE white, however now it’s blue.

    • @HolaSpanish
      @HolaSpanish 4 года назад +1

      @@KingBuddha84 Exactamente! Gracias por mencionarlo!

    • @HolaSpanish
      @HolaSpanish 4 года назад +4

      I'm sorry my lesson wasn't clear enough for you amigo. I think you might get confused when we use the imperfect for when we want to say 'used to' which is the case of your example, but a better way I teach my students is that if you're describing something in the past, talking about a characteristic or description, then you use the imperfecto. "la casa era blanca pero ahora es azul' (we're describing the colour of the house in the past: the house was/used to be white but now it's blue). You can use the pretérito if you have a specified period of time and in certain contexts, for example: la casa fue blanca por muchos años hasta que la pintaron de azul (the house was white for many years before they painted it blue). I hope it makes sense now.

  • @RohitKumar-gg7qz
    @RohitKumar-gg7qz 4 года назад +1

    Hola español 🥰🥰🥰

  • @talkingedge4280
    @talkingedge4280 2 года назад

    is it good if I completely understood the Spanish part of the video or is this like really low level Spanish. I dont know whether to feel happy or not?

    • @petefols153
      @petefols153 2 года назад

      feel happy and take the win. I only understood it generally....

  • @nicosmind3
    @nicosmind3 4 года назад +4

    But fue and era come from Ser, not Estar (video title)

    • @HolaSpanish
      @HolaSpanish 4 года назад +4

      Ohhh yes!! They made a mistake in the title of my video. I'm sorry, it should say 'SER' for sure. Thank you for noticing it. I'll see if I can get them to change it.

  • @sreejaroy2847
    @sreejaroy2847 4 года назад

    Hi

  • @fatimazz
    @fatimazz 3 года назад +1

    Ella es una maestra muy bien pero el problema es que el español tiene acento diferentes. Por ejemplo, el español de Puerto Rico es diferente que el español de España y mucho más. Es un problema para mi.

  • @tafsirmabajahoukah3690
    @tafsirmabajahoukah3690 4 года назад +1

    It's too similarly

  • @justwastingmytime852
    @justwastingmytime852 2 года назад +1

    Estar?? You guys put Estar instead of Ser

  • @melinahamezos8951
    @melinahamezos8951 3 года назад +4

    Wow, Estoy feliz porque entiendo todo de este vídeo en Español:) La explicación era perfecta!

    • @fatimazz
      @fatimazz 3 года назад +1

      Yo tambien!

  • @glengibbs1949
    @glengibbs1949 4 года назад

    Ayer, mi césped era demasiado largo y tuve que cortarlo, a pesar de que hacía mucho calor afuera. Entonces, lo corté, ¡aunque para mí fue como tortura del infierno! El clima afuera era muy incómodo, pero aun después de que mi cuerpo fue torturado, me sentí feliz porque, por eso día al menos, el césped fue de nuevo bonita. - Es correcto? Esto es un poco confundo...

  • @paulbradford6475
    @paulbradford6475 Год назад

    I'm late to the party here, and sorry for the intrusion, but the title of the video incorrect. It should read, "for Ser" in Spanish, not "for Estar".

  • @mikemanuka
    @mikemanuka 3 года назад

    The Clinton being president, and it was correct to use fue, i still am trying to understand. But I am a slow learner so I guess I will eventually get it 😆

    • @mikemanuka
      @mikemanuka 3 года назад

      I just kept watching the video and you explained it in English, now I fully understand hahahah

  • @jeffreyspence3292
    @jeffreyspence3292 3 года назад

    "La fiesta estuvo divertida" es como aprendí a decir "The party was fun". Usaste "La fiesta fue divertida". Cual es la differencia? Gracias

    • @veloz7860
      @veloz7860 2 года назад

      Now you are bringing in a whole new topic: whether to user SER or ESTAR. My general rule: when you are describing something AND alluding to your personal experience of it, ESTAR is more common (at least in Mexico). La comida estuvo rica = The food was tasty (to me. In other words: I'm trying to tell you how I personally *experienced* the food). The comida era buena = It was good food (of high quality) but this just states a fact about the qualities of the food; it doesn't say anything about your experience of the food.

  • @felixmidas2020
    @felixmidas2020 2 года назад

    Tienes "estar" en el titulo, pero el video se trata de "ser"!!!

  • @tomslick08
    @tomslick08 3 года назад

    Now I'm even more confused :(

  • @abdelouhabelbouzidi4648
    @abdelouhabelbouzidi4648 Год назад

    Muchas gracias