La medicina hoy en día: imperfect 'ser'
I can use the verb 'ser' in the present and imperfect tense to describe healthcare in Spain.
La medicina hoy en día: imperfect 'ser'
I can use the verb 'ser' in the present and imperfect tense to describe healthcare in Spain.
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Key learning points
- 'Es means 'she, he, it is' and 'era' means 'I, she, he, it was'.
- The pronouns 'yo', 'él' and 'ella' make the meaning of 'era' clear.
- 'Es' and 'era' often appear before adjective and an infinitive when describing a situation.
- 'Eres' means 'you are' and 'eras' means 'you were' or 'you used to be'
Keywords
Infinitive - the verb as it appears in a dictionary
Imperfect - a tense used for repeated or incomplete events in the past
Es - Spanish verb meaning ‘she, he, it is’
Era - Spanish verb meaning ‘I, she, he, it was’
Common misconception
'Era' only means 'she, he, it was' or 'she, he, it used to be'.
'Era' also means 'I was' or 'I used to be'. Look for the pronouns 'yo', 'él' and 'ella' to understand the meaning of 'era' in context.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
you are
she, he, it is
I am
you were, you used to be
I, she, he, it was; I, she, he, it used to be
we are
I said, told
I was
I was able to
I put
I wanted
I knew how to, found out
Exit quiz
6 Questions
danger
illness
health
to smoke, smoking
to run, running
brain