Aug 16, 2002 16:44
21 yrs ago
English term
(",)
I was
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Other
I want to know if the verb SER can be used in the perfect tense as a past participle?
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +4 | Depends on if the past... |
Denabobina
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| 5 +2 | sido |
Claudia Andreani
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| 5 | Yo era |
sirkis
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Proposed translations
+4
10 hrs
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Depends on if the past...
was a definite, completed action or more indefinite. Examples:
Yo FUI maestra por muchos años. (I was a teacher for many years.)
Yo ERA maestra. (I used to be a teacher.)
FUI yo. (It was me--I did it.)DEFINITE ACTION, USES PERFECT TENSE.
Yo ERA la única de mi familia que... (I was the only one in my family that...)
DESCRIPTIVE, USES IMPERFECT TENSE.
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Note added at 2002-08-17 03:33:03 (GMT)
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Also, Yo he sido= I have been
Yo había sido= I had been (pluperfect past)
Yo FUI maestra por muchos años. (I was a teacher for many years.)
Yo ERA maestra. (I used to be a teacher.)
FUI yo. (It was me--I did it.)DEFINITE ACTION, USES PERFECT TENSE.
Yo ERA la única de mi familia que... (I was the only one in my family that...)
DESCRIPTIVE, USES IMPERFECT TENSE.
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Note added at 2002-08-17 03:33:03 (GMT)
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Also, Yo he sido= I have been
Yo había sido= I had been (pluperfect past)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
18 mins
Yo era
I have been serí yo había sido
+2
34 mins
Claudia Andreani
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sido
Yo he sido.
Be really careful which past participle you are going to use. Always keep in mind the sense of your sentence, please.
Be really careful which past participle you are going to use. Always keep in mind the sense of your sentence, please.
Peer comment(s):
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Atenea Acevedo (X)
1 hr
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gracias :o)
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| agree |
Maria-Jose Pastor
4 hrs
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gracias :o)
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