Using "Was" with Ser/Estar in Preterit/Imperfect

Question 1

He was a teacher.

Answer 1

Era profesor.

Era maestro.

Question 2

She was going last night but then couldn’t.

Answer 2

Ella iba a ir anoche pero al final no pudo.

Question 3

Last year I was painting for a living.

Answer 3

El año pasado estaba pintando para ganarse la vida.

Question 4

I was small as a child.

Answer 4

Era pequeño como un niño.

Question 5

He was a sailor in his youth.

Answer 5

Era un marinero en su juventud.

Question 6

There was an accident.

Answer 6

Hubo un accidente.

Question 7

I was with them.

Answer 7

Estuve con ellos.

Question 8

What was the weather like?

Answer 8

¿Qué tiempo hacía?

Question 9

It was warm.

Answer 9

Hacía calor.

Question 10

Era profesor.

Era maestro.

Answer 10

He was a teacher.

Question 11

Ella iba a ir anoche pero al final no pudo.

Answer 11

She was going last night but then couldn’t.

Question 12

El año pasado estaba pintando para ganarse la vida.

Answer 12

Last year I was painting for a living.

Question 13

Era pequeño como un niño.

Answer 13

I was small as a child.

Question 14

La fiesta fue divertida anoche.

Answer 14

The party was fun last night.

Question 15

Era un marinero en su juventud.

Answer 15

He was a sailor in his youth.

Question 16

Era nueve del a mañana cuando la mujer llegó a la puerta.

Answer 16

It was 9am when the woman came to the door.

Question 17

Había mucha cola.

Answer 17

There was a long line.

Question 18

¿Hubo daños?

Answer 18

Was there any damage?

Question 19

Hubo una explosión.

Answer 19

There was an explosion.

Question 20

Hubo un accidente.

Answer 20

There was an accident.

Question 21

No hubo daños materiales.

Answer 21

There were no material damages.

Question 22

No había nadie más.

Answer 22

There was no one else.

Question 23

Estuve con ellos.

Answer 23

I was with them.

Question 24

¿Estuvo herido antes?

Answer 24

Was he injured before?

Question 25

En Grecia no podía estar.

Answer 25

He was not permitted to be in Greece.

Question 26

¿Qué tiempo hacía?

Answer 26

What was the weather like?

Question 27

Hacía calor.

Answer 27

It was warm.

Question 28

No sabíamos quién era.

Answer 28

We didn’t know who it was.

Question 29

Buscaba su teléfono desde hacía una hora.

Answer 29

He was looking for his phone for an hour.

Question 30

Ella estaba buscando su anillo de perlas.

Answer 30

She was looking for her pearl ring.