Hi, I was wondering if you would use "era" or "fue" in these sentences:
La persona que se murió más recientemente era (fue?) una mujer.
El deiciocho de agosto era (fue?) la fecha que ella fue al hospital.
Thanks for the help!
La persona que se murio mas recientemente fue una mujer.
El deiciocho de agosto era la fecha que ella fue al hospital.
"Fue" is past tense of the verb "to be" or "to go". "Era" is USED TO BE. Remember that to help you in other sentences. Hope that helped!
Are you sure? I was thinking the first one is era because it describes a person.
To determine whether to use "era" or "fue" in these sentences, we need to consider the context and the intended meaning.
1. "La persona que se murió más recientemente era (fue?) una mujer."
In this sentence, we are discussing the identity of a person who recently died. Both "era" and "fue" can be used, but they convey slightly different meanings.
- If you use "era," it implies that the person was a woman at the time of their death and possibly before. It refers to a more permanent characteristic in the past.
- If you use "fue," it suggests that the person became a woman at the time of their death, indicating a more specific event or change in the past.
2. "El dieciocho de agosto era (fue?) la fecha que ella fue al hospital."
Here, we are talking about a specific date when someone went to the hospital. Again, both "era" and "fue" can be used, but with different implications:
- If you use "era," it suggests that August 18th was the date she used to go to the hospital regularly or habitually in the past.
- If you use "fue," it indicates that August 18th was the specific date on which she went to the hospital.
In both sentences, the choice between "era" and "fue" depends on the intended meaning, emphasizing either a more continuous state or a specific event/action. It's important to consider the specific context and intended emphasis to choose the correct verb form.