Why are there so many different ways to say 'I was' in Spanish?

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Sunny Kumar

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I was - Estaba, Estuve and Era Estaba and Era are Past Imperfect Tense - Estaba is used for Temporary and Era is used for Permanent things... examples - Estaba - Estaba enfermo. Era - Cuando era niño, Jugaba mucho. Estuve is Past Indefinite Tense. (Estuve - we use when we tell the story I was...
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I was - Estaba, Estuve and Era Estaba and Era are Past Imperfect Tense - Estaba is used for Temporary and Era is used for Permanent things... examples - Estaba - Estaba enfermo.Era - Cuando era niño, Jugaba mucho.Estuve is PastIndefinite Tense. (Estuve - we use when we tell the story I was in London - Estuve en Londres) read less
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This is the way spanish is , even in our native language you would find multiple things which have alot of different ways to say . If you get a good guide then you would be able to use all the ways with ease .
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