era bueno

was good

→ ser

phrase Uncommon #17,289

was good This is the masculine singular form of the adjective with the imperfect tense of "ser." It can also mean "was good at" when followed by a skill or activity.

SP: Era bueno.

EN: It was good.

Afortunadamente, el tiempo era bueno y pudimos comer fuera.

Fortunately, the weather was good and we were able to eat outside.

Sabía que Tom no era bueno.

I knew Tom wasn't good.

El plan de Lincoln era bueno.

Lincoln's plan was good.

Te dije que era bueno.

I told you it was good.

Y Dios vio que era bueno.

And God saw that it was good.

La casa tenía buen aspecto, por otra parte, el precio era bueno.

The house looked good, and the price was good.

Nuestro ambiente de trabajo era bueno.

Our work environment was good.

Era bueno.

It was good.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Yo sabía que Tom era bueno en francés.

I knew Tom was good at French.

Ese hotel era bueno y económico.

That hotel was good and inexpensive.

Pero lo hablamos anoche y decidimos que no era bueno.

But we talked about it last night and decided it wasn't a good idea.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Él no pensó en qué era bueno para su esposa.

He didn't think about what was good for his wife.

Todo lo occidental era bueno.

Everything Western was good.

— El último emperador (1987)

Por primera vez sentí que era bueno en algo.

For the first time I felt I was good at something.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

El entorno de trabajo de Tom era bueno.

Tom's work environment was good.

Ese era mi papel y era bueno para eso.

That was my role and I was good at it.

Y Dios vio que esto era bueno.

And God saw that it was good.

Era bueno en algunas cosas, que eran útiles en el ejército.

He was good at some things, which were useful in the army.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

Él era bueno.

He was good.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Lo intenté, pero nada era bueno.

I tried, but nothing was good.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)