was, used to be, era, were
Ese partido era muy importante para mí, financiera y personalmente.
That game was very important to me, both financially and personally.
— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)
Luego me di cuenta de que era algo más.
Then I realized it was something else.
The game was very interesting.
Su asiento a bordo era del lado del pasillo.
His seat on board was on the aisle side.
Tomás era un paciente mío.
Tomás was one of my patients.
Este es el inicio de una nueva era.
This is the beginning of a new era.
Es el final de una era y el principio de otra.
It's the end of one era and the beginning of another.
— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)
La revolución introdujo una nueva era.
The revolution ushered in a new era.
Unió a los clanes durante una era de gran tristeza.
He united the clans during an era of great sorrow.
— Avatar (2009)
Ambos saben, al aterrizar en El Segundo, que era el fin de una era.
Both of them knew, upon landing in El Segundo, that it was the end of an era.
— Érase una vez en… Hollywood (2019)
A la gran batalla de nuestra era.
To the great battle of our era.
— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)
Ningún país en la tierra está a salvo en esta era nuclear.
No country on earth is safe in this nuclear age.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Third | era | — |
El anciano era querido por todos.
The old man was loved by everyone.
El inframundo japonés era gobernado por alguien llamado Minegishi.
The Japanese underworld was ruled by someone called Minegishi.
— Bullet Train (2022)
El anciano era acompañado por su nieto.
The old man was accompanied by his grandson.
Soñé que era abducido por los extraterrestres.
I dreamt that I was abducted by aliens.
El país era gobernado por una familia de la nobleza francesa.
The country was ruled by a family of the French nobility.