Los cuadros estuvieron en el museo.The paintings were in the museum. (We are describing a situation where the condition is either no longer true or not relevant.)
The problem with saying 'either no longer true or not relevant' here creates a grey area because normally if we understand a condition to not be relevant, we would use the imperfecto, surely? See the first question in the quiz for example.
Condition not relevant; imperfecto?
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Jan C.Kwiziq community member
Condition not relevant; imperfecto?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using Spanish verb estar in the imperfect vs the preterite"
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InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Jan
Yes, that bit is confusing. It's now saying that that condition is no longer true, the situation is different now.)
I hope this clarifies it.
Gracias y saludos
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