Cuando estuve/estaba?

Liquinn3 · #1 August 30, 2013, 11:44 AM

Hi, which is correct to use?
Cuando estuve aquí por la primera vez.
or
Cuando estaba aquí por la primera vez.

I think it would be the first one. |Could it be both?

Could someone confirm this?

Gracias.

**Rusty** · #2 August 30, 2013, 02:33 PM

It could be both. It depends on what you're trying to convey.

There are several threads here in the forums where the differences between the two tenses are discussed.

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