Usage examples of "era" in Spanish with translation to English

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Insinuó cuál era su intención. He hinted at his intention.
No era mi intención hacerte daño. I didn't mean to hurt you.
No era nuestra intención de atacarlo. We didn't intend to attack him.
Dije que era posible que lloviera. I said it might rain.
Pensé que él era muy honesto. I thought him very honest.
¿Cómo era la casa de Tom? What did Tom's house look like?
Sentí que era innecesario pedir ayuda. I found it necessary to ask for help.
Sentí que era necesario obtener un préstamo. I found it necessary to get a loan.
No era necesario que te dieras prisa. You didn't need to hurry.
No era necesario que mantuviera el silencio. She need not have kept silent.
Ella lo evitaba siempre que era posible. She avoided him whenever possible.
Su hijo lo era todo para ella. Her son meant everything to her.
Cuando era niño siempre me levantaba temprano. I always got up early in my childhood.
Cuanto más rico era, más quería serlo. The richer he became, the more he wanted.
Pensé que la mujer era una periodista. I thought of the woman as a journalist.
Tom encontró que era difícil responder la pregunta. Tom found it difficult to answer the question.
Ella era muy apegada a esa vieja casa. She had a great attachment to that old house.
Ella vino a Japón cuando era una niña. She came to Japan as a child.
Al principio pensé que él era tu hermano. At first, I took him for your brother.
Sentí que yo no era adecuado para el trabajo. I felt inadequate to the task.
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