what is the spanish word for was?

Answer 1

Look, there are two different verbs, ser and estar that normally translate as was or were, but sometimes hacer will do better; or perhaps non of the three. Plus there are three possible past tenses (eg for ser: fui, era, he sido) for each including six forms each in the indicative, plus four possibilities (fuera, fuese, hubiera sido, hubiese sido) of six forms each in the imperfect subjective.

This isn't nearly as complicated as it sounds, once you get into it, but you can see it isn't so easy a question as it sounds.

Answer 2

The word for "was" is" "era" or "estaba".

I was there.
Yo estaba ahi.

I was old.
Yo era vieja.

The word "was" is from the Spanish verb "to be"; Ser o estar.

Answer 3

past tense of the verb to be= ser or estar

was = (I/he/she) era
era = he was rich = (él) era rico

also = estaba (I/he/she)
I was sleeping = (yo) estaba durmiendo

Answer 4

fue
fui
estuve
estuvo
estava