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What is the difference between stato and ero ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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stato=been ero=was
sono stato malato=I've been sick
stp malato=I was sick
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Well, stato is a "participio passato" so it is always used with the verb "essere" (to be).
It can form all the composed times (tempi composti):
Passato prossimo. It's used to express something in a near past.
Sono stato a casa
I've been at home
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Sono stato a casa ieri
I was at home yesterday
Trapassato prossimo. It's used to express a continued action that now is ended.
Ero stato male in quel periodo
I had been sick in that period
Trapassato remoto. A very very remote past (it's not common, don't use it ahah)
Io fui stato in Francia 50 anni fa.
I've been in France 50 years ago
Futuro anteriore
Sarò stato a casa a quel punto
I'll be at home at that point
There are others "tempi composti", go check them on internet.
Ero is a "imperfetto". It express continued actions.
Ero a scuola ieri
I was at school yesterday
Ero basso quando ero bambino.
I was short when I was a child
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