Spanish language Q&A Forum

To all of the teaching and development staff of Kwziq and Lawless Spanish:
If it were possible, I would recommend you to a top spot in both the teaching software and general software halls of fame. You gals and guys are the very best the world has to offer!
I am hopelessly addicted and probably moving too fast. I just love watching my percentages rise and can't get enough of it.

I am interested in the learning process from a neuroscientific point of view and I am witnessing numerous additions to my long-term memory. As a young child would, by immersion in the Spanish language, I am also adding new listening and speaking abilities every day to Broca's and Wernicke's areas in my most important asset, my brain. What I have learned is that the most important thing in life is to continue learning.
¡Saludos y congratulaciones a todos!
James Gordon, age 67

There seems to be a lot of doubt in this sentence. What would trigger only the subjunctive?

Thank you. K

You answered a question at the bottom this section  (to Papi on April 16,            2018) and said:

This sentence could be using both "fui" and "era" depending on the the timeframe when the action happened, being more specific (preterite) or more irrelevant (imperfect).

Could you expand a bit on the "irrelevant (imperfect)" which is an interesting perspective, I hadn't come across before. 

Point in quiz being referred to:

Mi prima ________ Miss Universo. .My cousin was Miss Universe HINT: Conjugate "ser" in Pretérito indefinido