be -spend time
is it the same

I spent 3 hours at the pool I was 3 hours at the pool ?

or I was at the pool for 3 hours ?

thanks

Question

be -spend time
is it the same

I spent 3 hours at the pool                      I was 3 hours at the pool ?

or I was at the pool for 3 hours ?

thanks

Answer

I spent three hours at the pool.
I was at the pool for three hours.

Remember that the object of "spend" is time (in this example), so "I was three hours at the pool" is the wrong word-order if you choose to use "be".