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Setting the Scene
Term | Definition |
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yo tenía | I used to have |
él/ella tenía | he/she used to have |
yo tenía seis años | I was 6 years old |
yo era | I used to be, I was |
él/ella era | he/she used to be, was |
yo era muy tímido | I was (used to be) very shy |
me gustaba | I used to like |
le gustaba | he/she used to like |
me interesaba | it used to interest me |
le interesaba | it used to interest him/her |
me irritaba | it used to irritate me |
le irritaba | it used to irritate him/her |
a mí me irritaba mi hermano | my brother was (used to be) irritating to me |
me importaba | it was (used to be) important to me |
le importaba | it was (used to be) important to him/her |
me aburría | it was (used to be) boring to me |
le aburria | it was (used to be) boring to him/her |
yo miraba | I used to watch |
él/ella miraba | he/she used to watch |
yo miraba la televisión por la tarde | I used to watch tv in the afternoon |
yo jugaba, practicaba | I used to play, practice |
él/ella jugaba, practicaba | he/she used to play, practice |
yo jugaba fútbol con amigos | I used to play soccer with friends |
yo comía | I used to eat |
él/ella comía | he/she used to eat |
yo vivía | I used to live |
él/ella vivía | he/she used to live |
yo vivía en el campo | I lived (used to live, was living) in the country |
yo llevaba | I used to wear |
él/ella llevaba | he/she used to wear |
yo nunca llevaba los jeans | I never wore (used to wear) jeans |
se llamaba | he/she was called, named |
me llamaba | I was called, named |
mi familia me llamaba "Chubby Cheeks" | my family used to called me "Chubby Cheeks" |
mi perro se llamaba Chica | my dog was named Chica |
había | there was, there were |
había un perro feroz en mi barrio | there was (used to be) a fierce dog in my neighborhood |
había muchas personas en mi familia | there were a lot of people in my family |
siempre | always |
nunca | never |
con | with |
cuando yo era niño/niña | when I was a child |
cuando yo tenía cuatro años | when I was four years old |
pero | but |
¿Comías ...? | Did you used to eat ... ? |
¿Vivías ...? | Did you used to live ... ? |
¿Tenías ...? | Did you used to have ... ? |
¿Jugabas ...? | Did you used to play ...? |
¿Eras ...? | Were you ...? |
¿Qué jugabas? | What did you used to play? |
¿Dónde vivías? | Where did you used to live? |
¿Qué comías? | What did you used to eat? |
¿Cómo eras tú? | What were you like? |
teníamos | we used to have |
comíamos | we used to eat |
vivíamos | we used to live |
éramos amigos | we were friends |
éramos enemigos | we were enemies |
visitábamos | we used to visit |
visitaban a mi familia | they were visiting my family |
tenían problemas | they were having problems |
hablaban a un amigo | they were talking to a friend |
estaban hablando a un amigo | they were talking to a friend |
conducían un carro rojo | they were driving a red car |
estaban conduciendo un carro rojo | they were driving a red car |
estaban luchando | they were fighting |
luchaban | they were fighting |
estaban protegiendo | they were protecting |
protegían | they were protecting |
estaban comiendo | they were eating |
corrían | they were running |
estaban corriendo | they were running |
comían | they were eating |