Impersonal Se and Passive Se 6

Question 1

Hi Elias! Did you have a good time with your grandfather?

Answer 1

¡Hola, Elías! ¿La pasaste bien con tu abuelo?

Question 2

Well, for example, he told me that before you lived (live) slower.

Answer 2

Bueno, por ejemplo, me dijo que antes se vivía (vivir) más lento.

Question 3

What things did he tell you? I want to know.

Answer 3

¿Qué cosas te contó? Quiero saber.

Question 4

It was a very interesting conversation, Sofia. I just forgot to ask him if he thinks people live better than before.

Answer 4

Fue una conversación muy interesante, Sofía. Solo me olvidé de preguntarle si cree que ahora se vive (people live) mejor que antes.

Question 5

And the news was read on paper, not on a screen! Of that I am sure.

Answer 5

¡Y las noticias se leían en papel, no en una pantalla! De eso estoy segura.

Question 6

And in the supermarkets they didn’t use (didn’t used to be used) plastic bags.

Answer 6

Y en los supermercados no se usaban (didn’t used to be used) bolsas de plástico.

Question 7

Sofia, how are you? Yes, she told me a lot about how she lived herself before.

Answer 7

Sofía, ¿cómo estás? Sí, me contó mucho sobre cómo se vivía antes.

Question 8

And the president was elected every six years, not every four like now.

Answer 8

Y se elegía al presidente cada seis años, no cada cuatro como ahora.

Question 9

They were built just a couple of decades ago.

Answer 9

Se construyeron (They were built) hace apenas un par de décadas.

Question 10

Before there were no skyscrapers here.

Answer 10

Antes no había rascacielos aquí.

Question 11

Well, many things were sold directly on the street, not in stores.

Answer 11

Bueno, muchas cosas se vendían directamente en la calle, no en las tiendas.

Question 12

I don’t think I’ve ever written a letter in my life.

Answer 12

Creo que jamás he escrito una carta en mi vida.

Question 13

Yes! And they wrote (wrote) letters!

Answer 13

¡Sí! ¡Y se escribían (escribir) cartas!

Question 14

She walked (Caminar) more because few people had a car.

Answer 14

Se caminaba (Caminar) más porque pocas personas tenían coche.

Question 15

Were (Did people used to read) read more books than now?

Answer 15

¿Se leían (Did people used to read) más libros que ahora?

Question 16

Well, before you used to listen to the radio frequently because not everyone had a television.

Answer 16

Bueno, antes se escuchaba (escuchar) la radio con frecuencia porque no todos tenían televisión.

Question 17

And what was everyday life like?

Answer 17

¿Y cómo era la vida cotidiana?

Question 18

Yes, and the laws were respected more strictly.

Answer 18

Sí, y se respetaban (respetar) las leyes con más rigurosidad.

Question 19

Were elders respected more than now?

Answer 19

¿Se respetaba a los mayores más que ahora?

Question 20

Things were said (used to be said) head-on.

Answer 20

Las cosas se decían (used to be said) de frente.

Question 21

Well, before you used to dress (dress) more formally.

Answer 21

Bueno, antes se vestía (vestir) más formal.

Question 22

How interesting, Elias. Tell me more.

Answer 22

Qué interesante, Elías. Cuéntame más.

Question 23

As there were no social networks, people used to talk more with others, especially with neighbors.

Answer 23

Como no había redes sociales, se hablaba (people used to talk) más con los demás, especialmente con los vecinos.

Question 24

And they traveled (to travel) little to other countries because it was very expensive.

Answer 24

Y se viajaba (viajar) poco a otros países porque era muy costoso.

Question 25

He always napped after lunch.

Answer 25

Se dormía la siesta siempre después del almuerzo.