mod 4 Flashcards
my childhood
mi niñez
when I was young
cuando yo era pequeño, cuando yo era pequeña
remember/recall/remind
recordar
How was he/she/you (formal)?
¿Cómo era?
quiet/silent
eras callado, eras callada
Who were you playing with?
¿Con quién jugabas?
played outside
jugabas afuera
What did you dream about?
¿Con qué soñabas?
I was scared
tenía miedo
What did you like to do?
¿Qué te gustaba?
Rode a bicycle
montaba en bicicleta
Bother
molestaba
went to the parque
iba al parque
did mischief
hacía travesuras
was a superhero/superheroine
era un superhéroe, era una superheroína
watched cartoons
miraba los dibujos animados
album
el álbum de fotos
imagine
imaginar
my memories
mis memorias
obedient
obediente
Superlative Adjectives Regular rule
When your comparison requires the words most or least before the adjective or the English translation of the adjective ends in -est, use the following formula: definite article + mas/menos + adjective
Recuerdo que era el más simpático de mi familia.
Superlative Adjective Irregular rule
When your superlative adjective translates to English in a single word, use this formula:
definite article + superlative adjective
Yo era la mayor.
Imperfect tense acronym
W-eather
Stating what the weather was like in the past: “Hacìa mal tiempo el jueves pasado/It was bad weather last Thursday”
A-age
Stating someone’s age in the past: “Cuando tenìas tres años, eras pequeño/When you were three years old, you were young.”
T-ime/Date
Telling the time or date in the past: “Eran las cuatro y media de la tarde cuando Carlos jugaba afuera/It was four thirty in the afternoon when Carlos was playing outside.”
E-motions
Thoughts, feelings, and emotions: “estabas asustado/I was scared.”
R-epeated/ongoing
Talk about events that happened repeatedly in the past: “Ella iba al parque todas las mañanas//She used to go to the park every morning.”
S-etting scenes
Describing people, background, things, etc.: “Durante mi niñez, yo era obediente/During my childhood, I used to be obedient.”
Where did Puerto Rico use to get a lot of their economy?
Sugar cane
