span Flashcards
(24 cards)
They used to live in a small town.
Ellos solían vivir en un pueblo pequeño
He always cooked with his grandma in the kitchen
Siempre solía cocinar con su abuela en la cocina
You guys used to watch TV before going to bed
Vosotros solíais ver la televisión antes de acostaros
When I was a child, I used to be tall, and my hair was long
Cuando era niño, solía ser alto y solía tener el pelo largo
used to like watching Peppa Pig
Me gustaba ver Peppa Pig
Ir
iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban
Ser
→ era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran
Ver
→ veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
For -AR verbs:
aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban
For -ER/-IR verbs:
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
I used to watch cartoons
Solía ver dibujos animados
He was tall and nice
Era alto y simpático
- To set the stage for another past action.
It was a dark stormy night …
Era una noche oscura y tormentosa
- To describe habitual actions
I used to eat at the local restaurant.
Comia en el restaurante del barrio.
- To tell the time in the past
It was three o’clock.
Eran las tres.
- To state one’s age in the past.
/ was seven.
. Tenia 7 años
- To describe characteristics or conditions.
He was tall.
Él era alto.
- For most physical or mental states.
I felt sick.
Me sentia enfermo.
It was a dark night, and it was raining a lot.
Era una noche oscura, y llovía mucho
When I was little, I went to the beach often
Cuando era pequeña, iba a la playa a menudo
It was six-thirty in the afternoon.
Eran las seis y media de la tarde.
When I was little, I was quite shy.
Cuando era pequeño, era bastante tímido.
When I was four years old…
Cuando tenía cuatro años…
The other day, I was very tired.
El otro día estaba muy cansada.
