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Capítulo 1_Gozar
Verbos_el imperfecto
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asustarse | to get frightened |
| De pequeña, mi sobrina se asustaba cuando veía un payaso. | When she was little, my niece used to get frightened when she say a clown. |
| celebrar | to celebrate |
| Su abuela celebraba el santo más que el cumpleaños. | His grandmother used to celebrate her feast day more than her birthday. |
| cumplir años | to have a birthday |
| La abuela cumplía en diciembre. | Grandmother used to have her birthday in December. |
| dar una fiesta | to give a party |
| Ella siempre daba una gran fiesta de cumpleaños, pero ya no puede. | She used to always give a big birthday party, but she is not able to anymore. |
| ya no | not anymore |
| todavía no | not yet |
| disfrazarse | to wear a costume |
| Todos los años ellos se disfrazaban de payasos para Mardi Gras en New Orleans. | Every year they used to wear clown costumes for Mardi Gras in New Orleans. |
| Toda la familia se disfrazaba cuando iban a ver la parada del carnaval. | The whole family would wear costumes when they went to see the carnival parade. |
| gritar | to shout |
| un grito | a scream |
| Los niños gritaban y gritaban. | The children were shouting and shouting. |
| hacer un brindis | to make a toast (at an event) |
| Al abuelo le gustaba hacer un brindis para el Año Nuevo. | Grandfather used to love to make a toast to the New Year. |
| llorar | to cry |
| El bebé lloraba y lloraba sin parar. | The baby was crying and crying without stopping. |
| olvidar | to forget |
| Ay, se me olvidaban las llaves. | Oh, I was forgetting the keys. |
| pasarlo bien | to have a good time |
| Lo pasábamos muy bien con ellos. | We used to have a good time with them. |
| pasarlo mal | to have a bad time |
| Siempre lo pasaba mal ella. | She used to always have a bad time. |
| ponerse | to become / to get |
| Yo me ponía furiosa cuando se acababa la comida muy rápido. | I used to get furious when the food ran out very fast. |
| Yo me ponía triste por las mañanas si no tenía tiempo de desayunar. | I used to get sad in the mornings if I didn´t have time to eat breakfast. |
| portarse bien | to behave well |
| portarse mal | to behave badly |
| José se portaba mal de niño. | José used to behave badly as a child. |
| José se portaba muy bien en la escuela primaria. | José used to behave very well in lower elementary school. |
| reaccionar | to react |
| ¿Cómo reaccionabas de niño cuando veías un payaso? | How did you react as a child when you saw a clown. |
| recordar | to remember |
| La abuela siempre recordaba su niñez con tristeza. | Grandmother always remembered her childhood with sadness. |
| reunirse | to get together |
| Nos reuníamos todos los domingos. | We used to get together on Sundays. |
| sorprender | to surprise |
| Él siempre sorprendía a su esposa con una fiesta de cumpleaños. | He always surprised his wife with a birthday party. |
| sorprenderse | to become surprised |
| Ella siempre se sorprendía con la fiesta de sorpresa que le daba su esposo todos los años. | She was always surprised with the surprise birthday party that her husband gave her every year. |
Created by:
R Vickery
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