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Setting the Scene
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |