1 Imperfect Tense Indicative Flashcards
I used to study with John
estudiaba con Juan.
He used to work in a bank
él trabajaba en un banco
We used to live in an apartment
Vivíamos en un apartmento.
They used to write notes in class
Escribían notas en clase.
You used to read lots of magazines
Leías muchas revistas. (magazines)
You all opened the windows in january.
Abríais las ventanas en enero.
I used to make my bed every morning
Yo hacía la cama cada mañana.
They used to call us every night
Ellas nos llamaban cada noche.
Where did you (used to) work
Dónde trabajabas.
Where did you all (formal) used to live.
Dónde vivían ustedes.
He used to swim in our pool
Él nadaba en nuestra piscina.
Mark used to be President of our club.
Mark era presidente de nuestro club
I used to go to Italy every year
Iba a Italia cada año
We used to invite everyone to our parties.
Invitábamos a todo el mundo a nuestras fiestas
Leo Tolstoy was a writer.
Leo Tolstoy era escritor
Freud was a psychiatrist
Freud era psiquiatra
Columbus was an explorer.
Christóbal Colón era explorador
Margaret Mead was a anthropologist
MM era antropóloga
My father was a farmer
Mi padre era granjero
Mary had a little lamb.
Maria tenía un corderito.
We wore uniforms to school.
Llevábamos uniformes a la escuela.
I was embarrased.
Estaba avergonzado
The shop did not have the shirt that I wanted.
La tienda no tenía la camisa que quería.
The windows were open, but the door was closed.
Las ventanas estaban abiertas pero la puerta estaba cerrada.
You all were wearing silly hats.
llevaÍs sombreros riduclos
George was tall and handsome.
Jorge era alto y guapo.
The cat was in the attic.
El gato estaba en el desván.
My pen did not work
Mi pluma no funcionaba.
I had lots of friends at camp.
(Yo) Tenía muchos amigos en el campamento.
The cat was black and white.
El gato era negro y blanco.
The monster had two heads.
el monstro tenía dos cabezas.
I was washing the dishes.
(Yo) fregaba los platos
Nobody was listening while the politician was speaking.
Nadie eschuchaba mientras el politico hablaba.
He was walking and I was running.
Él andaba y yo corría
They were listening to the radio while they were studying
Ellos eschuaban la radio mientras estudiaban.