L5 - Lección 6: Vocabulario - Marcadores Temporales del Imperfecto

Question 1

a long time ago…
Many years ago…

Answer 1

hace mucho tiempo…
hace años…

This phrase will trigger the use of the imperfect tense (no audio)

Question 2

before…

Answer 2

antes

Using ‘antes’ in a sentence gives the feeling of something we ‘used to’ do.

Question 3

When I was a kid…
When I was younger…

Answer 3

Cuando yo era niño/a
Cuando yo era más joven

This phrase will trigger the use of the imperfect tense (no audio)

Question 4

When I was ___ years old…

Answer 4

cuando yo tenía ___ años…

We use the imperfect tense to talk about age in the past (no audio)

Question 5

frequently…

Answer 5

con frecuencia…

This phrase will trigger the use of the imperfect tense (no audio)

Question 6

every week
every year
every summer

Answer 6

cada semana
cada año
cada verano

These phrases are often used to express habitual activities. When speaking in the past they wil trigger the use of the imperfect tense (no audio)

Question 7

When I lived in…

Answer 7

Cuando yo vivía en…

Talking about where you or someone else used to live uses the imperfect tense (no audio)