El imperfecto
I used to cry, They used to cry
(yo) lloraba, (ellos) lloraban
I was lying when my mom arrived.
(yo) mentía cuando mi mamá llegó.
We wrote to him.
(Nosotros) Le escribíamos.
They were kissing each other.
(Ellos) se besaban.
I got along well frequently
(yo) me llevaba bien frecuentemente
I used to collect, We used to collect
(yo) coleccionaba, (nosotros) coleccionábamos
They were going to the store when the party started.
(Ellos) iban a la tienda cuando la fiesta empezó.
They lied to them.
(Ellos) Les mentían.
We were having fun
(nosotros) nos divertíamos
We used to chat and have a picnic.
(Nosotros) Charlábamos y hacíamos un picnic.
You were smiling, We were smiling
I was bothering my brother until my dad came.
(Yo) molestaba a mi hermano hasta (que) mi papá vino.
You told jokes to me.
(Tú) Me contabas chistes.
We used to hug each other after we fought with each other.
(Nosotros) nos abrazábamos después (de que) nos peleábmos.
There was an enormous parade.
Había un desfile enorme.
She was sleeping
(Ella) se dormía
We were fighting (with each other) when my sister was born.
(nosotros) nos peleábamos cuando mi hermana nació.
We offered the doll to her.
(nosotros) Le ofrecíamos la muñeca.
I chatted to myself while they were chatting to each other.
(yo) me charlaba mientras (que) (ellos) se charlaban.
The custom was to congratulate my relatives with a surprise party.
La costumbre era felicitar a mis parientes con una fiesta de sorpresa.
I was, You saw, We went
(yo) era, (tú) veías, (nosotros) íbamos
The house was old and pretty, but the fireworks destroyed (destuir) all.
La casa era antigua y bonita, pero los fuegos artificiales destruyeron todo.
Paco would read the invitation to you.
Paco te leía la invitación.
We shook hands when we would say goodbye.
(Nosotros) nos dábamos la(s) mano(s) cuando nos despedíamos.
You were greeting. We were greeting each other
(tú) saludabas, (nosotros) nos saludábamos