Learn the Imperfect of Ser
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To use the verb ser correctly you will have to understand difference between ser and estar which both translate to "be" in English. There is a tutorial here
You can compare the use of estar in the imperfect with ser here
To use the verb ser correctly you will have to understand difference between ser and estar which both translate to "be" in English. There is a tutorial here
You can compare the use of estar in the imperfect with ser here
The content of the flashcards
Your grandmother was Chilean.
Tu abuela era chilena.
I think that things were worse before.
Pienso que antes las cosas eran peores.
My parents were too strict.
Mis padres eran demasiado estrictos.
His uncle was tall.
Su tío era alto.
What were you like when you were young?
¿Cómo eras de pequeño?
I thought that you guys were my friends.
Creí que erais mis amigos.
We were too young to understand.
Éramos demasiado pequeños para entender.
We were neighbours.
Éramos vecinos.
What were you guys like in your youth?
¿Cómo erais en vuestra juventud?
That was my doubt.
Eso era mi duda.
Did you play tennis when you were little?
¿Jugabas al tenis cuando eras pequeño?
It was four o'clock in the afternoon.
Eran las cuatro de la tarde.
You guys were very good friends when you were little.
Erais muy buenos amigos cuando erais pequeños.
He was a very honest man.
Era un hombre muy honrado.
Were you hardworking when you were younger?
¿Eras trabajador cuando eras más joven?
I bought it when I was younger.
Lo compré cuando era más joven.
They weren´t mine.
No eran míos.
We were best friends.
Éramos mejores amigos.
I was very naughty when I was a boy.
Era muy travieso cuando era un niño.
When I was little I wanted to be an astronaut.
Cuándo era pequeño quería ser astronauta.
Sara was an extremely clever girl.
Sara era una chica extremadamente lista.
You guys were members of the debate club.
Erais miembros del club de debate.
They were different, but they loved each other.
Eran diferentes, pero se amaban.
I was very happy until I met you.
Era muy feliz hasta que te conocí.
Everyone knew that it was me.
Todo el mundo sabía que era yo.
Life was very different before the internet.
La vida era muy diferente antes del internet.
The actors were very ugly.
Los actores eran muy feos.
When we were young my brothers and I always played in the street.
Cuando éramos jovenes mis hermanos y yo siempre jugábamos en la calle.
It was one o´clock when my parents left.
Era la una cuando mis padres se fueron.
You were the love of my life.
Eras el amor de mi vida.
When we were very poor we had to ask for money from our parents.
Cuándo éramos muy pobres teníamos que pedir dinero de nuestros padres.
You guys weren´t as clever me.
No erais tan listos como yo.
I wasn´t old I was young.
No era viejo era joven.
What were you like when you were fifteen?
Cómo eras cuando tenías quince años?
I thought that you were older than me!
¡Pensé que eras mas viejo que yo!
What time was it when you arrived?
¿Qué hora era cuando llegaste?