Spanish. Lesson 73.  El preterito imperfecto (III)

Spanish. Lesson 73. El preterito imperfecto (III)

Author: natalia sanchez vazquez June 12, 2024 Duration: 13:04
This episode is a recap of what we have studied so far about this tense, plus an explanation of the irregular verbs related to it. There will also be a little quiz for you, and the following are the answers to it.
- Cuando era niño, jugaba en el parque todos los días.
- Mi abuela siempre contaba historias interesantes.
- Veíamos la televisión todas las noches antes de cenar.
- Cada verano, íbamos a la playa con la familia.
- Mis amigos y yo jugábamos al fútbol los fines de semana.
- Leía un libro cuando me llamaste.
- Cuando trabajaba para esa empresa, tenía muchos compañeros de trabajo.
- Cuando tenía 12 años me gustaba mucho pasear
- Mi profesor pedro no explicaba bien matemáticas.
- A mis amigas y a mi nos gustaba bailar en una discoteca que se llamaba  Aura.
- No podía creer lo que veía en aquella casa
- En el pasado, los niños eran más inocentes

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Duration: 12:29
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Duration: 12:50
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Duration: 16:20
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Duration: 19:11
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Duration: 12:38
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