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Verbs (Actions)
To be / was – Era
To go / went – Iba
I saw – Veía
Used to sit – Sentaba
Used to feel – Sentía
Weather and Environment
What was the weather like? – ¿Qué tiempo hacía?
What was the weather like (specific time)? – ¿Qué tiempo hizo?
Is it snowing today? – ¿Nieva hoy?
It was snowing a lot – Nevaba mucho
It snowed yesterday – Nevó ayer
Is it raining today? – ¿Llueve hoy?
It was raining a lot – Llovía mucho
It rained yesterday – Llovió ayer
Questions About Past Events
Where were you while we were waiting for you? – ¿Dónde estabas mientras te esperábamos?
Where were you when you had the accident? – ¿Dónde estuviste cuando tuviste el accidente?
Where were you going? – ¿Adónde ibas?
What were you doing? – ¿Qué hacías?
With whom were you speaking? – ¿Con quién hablabas?
Where did you go? – ¿Adónde fuiste?
What did you do? – ¿Qué hiciste?
With whom did you speak? – ¿Con quién hablaste?
What day was it? – ¿Qué día era?
What was the date? – ¿Qué fecha era?
What time was it? – ¿Qué hora era?
States and Feelings
How old are you? – ¿Cuántos años tenías tú?
What was he like? – ¿Cómo era él?
How were you? – ¿Cómo estabas tú?
I felt like... – Yo tenía ganas de...
In peace – En paz
Time Expressions
Every day – Todos los días
All day – Todo el día
Every night – Todas las noches
The whole night – Toda la noche
Every Saturday – Todos los sábados
All the time – Todo el tiempo
Almost always – Casi siempre
Almost never – Casi nunca
Often – Con frecuencia
Generally – Generalmente
Sometimes – A veces
While – Mientras
Other Useful Words
There was / There were – Había
Noise – El ruido
Traffic – El tráfico