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Vocabulary Related to Toys

  • la colección (pl. las colecciones) - collection

  • la cuerda - rope

  • el dinosaurio - dinosaur

  • la muñeca - doll

  • el muñeco - action figure

  • el oso de peluche - teddy bear

  • el tren eléctrico - electric train

  • el triciclo - tricycle

  • la tortuga - turtle

  • molestar - to bother

  • pelearse - to fight

  • saltar (a la cuerda) - to jump (rope)

  • el patio de recreo - playground

Vocabulary Related to Animals and Activities

  • los bloques - blocks (to name toys)

  • el pez (pl. los peces) - fish

  • coleccionar - to collect (to discuss things you used to do)

  • la guardería infantil - daycare center (to name places)

  • de niño, -a - as a child

Phrases Related to Childhood

  • de pequeño, -a - as a child

  • de vez en cuando - once in a while

  • mentir (e ➜ ie) - to lie

  • obedecer (c ➜ zc) - to obey

  • ofrecer (c ➜ zc) - to offer

  • permitir - to permit, to allow

  • por lo general - in general

  • portarse bien / mal - to behave well / badly

  • todo el mundo - everyone

  • el vecino, la vecina - neighbor

  • la verdad - truth

  • consentido, -a - spoiled

  • desobediente - disobedient

  • generoso, -a - generous

  • obediente - obedient

  • tímido, -a - timid

  • travieso, -a - naughty, mischievous

  • el mundo - world (to describe what someone was like)

  • bien educado, -a - well-behaved

  • la moneda - coin (other useful words)

Grammar: Imperfect Tense

Imperfect of the Verb ir

  • iba - I went

  • íbamos - we went

  • ibas - you went (singular)

  • ibais - you went (plural)

  • iba - he/she/it went

  • iban - they went

Imperfect of the Verb jugar

  • jugaba - I played

  • jugábamos - we played

  • jugabas - you played (singular)

  • jugabais - you played (plural)

  • jugaba - he/she/it played

  • jugaban - they played

Imperfect of the Verb ser

  • era - I was

  • éramos - we were

  • eras - you were (singular)

  • erais - you were (plural)

  • era - he/she/it was

  • eran - they were

Imperfect of the Verb ver

  • veía - I saw

  • veíamos - we saw

  • veías - you saw (singular)

  • veíais - you saw (plural)

  • veía - he/she/it saw

  • veían - they saw

Indirect Object Pronouns

  • me - (to / for) me

  • nos - (to / for) us

  • te - (to / for) you

  • os - (to / for) you (plural)

  • le - (to / for) him, her, you (formal)

  • les - (to / for) them, you (formal)

Additional Vocabulary

  • For additional vocabulary, see print pp. 506–507.