Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “When I ______ five years old…”

In this example, we will use the verb “tener” (to have).

Since the subject of this sentence is “yo”, we will use the first-person singular form of the verb “tener” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “tenía”.

tenía

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “…my mother ______ me many legends”.

In this example, we will use the verb “contar” (to tell).

Since the subject of this sentence is “mi madre” (my mother), we will use the third-person singular form of the verb “contar” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “contaba”.

contaba

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “My favorites _______ the Aztec legends”.

In this example, we will use the verb “ser” (to be).

Since the subject of this sentence is “las leyendas aztecas”, we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “ser” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “eran”.

eran

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “…because I __________ to be a brave warrior.”

In this example, we will use the verb “querer” (to want).

Since the subject of this sentence is “yo”, we will use the first-person singular form of the verb “querer” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “quería”.

quería

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “Every Saturday my mother, siblings and I ______ to the library to check out books.”

In this example, we will use the verb “ir” (to go).

Since the subject of this sentence is “mi madre, mis hermanos y yo”, we will use the first-person plural form of the verb “ir” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “íbamos”.

íbamos

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “They always __________ short and easy books…”

In this example, we will use the verb “sacar” (to take).

Since the subject of this sentence is “ellos”, we will use the third-person plural form of the verb “sacar” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “sacaban”.

sacaban

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “…but I _________ the legends.”

In this example, we will use the verb “preferir” (to prefer).

Since the subject of this sentence is “yo”, we will use the first-person singular form of the verb “preferir” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “prefería”.

prefería

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “At six o’clock, we always _______ home.”

In this example, we will use the verb “regresar” (to return).

Since the subject of this sentence is “nosotros”, we will use the first-person plural form of the verb “regresar” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “regresábamos”.

regresábamos

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “My mother _______ always happy”.

In this example, we will use the verb “estar” (to be).

Since the subject of this sentence is “mi madre” (my mother), we will use the third-person singular form of the verb “estar” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “estaba”.

estaba

Jorge talks about his childhood. Complete the paragraph with the imperfect tense of the given verbs.

The example reads: “…when she ________ us with a lot of books.”

In this example, we will use the verb “ver” (to see).

Since the subject of this sentence is “mi madre” (my mother), we will use the third-person singular form of the verb “ver” in imperfect tense.

Therefore, the correct answer is “veía”.

veía