Practice.
Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.
De pequeño yo _____ muchas golosinas a escondidas. (comer)
As a child I ate lots of sweets on the sly.
Cuando vivías en México, ¿_____ picante todos los días? (comer)
When you lived in Mexico, did you eat spicy food every day?
Mi abuelo, que en paz descanse, siempre _____ una naranja de postre. (comer)
My grandfather, may he rest in peace, always ate an orange for dessert.
Nosotros _____ tranquilamente cuando empezó a temblar la tierra. (comer)
We were calmly eating when the ground started to shake.
En la Edad Media los campesinos _____ sobre todo pan y legumbres. (comer)
In the Middle Ages peasants ate mostly bread and pulses.
Antes yo no _____ verduras, pero ahora me encantan. (comer)
I didn't use to eat vegetables, but now I love them.
¿Qué _____ cuando te llamé? Se te oía masticar. (comer)
What were you eating when I called? I could hear you chewing.
Mientras el bebé _____, la madre leía el periódico. (comer)
While the baby was eating, the mother was reading the newspaper.
Cuando éramos estudiantes, _____ pasta casi todos los días. (comer)
When we were students, we ate pasta almost every day.
Los niños _____ en silencio mientras veían los dibujos. (comer)
The children ate in silence while they watched cartoons.
Cuando erais pequeños, ¿vosotros _____ en el comedor del colegio? (comer)
When you were little, did you (all) eat in the school canteen?
Yo _____ un helado cuando se me cayó al suelo. (comer)
I was eating an ice cream when it fell on the floor.
A los tres años, mi hija solo _____ arroz blanco y plátano. (comer)
At three, my daughter only ate white rice and bananas.
Hace años, mis tíos _____ cada verano en un chiringuito de la playa. (comer)
Years ago, my aunt and uncle ate at a beach bar every summer.
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