Practice.
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De adolescente, yo siempre _____ tarde a cenar. (llegar)
As a teenager, I was always late for dinner.
En el colegio, ¿tú _____ andando o te llevaban tus padres? (llegar)
At school, did you walk there or did your parents take you?
El cartero _____ siempre a las once cuando yo era pequeña. (llegar)
The postman always came at eleven when I was little.
En aquella época nosotros _____ a la oficina a las siete de la mañana. (llegar)
Back then we got to the office at seven in the morning.
Antes los turistas _____ en autobuses llenos; ahora vienen en avión. (llegar)
Tourists used to arrive in packed coaches; now they come by plane.
Cuando trabajaba en el centro, yo _____ a casa agotado cada noche. (llegar)
When I worked downtown, I got home exhausted every night.
Antes _____ siempre la primera a clase, ¿qué te ha pasado? (llegar)
You always used to be the first to class — what's happened to you?
Mi padre siempre _____ del trabajo cuando ya estábamos dormidos. (llegar)
My father always got home from work when we were already asleep.
De niños, mi hermana y yo _____ a casa de la abuela los domingos a mediodía. (llegar)
As children, my sister and I got to our grandmother's at midday on Sundays.
Las noticias _____ al pueblo con semanas de retraso en aquella época. (llegar)
In those days news reached the village weeks late.
Cuando vivíais en el pueblo, ¿_____ al instituto en bici? (llegar)
When you (all) lived in the village, did you get to school by bike?
Por aquel entonces yo nunca _____ a fin de mes con el sueldo. (llegar)
Back then my salary never lasted until the end of the month.
En los años sesenta, el agua solo _____ dos horas al día al barrio. (llegar)
In the sixties, water only reached the neighbourhood for two hours a day.
Cuando éramos pequeños, mis tíos _____ cada Navidad cargados de regalos. (llegar)
When we were little, my aunt and uncle arrived every Christmas loaded with presents.
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