Practice.
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Cuando era joven, _____ en una fábrica de zapatos. (trabajar)
When I was young, I worked in a shoe factory.
¿Dónde _____ tú cuando nos conocimos? (trabajar)
Where were you working when we met?
Mi abuela _____ de costurera y cosía para todo el pueblo. (trabajar)
My grandmother worked as a seamstress and sewed for the whole village.
Mientras nosotros _____, los niños jugaban en el jardín. (trabajar)
While we were working, the children were playing in the garden.
Antes, los niños _____ en el campo desde muy pequeños. (trabajar)
In the past, children worked in the fields from a very young age.
Cuando vivía en Londres, _____ de noche y dormía de día. (trabajar)
When I lived in London, I worked at night and slept during the day.
¿_____ tú los fines de semana cuando estudiabas? (trabajar)
Did you work at weekends when you were studying?
Cuando llegué, mi jefe todavía _____ en su despacho. (trabajar)
When I arrived, my boss was still working in his office.
De estudiantes, mi hermano y yo _____ de repartidores en verano. (trabajar)
As students, my brother and I worked as delivery drivers in the summer.
En aquella época, los obreros _____ doce horas al día. (trabajar)
At that time, workers worked twelve hours a day.
¿Vosotros ya _____ juntos antes de casaros? (trabajar)
Were you (two) already working together before you got married?
Mientras yo _____, mi compañero no paraba de hablar por teléfono. (trabajar)
While I was working, my colleague kept talking on the phone.
Mi padre _____ en el turno de noche cuando yo nací. (trabajar)
My father was working the night shift when I was born.
De pequeños, mis padres _____ todos los domingos y casi no los veíamos. (trabajar)
When we were little, my parents worked every Sunday and we hardly saw them.
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