Practice.
Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.
Cuando yo _____ en Lima, iba a la playa todos los fines de semana. (vivir)
When I lived in Lima, I went to the beach every weekend.
¿Dónde _____ tú cuando nos conocimos? No me acuerdo. (vivir)
Where were you living when we met? I don't remember.
De joven, mi abuelo _____ en una casa sin luz ni agua corriente. (vivir)
As a young man, my grandfather lived in a house without electricity or running water.
En esa época _____ sin internet y no nos parecía raro. (vivir)
Back then we lived without the internet and it didn't seem strange to us.
Antes las familias _____ todas juntas: abuelos, padres e hijos. (vivir)
In the past whole families lived together: grandparents, parents and children.
Mientras yo _____ en Berlín, hablaba alemán todos los días. (vivir)
While I was living in Berlin, I spoke German every day.
De pequeño, ¿tú _____ en el campo o en la ciudad? (vivir)
When you were little, did you live in the country or in the city?
La vecina que _____ en el quinto se mudó el mes pasado. (vivir)
The neighbour who used to live on the fifth floor moved out last month.
Cuando mi hermano y yo _____ con mis padres, cenábamos siempre a las nueve. (vivir)
When my brother and I lived with my parents, we always had dinner at nine.
Los mayas _____ en ciudades con enormes templos de piedra. (vivir)
The Maya lived in cities with enormous stone temples.
¿Vosotros _____ ya en este barrio cuando abrieron el mercado? (vivir)
Were you (all) already living in this neighbourhood when they opened the market?
Yo _____ en Chile cuando ocurrió el gran terremoto de 2010. (vivir)
I was living in Chile when the big earthquake of 2010 struck.
Según la leyenda, antiguamente un dragón _____ en aquella cueva. (vivir)
According to legend, a dragon once lived in that cave.
Mis tíos _____ en Venezuela y nos visitaban cada Navidad. (vivir)
My aunt and uncle lived in Venezuela and visited us every Christmas.
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