Practice.
Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.
De niño, yo _____ en el parque todos los días. (jugar)
As a child, I used to play in the park every day.
Cada verano nosotros _____ a la playa. (ir)
Every summer we used to go to the beach.
Cuando _____ joven, vivía en un pueblo. (ser)
When I was young, I lived in a village.
Los domingos ella siempre _____ paella. (comer)
On Sundays she always used to eat paella.
_____ sol y no había nubes en el cielo. (hacer)
It was sunny and there were no clouds in the sky.
_____ las tres de la tarde cuando llegaron. (ser)
It was three in the afternoon when they arrived.
Yo _____ la televisión cuando sonó el teléfono. (ver)
I was watching television when the phone rang.
Mi hermano _____ diez años cuando nací yo. (tener)
My brother was ten years old when I was born.
Antes tú _____ mucho más, ¿no? (viajar)
You used to travel a lot more before, didn't you?
No fui a la fiesta porque _____ muy cansado. (estar)
I didn't go to the party because I was very tired.
Cuando éramos niños, _____ en una casa grande. (vivir)
When we were children, we lived in a big house.
Mientras yo cocinaba, mi marido _____ la mesa. (poner)
While I was cooking, my husband was setting the table.
Yo _____ al colegio en autobús. (ir)
I used to go to school by bus.
La casa _____ vieja y las paredes
The house was old and the walls were white.
Ellos _____ cuando empezó a llover. (pasear)
They were strolling when it started to rain.
De pequeños, mis hermanos y yo _____ mucho. (pelear)
As little kids, my siblings and I used to fight a lot.
Yo _____ ser astronauta cuando era niño. (querer)
I wanted to be an astronaut when I was a boy.
¿_____ tú mucho café antes de dejarlo? (beber)
Did you used to drink a lot of coffee before quitting?
_____ a llamarte, pero me quedé sin batería. (ir)
I was going to call you, but my battery died.
_____ mucha gente en la plaza esa noche. (haber)
There were a lot of people in the square that night.
Pick the correct sentence for a repeated childhood habit.
Which one means 'we used to go every summer'?
Which imperfect form is wrong?
Spot the wrong imperfect form.
Cuando entré, todos _____ y reían. (hablar)
When I came in, everyone was talking and laughing.
Mi abuelo nos _____ historias todas las noches. (escribir)
My grandfather used to write us stories every night.
Which sentence uses the wrong past tense?
Find the sentence with the wrong tense.
Todos los sábados mis padres _____ en el jardín. (trabajar)
Every Saturday my parents used to work in the garden.
Llovía y _____ frío aquella mañana de invierno. (hacer)
It was raining and it was cold that winter morning.
Mientras yo _____ un libro, alguien llamó a la puerta. (leer)
While I was reading a book, someone knocked at the door.
Pick the correct imperfect to describe your age in the past.
Which one means 'I was six years old when I started school'?
Which imperfect form is wrong?
Spot the wrong imperfect form.
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