CSG074
63
Morę Ab out the Preterit and the Imperfect
To ask a question using this construction, use either of the following models.
(iCuanto (tiempo) hacia que + verb in the imperfect?
(iHacia cuanto (tiempo) que + verb in the imperfect?
Study the following three examples of these constructions and their single English equivalent.
.Cuanto tiempo hacia que trąb aj ab as en la oficina de turismo?
How long had you been working in the tourist office?
^Hacia cuanto tiempo que trabajabas en la oficina de turismo?
^Desde cuando trabajabas en la oficina de turismo?
If you want to express a past action that took place at a specific time (ago), use the preterit in the following construction:
Hace + expression of time + que + verb in the preterit
Hace dos meses que vi a Ricardo. I saw Ricardo two months ago.
ejercicio
En espańol.
1. How long had you been living in Mexico? _
2. While I was singing, Juan came into the room. _
3. My boss had been on vacation for three weeks. _
4. She was singing, and all of a sudden someone opened the door.
ejercicio
lQue hacias tu? Traduce la expresión entreparentesis. Then use it to tell how oftenyou used to do these actions when you were younger. Notę the example.
EJEMPLO iba a la playa (once in a while) —> Yo iba a la playa de vez en cuando.
Cuando yo era masjoven...
1. leia novelas de ciencia-ficción (often) _
2. salia eon mis amigos (every weekend) _
3. ponia la mesa para la cena (euery night) _
4. no me preocupaba mucho (never) _
5. era muy impaciente (always)
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