would in the past I would go up north every summer. Yo iba al norte todos los veranos. imperfecto
Age or Physical Appearance/ Descriptions I had blonde hair when I was two years old. Tenía pelo rubio cuando tenía dos años imperfecto
Main actions and events We saw a movie this weekend. Vimos una pelicula este fin de semana. pretérito
Every summer cada verano imperfecto
Time and weather It was 4:00. It was warm. Eran las 4:00. Hacía calor. imperfecto
Finally, at last Por fin pretérito
Isolated actions that happened a specific number of times We went to Florida 5 times. Nosotros fuimos a Florida cinco veces. pretérito
Feelings, beliefs, emotional states I was sad. Yo estaba triste. imperfecto
mientras while imperfecto
Actions that were repeated an undetermined number of times During the winters, we skied in Colorado. Durante el invierno, esquiábamos en Colorado. imperfecto
used to He used to play on the baseball team. Él jugaba en el equipo de béisbol. imperfecto
was or were + ing I was listening to music Yo escuchaba la música. imperfecto
The day before yesterday Anteayer pretérito
Five times, ten times cinco veces, diez veces pretérito
rarely rara vez imperfecto
One time una vez pretérito
Last week, last year la semana pasada el año pasado pretérito
On Sunday evenings los domingos por la tarde imperfecto
Suddenly De repente pretérito
The other day el otro día pretérito
always siempre imperfecto
Action in progress for an indefinite time. Was/were + -ing She was writing a paper. Ella escribía una composición imperfecto
often a menudo imperfecto
Actions that happened during or at a specific time. She left at 6:00. Ella salió a las 6:00. pretérito
everyday todos los días; cada día imperfecto
Once in a while de vez en cuando imperfecto
generally Generalmente; por lo general imperfecto