Mi Niñez My Childhood

Mi niñez Nací en Long Beach, California. Yo era la primera hija a mis padres. I was born in Long Beach, California. I was the first daughter born to my parents.

Cuando era una niña, Cuando era una niña, yo era muy confundida sobre el mundo. When I was a little girl, I was very confused about the world.

Cuando era niña. Cuando era una niña, tocaba el violín. Mi papa me enseñaba. Tocaba para muchos anos pero era muy timida. When I was a little girl I played the violin. My dad taught me. I played for many years but I was very shy.

Cuando era una niña Cuando era una niña, jugaba con un oso de peluches y muñecas. When I was a little girl, I played with teddy bears and dolls.

Cuando era una niña También jugaba deportes como patinando y fútbol. I also used to play sports like skating and soccer.

Cuando era una niña Me gustaba comer muchos dulces, especialmente helado. I used to like to eat a lot of sweets, especially ice cream.

Cuando era una niña Era un poquita traviesa a veces pero la mayoría del tiempo era muy obediente. I was a little mischievous sometimes but most of the time I was very obedient.

Cuando era una niña No era consentida. Tenia seis hermanitos durante mi niñez. Era muy feliz con mi familia. I wasn’t spoiled. I had 6 younger brothers and sisters during my childhood. I was very happy with my family.

El imperfecto El imperfecto is a second form of the past tense. It talks about past actions that lasted a long time and were continual. Ser- to be (yo) era- I was (tu) eras- You were (el) era- He was (ella) era- She was (ellos/ellas) eran- They were (nosotros) eramos- We were

-ar verbs in “el imperfecto” In the (yo )form add – “aba” Jugar- to play Tocar- to play an instrument Gustar- to like Saltar la cuerda- to jump rope coleccionar- to collect Molestar- to bother Pelear- to fight Jugaba Tocaba Gustaba Saltaba Coleccionaba Molestaba peleaba

Oraciones ejemplares Cuando era una nina, coleccionaba piedras. When I was a little girl, I collected rocks. Cuando era una nina, saltaba la cuerda con mis amigas. When I was a little girl, I jumped rope with my friends. Cuando era una nina, peleaba mucho con mis hermanitos. When I was a little girl, I fought a lot with my siblings.

Oraciones ejemplares Cuando era una nina, molestaba a mis padres con mis preguntas. When I was a little girl, I bothered my parents with my questions. Cuando era una nina, era bien educado pero a veces era desobediente. When I was a little girl, I was well behaved but sometimes disobedient.