Cuando yo (ser*) __ niño(a), siempre (estar) __ enfermo(a). When I was a kid, I always was sick. (descriptive, habitual)

Anoche yo (mirar) __ la televisión por dos horas. Last night I watched tv for two hours. (crisp and sudden)

Mi familia siempre (comer) __ la pizza los domingos. My family always would eat pizza on Sundays. (habitual)

Yo (ver**) __ a mi abuelita el fin de semana pasado. I saw my grandmother last weekend. (crispy, sudden)

Yo (hacer**) __ la tarea ayer. I did the homework yesterday. (crispy, sudden)

Yo (asistir) __ a una escuela pequeña por dos años. I attended a small school for two years. (crispy, sudden)

Un día (ocurrir) __ algo muy especial. One day something really special happened. (crispy, sudden)

(Ser*) __ las dos de la tarde. It was two in the afternoon. (descriptive, plural)

Anoche mi madre me (llamar) __. Lastnight my mom called me. (crispy, sudden)

Los alumnos (aprender) __ el vocabulario. The students learned the vocabulary. (crispy, sudden)

Ella (viajar) __ a Argentina el verano pasado. She traveled to Argentina last summer. (crispy, sudden)

Yo (vivir) __ en México por tres años. I lived in Mexico for three years. (crispy, sudden)

Ana (bailar) __ el sábado pasado. Ana danced last Saturday. (crispy, sudden, she form)

Tú (comer) __ unas papas fritas ayer. You ate some french fries yesterday. (crispy, sudden)

Mientras (caminar) __ en el parque, nosotros (ver**) __ un pájaro. While we were walking in the park, we saw a bird. (habitual/continual/situational and then sudden, crispy)

(Hacer**) __ sol ayer. It was sunny yesterday. (crispy, sudden)

Manuel (tener) __ quince años. Manuel was fifteen years old. (descriptive)

Juan (querer) __ ir al concierto. Juan wanted to go to the concert. (desire/circumstance/situation)

Ellos a veces (estudiar) __ en la biblioteca. They sometimes studied in the library. (habitual)

Yo (ir*) __ a casa después de clases. I would go home after class. (habitual)

¿Qué (comer) __ cuando (tener) __ ocho años? What would you eat when you were eight years old? (habitual, descriptive)

Yo (estar) __ muy triste. I was very sad. (descriptive)

Yo (jugar) __ al fútbol en el parque los domingos. I would play soccer in the park on Sundays. (habitual)

Tú (nadar) __ en la piscina todos los veranos. You would swim in the pool every summer. (habitual)

La universidad (estar) __ en Barcelona. The university was in Barcelona. (descriptive)

Mi abuelo (ser*) __ calvo y alto. My grandfather was bald and tall. (descriptive)

mental and emotional states, circumstances and situations

location, description

action that occurred a specific number of times, time marker in sentence

habitual, continual, repetitive

two completed actions in a sentence, crispy, sudden

characteristics of people, descriptions

set the stage for a story, scenery, background setting

often used with words like ayer, el viernes pasado, time markers

used with words like siempre, a veces, todos los dias

Él (llamarse) __ Pancho. His name was Pancho. (descriptive)

José (buscar) __ los libros. José looked for the books. (crispy, sudden)

Me (gustar) __ los perros calientes. I liked hot dogs when I was a kid. Hot dogs...they were pleasing to me. (plural, preference or desire, situation)

Yo (organizar*) __ mis cositas. I organized my things. (crispy, sudden)

Yo (ir*) __ to the orthodontist clinic. I went to the orthodontist clinic. (crispy, sudden)

Esa situación ridícula no (ser*) __ tolerable. That ridiculous situation was not tolerable. **description

Yo (tener) __ verguenza. I was ashamed. (description, circumstance)

Ellos (hablar) __ como padre e hijo. They were talking like father and son. (were talking, continual)

Ella no (querer) __ tener frenos dentales. She did not want dental braces. (desire, wish, circumstance, feeling)

Victoria le (responder) __. Victoria responded to him. (*crsipy, sudden)

El ortodontista (reírse) __. The orthodontist smiled. (sudden, crispy)

Ella se (emocionar) __ y lo (llamar)__. She got really excited and called him. (crispy & sudden, crispy & sudden)

Yo (ir*) __ al centro comercial porque (querer) __ un bikini para el viaje. I went to the mall because I wanted a bikini for the trip. (crsipy and sudden and then desire/circumstance)

Él (recoger) __ su ropa. He picked up his clothes. (crispy, sudden)