| A | B |
| Era bien educado/a. | I was well-behaved. |
| Era consentido/a. | I was spoiled. |
| Era desobediente. | I was disobedient. |
| No me portaba bien. | I was not well-behaved. |
| Era generoso/a. | I was generous. |
| Era obediente. | I was obedient. |
| Me portaba bien. | I was well behaved. |
| Era tímido/a. | I was shy. |
| Era travieso/a. | I was naughty. |
| Tenía bloques. | I used to have blocks. |
| Tenía una colección de dinosaurios. | I used to have a collection of dinosaurs. |
| Tenía un muñeco. | I used to have an action figure l. |
| Tenía un oso de peluche. | I used to have a teddy bear. |
| Tenía un tren eléctrico. | I used to have an electric train. |
| Tenía un triciclo. | I used to have a trycicle. |
| Jugaba con mis juguetes. | I used to play with my toys. |
| Jugaba con mis amiguitos. | I used to play with my friends. |
| Jugaba con mis peces. | I used to play with my fish. |
| Jugaba con mi tortuga. | I used to play with my turtle. |
| Saltaba a la cuerda. | I used to jump rope. |
| Compartía mis juguetes con todo el mundo. | I used to share my toys with everyone. |
| Mentía.... | I used to tell lies.... |
| No decía la verdad. | I didn't used to tell the truth. |
| nunca | never |
| a veces | sometimes |
| siempre | always |
| a menudo | often |
| por lo general | usually |
| de vez en cuando | once in a while |
| Iba al cine. | I used to go to the movies. |
| Iba a la iglesia. | I used to go to church. |
| Iba a la escuela. | I used to go to school. |
| Iba a la guardaría infantil. | I used to go to the day care center. |
| Iba al patio de recreo. | I used to go to the playground. |
| Tenía una muñeca. | I used to have a doll. |
| Mi hermano y yo nos peleábamos. | My brother and I used to fight. |
| De niño (niña)... | As a child, .... |
| De pequeño (pequeña)... | As a child, .... |
| el mundo | world |
| tenía una colección de monedas | I used to have a coin collection |
| de niño/a; de pequeño/a | as a child |
| Molestaba a los vecinos. | I used to bother the neighbors. |
| Respetaba a mis compañeros. | I used to respect my friends. |
| De niña, la Sra. Klemme era muy tímida. | As a child, Mrs. Klemme was very shy. |