It means to say in your own words I think.
Answer:
1, era. 2, diste. 3, iba. 4, paso. 5, viniste
Explanation:
1, era means was so he was short but now he's tall
2, diste means gave so who did you gave the booklet
3, iba means used to go or i was going depends on the context, so my granpa told me used to walk to school
4, paso means passed, u were walking in the street and a car passed really fast
5, viniste came back from, so when did u came back from argentina?