Question

Fill in the blanks with the imperfect form of the verbs. 1. Cuando teni?a gripe mi madre me (tomar) la temperatura. 2. Mis hermanos y yo (toser) con frecuencia. 3. Mis abuelos me (prohibir) correr en la casa. 4. Cuando era pequen?a me (caer) de la bicicleta casi todos los di?as. 5. Me (doler) mucho la cabeza, asi? que me tome? una aspirina.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Cuando tenía gripe, mi madre me tomaba la temperatura.

When I had the flu, my mother took my temperature.

2. Mis hermanos y yo tosíamos con frecuencia.

My brother and I coughed frequently.

3. Mis abuelos me prohibían correr en la casa.

My grandparents forbade me from running in the house.

4. Cuando era pequeña me caía de la bicicleta casi todos los días.

When I was young, I fell from the bicycle almost every day.

5. Me dolía mucho la cabeza, así que me tomé una aspirina.

My head hurt a lot, so I took an aspirin.

Explanation:

Imperfect tense (pretérito imperfecto del modo indicativo) is used for actions in the past that do not have a definite ending, actions that were repeated constantly or an action that was interrupted by another action. Imperfect tense is one of the most used tenses in the Spanish language.

Answer 2

1. tomaba

2. tosía

3. prohibía

4. caía

5. dolía