Past events - Used to

• Antes


  Before
• Cuando era joven


  When I was younger
• De niño/a


  As a child
• Cuando era pequeño/a


  When I was smaller
• Siempre 


  Always
• Todos los días 


  Every day
• Iba


  I used to go
• Salía


  I used to go out
• Me quedaba … con


  I used to stay with
• Hacía


  I used to do/make
• Aprendía


  I used to learn
• Comía


  I used to eat
• Compraba


  I used to buy
• Jugaba


  I used to play
• estudiaba


  I used to study
• Trabajaba


  I used to work
• Ayudaba


  I used to help
• Intentaba


  I used to try
• Veía


  I used to see/watch
• Era


  It was/it used to be
• Lo/la encontraba


  I used to find it
• Porque me gustaba


  Before I used to like
• No me gustaba 


  I didn’t use to like
• Eran


  They were/used to be
• Era buen/a para


  It was good for
• Me permitía


  I used to allow me to
• Me daba la oportunidad de


  It gave me the oportunity to
• Era beneficioso/a


  It was beneficial
• Me obligaba


  It forced me to
• Me impedía


  It used to prevent me from
• Me enseñaba


  It used to teach me
• Me daba 


  It used to give me
• nunca


  Never
• Tenía que


  I had to/I used to have to
• Podía


  I was able to
• No podía 


  I wasn’t able to
• Me gustaba


  I used to like
• Se convirtió + adjective


  It became + adjective
• Ahora tengo menos tiempo y más trabajo 


  Now I have less time and more work
• Decidí hacer … en lugar de …


  I decided to do … instead of …