am i using the correct past tense form?

Question

Is it correct to say:

Yo siempre llegaba a casa cansado y daño.

I am unsure of whether or not cansado y daño should be put in the imperfect form since they deal with physical condition.

Answer 1

"Llegar" is in the imperfect because it was an ongoing situation, whereas "cansado" and "dolorido" or "dañado" (they both mean sore or aching) are adjectives. Therefore: "Yo siempre llegaba a casa, cansado y dolorido." (I always arrived home, tired and aching.)

Answer 2

Well, I think they're just fine as they are, because they aren't actually verbs, so they don't need to be changed.

¿Qué? - chaparrito, OCT 26, 2009

Answer 3

already answered