Imperfect verb corrections please.

Question

Hi, I am trying to conjugate the correct verbs in the places they should be. All of these are incorrect can you please help me.

I really don't know why i missed some of these. Also, sometimes i think acostarse could fit where despertarse could have fit also. I can only use the verb word bank below. The corrections are the words in quotations "".

acostarse bañarse despertarse estar gustar lavarse perderse ser tener

1.En nuestra familia nunca "nos despertábamos" temprano durante el verano. En cambio, durante el invierno, yo "me despertaba" temprano para ir a la escuela al día siguiente.

2.Mi madre jamas "se acostaba" después de las siete, pero mis hermanas y yo "nos acostábamos" mucho más tarde.

3.Cuando yo "era" diez años, mi hermana menor tenía pesadillas (nightmares) todas las noches.

4.Mi hermano mayor "era" cansado de compartir su habitación conmigo, porque los dos "eran" muy incómodos en esa habitación tan pequeña.

5.A ustedes les "gusta" quedarse en casa para ver televisión. Por el contrario, a mí, me "gusta" salir y jugar al fútbol.

Answer 1

3.Cuando yo "era" diez años, mi hermana menor tenía pesadillas (nightmares) todas las noches.

In Spanish you are not 10 years old -you have 10 years. Change that verb and it will be fine.

4.Mi hermano mayor "era" cansado de compartir su habitación conmigo, porque los dos "eran" muy incómodos en esa habitación tan pequeña.

"Ser" is used to classify, identify and define. You just classified your brother as a tired of sharing kind of person. Change it to "estar" to talk about the circumstances you are talking about.

5.A ustedes les "gusta" quedarse en casa para ver la televisión. Por el contrario, a mí, me "gusta" salir y jugar al fútbol.

That comma after "mí" seems unnecessary.

Answer 2

3.Cuando yo tenía diez años, mi hermana menor tenía pesadillas (nightmares) todas las noches.

Age is tener, not ser.

thankyou. - rcmango, Oct 28, 2010

Answer 3

Some corrections and another option:

1 - Nuestra familia nunca se despertaba temprano en verano.

3- "Tenía"

4 - "estaba" "estábamos"

5 - A ellos les gusta quedarse ... or ... A ustedes os gusta quedaros ...

1.Our family never woke up early during the summer. However, in winter, I woke up early to go school next day.

2.My mother never ever went to bed after seven, but my siters and me went to bed much latter.

3.When I was ten years old, my young sister had nightmares every night.

4.My old brother was fed up sharing his room with me, because both were very uncomfortable in that small room.

5.You like stay at home to watch tv. In the opposite, for me, I like go out and play football.

Correct my english please. Thanks!

awesome help. english.. 1. "I woke up early to go to school the next day." 2."but my sisters and I went to bed.." 3."..my younger sister.." 4."My older brother was fed up with sharing... ..because we were both.." 5."You like to stay at home.. Its opposite - rcmango, Oct 28, 2010

Thank you! - RobertoSpain, Oct 28, 2010

Answer 4

5.A ustedes les "gusta" quedarse en casa para ver televisión. Por el contrario, a mí, me "gusta" salir y jugar al fútbol.

If the exercise is supposed to be about the imperfect, the sentence should be,

A Uds. les gustaba quedarse en casa para ver telelvisión. Por el contrario, a mí me gustaba salir y jugar al fútbol.

Question here! "A Uds. les gustaba.." why is it still gustaba, and not gustaban? i understand there staying to watch a tv (singular), - rcmango, Oct 28, 2010