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¿Qué leías?

¿Qué leías?
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
1.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(used to express a specific action in the past; second person singular)
a. What were you reading?
Anoche te quedaste despierta leyendo hasta tarde. ¿Qué leías?You stayed up reading late last night. What were you reading?
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(used to express a habitual action in the past; second person singular)
a. What did you read?
Solía leer mucho en la cárcel. - ¿Ah, sí? ¿Qué leías?I used to read a lot in jail. - Oh, yeah? What did you read?
b. What did you use to read?
Tu familia dice que leías mucho. ¿Qué leías? - De todo: libros, diarios, revistas...Your family says you used to read a lot. What did you use to read? - Everything: books, newspapers, magazines...
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