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¿Cómo eran?
-What were they like?
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como eran
-since they were
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¿Cómo eran?

¿Cómo eran?(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. What were they like?
Prefería trabajar con los antiguos dueños. - ¿Sí? ¿Cómo eran?I preferred to work with the previous owners. - Really? What were they like?
b. What did they look like? (related to physical appearance)
¿Pudiste ver las caras de los asaltantes? - Sí. - ¿Cómo eran?Could you see the robbers' faces? - Yeah. - What did they look like?
a. What were you like?
Este curso para padres nos ha cambiado mucho. - ¿Sí? ¿Cómo eran antes?This parenting course has changed us a lot. - Really? What were you like before?
b. What did you look like? (related to physical appearance)
Si nos vieras en una foto de jóvenes, no nos reconocerías. - ¿Cómo eran?If you saw us in a photo from when we were young, you wouldn't recognize us. - What did you look like?
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