What did you do as a child?

What did you do as a child?(
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chayld
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. ¿Qué hacías cuando eras niño?
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)
(singular)
I want to get to know you better. What did you do as a child?Quiero llegar a conocerte mejor. ¿Qué hacías cuando eras niño?
b. ¿Qué hacías de niño?
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(singular)
What did you do as a child? - I played like any normal child.¿Qué hacías de niño? – Jugaba como cualquier niño normal.
c. ¿Qué hacía cuando era niño?
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(singular)
What did you do as a child? - I won a lot of spelling bees.¿Qué hacía cuando era niño? – Ganaba muchos concursos de ortografía.
d. ¿Qué hacía de niño?
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(singular)
What did you do as a child? - I used to misbehave, so I was always grounded.¿Qué hacía de niño? – Solía portarme mal, así que siempre estaba castigado.
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