at that time

Preterite vs. Imperfect 
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at that time(
aht
 
thaht
 
taym
)
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. en esa época
I didn't know at that time that she would one day be my wife.No sabía en esa época que algún día ella sería mi esposa.
b. en aquella época
My childhood was different. At that time you could buy a soda for five cents.Mi niñez fue diferente. En aquella epoca uno podía comprar una soda por cinco centavos.
c. en ese entonces
You lived in the seventies, right? What was this city like at that time?Usted vivía en los años setenta, ¿verdad? ¿Cómo era esta ciudad en ese entonces?
d. en aquel entonces
I was in college before the Internet was invented. Education wasn't as efficient at that time as it is now.Yo estaba en la universdad antes que se inventara el Internet. La educación no era tan eficiente en aquel entonces como lo es ahora.
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