Breakdown of Os alunos corriam muito no intervalo.
o aluno
the student (m)
muito
much / very
em
in / on / at
correr
to run
Questions & Answers about Os alunos corriam muito no intervalo.
How did we get corriam from the verb correr?
To form the Pretérito Imperfeito for regular -er verbs like correr, you drop the -er and add the Imperfeito endings. For eles (they, referring to os alunos), the ending is -iam. So, corr- + -iam becomes corriam. Note that regular -ir verbs use these exact same endings in this tense!
Why is this translated as "used to run" instead of just "ran"?
The verb is in the Pretérito Imperfeito, which we use to talk about habits in the past or things you "used to" do over a period of time. If the sentence used the Pretérito Perfeito (correram), it would mean they ran just once on a specific, completed occasion.
Why is it muito and not muitos to match os alunos?
What makes up the word no in no intervalo?