Describing the past with the imperfect

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the life
la vida
simple
sencillo
Life in the village was very simple.
La vida en el pueblo era muy sencilla.
the memory
el recuerdo
I had a very beautiful memory of my neighborhood.
Tenía un recuerdo muy bonito de mi barrio.
the farmer
el granjero
the farm
la granja
My grandfather was a farmer and lived on a small farm.
Mi abuelo era granjero y vivía en una granja pequeña.
the cow
la vaca
the sheep
la oveja
The farmer had many cows and sheep.
La granjera tenía muchas vacas y ovejas.
the vegetable patch
el huerto
to grow (crops, plants)
cultivar
We had a vegetable patch next to the house and we grew tomatoes.
Teníamos un huerto al lado de la casa y cultivábamos tomates.
narrow
estrecho
The downtown streets were narrow and dark.
Las calles del centro eran estrechas y oscuras.
The cows were opposite the house.
Las vacas estaban enfrente de la casa.
I had good memories of that simple life on the farm.
Tenía buenos recuerdos de aquella vida sencilla en la granja.
Those narrow streets had no exit.
Aquellas calles estrechas no tenían salida.
My grandmother grew potatoes in her vegetable patch.
Mi abuela cultivaba patatas en su huerto.
Life in the country was very quiet.
La vida en el campo era muy tranquila.
The white sheep walked along the old path.
Las ovejas blancas caminaban por el camino viejo.
to describe
describir
My grandfather used to describe his life on the farm.
Mi abuelo describía su vida en la granja.
Can you describe the village?
¿Puedes describir el pueblo?
She used to describe the narrow streets of her neighborhood.
Ella describía las calles estrechas de su barrio.
It is not easy to describe that simple life.
No es fácil describir aquella vida sencilla.
the goat
la cabra
My grandfather had goats in the village.
Mi abuelo tenía cabras en el pueblo.
On the farm we used to make goat cheese.
En la granja hacíamos queso de cabra.
the pig
el cerdo
The farmer used to sell his pigs at the market.
El granjero vendía sus cerdos en el mercado.
The pigs on the farm were very fat.
Los cerdos de la granja eran muy gordos.

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