day 8my old school

my old school

Talk about your school days with era, iba and veía, the only three irregular imperfects.

today’s words

• el alumno · pupil, student
• el maestro · (primary school) teacher
• primario · primary
• secundario · secondary
• universitario · university (adj.)
• las matemáticas · maths, mathematics
• la gramática · grammar
• la letra · letter (a, b, c…); handwriting
• aprobar · to pass (an exam); to approve
• suspender · to fail (an exam); to cancel
• corregir · to correct; to mark (exams)
• el nivel · level
• significar · to mean
• correcto · correct, right

sentences

• Mi colegio era pequeño y estaba cerca de casa. · My school was small and it was near home.
• Iba al colegio en autobús con mi hermana. · I used to go to school by bus with my sister.
• Elena era maestra en una escuela primaria. · Elena was a teacher at a primary school.
• Veía a mis amigos todos los días. · I saw my friends every day.
• Siempre aprobaba gramática, pero suspendía matemáticas. · I always passed grammar, but I failed maths.