Question

Here are three things that Petra does now. Make three spanish sentences using the past imperfect to show how Petra did these things differently in the past.

Here is some examples:
Petra solía cantar, pero ahora prefiere bailar.
Petra come muy sano.
Petra camina a trabajar.
Petra viaja mucho.

Answer 1

here are three Spanish sentences using the past imperfect tense to show how Petra did these things differently in the past:

1. Petra solía cantar en la ducha, pero antes se tomaba más tiempo para hacerlo.

(Translation: Petra used to sing in the shower, but she used to take more time to do it.)

2. Petra comía muy sano cuando era joven, pero después empezó a comer comida rápida con más frecuencia.

(Translation: Petra used to eat very healthily when she was young, but later she started eating fast food more often.)

3. Petra caminaba a trabajar todos los días antes de comprarse un auto.

(Translation: Petra used to walk to work every day before she bought a car.)

4. Petra viajaba mucho con su familia en su infancia, pero después de crecer empezó a trabajar más y a viajar menos.

(Translation: Petra used to travel a lot with her family in her childhood, but after growing up she started working more and traveling less.)