Question

¿Qué hacía tu mamá o papá cuando él o ella tenía cinco años?

Answer 1

que?

Answer 2

it's asking what your mom and dad did when they were five.. which doesn't make a whole lot of sense but yeah

Answer 3

^that

Answer 4

Lui it doesn't make sense though :/ I thought maybe I translated it wrong, but no, I've known Spanish too long to do that...

Answer 5

I know right? xD

But naw you were right..

Answer 6

Dang. what is wrong with Spanish classes these days. :/ I thought that maybe I mixed up my Panamanian and Spanish. I do that a lot

Answer 7

Oh @Lyddie07 , I remember this assignment. You had to interview someone and ask them what their mom and dad did when they were five. But you had to use it in a specific tense I believe. If you are able to, come tell me what tense to make the response and I'll help. ;D

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Answer 8

It is a better expression in Spanish.
¿Qué hacían tus padres cuando ellos tenían cinco años de edad?

Answer 9

@kewlgeek555 , I did it in the imperfect tense. It hasn't been graded yet so I would still appreciate helpful suggestions. Thank you! (:

Answer 10

Oh okay. Just ask questions and I'll try to answer. ;)

Answer 11

You can not say "Qué hicieron tus padres cuando ellos tenían cinco años..." Maybe you can understand better with the following explanations.

1.The preterite is used in the following situations: (hicieron)

For actions that can be viewed as single events
For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
For actions that were part of a chain of events
To state the beginning or the end of an action

2.The imperfect is used in the following situations:(hacían)

For actions that were repeated habitually
For actions that "set the stage" for another past action
For telling time
For stating one's age
For mental states (usually)
For physical sensations (usually)
To describe the characteristics of people, things or conditions.