imperfect - use of mucho, cuanto, poco  



Gramática
To discuss quantities and amounts,
we use the words below.

¿cuánto, cuánta? - how much?

¿cuántos, cuántas? - how many?

mucho, mucha - a lot of, much

muchos, muchas - a lot of, many

poco, poca - little, not much

pocos, pocas - few, not many

These words must agree with the noun
they describe in gender and number.

Example Sentences with cuánto and cuánta
¿Cuánto costaba? - How much did it used to cost?
¿Cuánto costaba por semana? - How much did it used to cost by the week?
¿Cuánto costaba esta camisa? - How much did this shirt used to cost?
¿Cuánta leche tomabas? - How much milk did you used to drink?
¿Cuánta carne comías? - How much meat did you used to eat?
¿Cuánta azúcar comprabas? - How much sugar did you used to buy?

Example Sentences with cuántos & cuántas
¿Cuántas toallas rosadas tenía? - How many pink towels did you used to have?
¿Cuántos espejos vendías? - How many mirrors did you used to sell?
¿Cuántas sillas compraba? - How many chairs did you used to buy?
¿Cuántos perros vendía? - How many dogs did you used to sell?
¿Cuántas perras tenías? - How many female dogs did you used to have?

Example Sentences with mucho & mucha
Él comía mucho espagueti. - He used to eat a lot of spaghetti.
Ella usaba mucha azúcar. - She used to use a lot of sugar.
Ella comía mucha carne. - She used to eat a lot of meat.
Yo tenía mucho dinero. - I used to have a lot of money.
Tú comías mucha ensalada. - You used to eat a lot of salad.
El doctor Álvarez sabía mucho. - Dr. Álvarez used to know a lot.
Aquí llovía mucho. - It used to rain a lot here.
Yo tenía mucha fe en ella. - I used to have a lot of faith in her.

Example Sentences with muchos & muchas
Vendíamos muchos espejos baratos. - We used to sell many cheap mirrors.
Yo encontraba muchos lápices viejos. - I used to find many old pencils.
Leíamos muchos libros interesantes. - We used to read many interesting books.
Había muchas sillas nuevas. - There used to be many new chairs.
Ella compraba muchos muebles bonitos. - She used to buy a lot of pretty furniture.
Comíamos muchas hamburguesas deliciosas. - We used to eat many delicious hamburgers.
Vendíamos muchos bocadillos grandes. - We used to sell many big sandwiches.

Example Sentences with poco & poca
Comprábamos poca azúcar cada mes. - We used to buy a little sugar each month.
Vendíamos poca leche. - We used to sell a little milk.
Él comía poca carne cada dia. - He used to eat a little meat each day.
Ella comía poca ensalada. - She used to eat little salad.
Ella vendía poco café. - She used to sell little coffee.
Yo tomaba poco té. - I used to drink little tea.

Example Sentences with pocos & pocas
Pocos escritorios tenía la escuela. - The school had few desks.
Pocas sillas de metal tenían las escuelas. - The schools had few metal chairs.
Pocos espejos nuevos compró Rosa. - Rosa did not buy many mirrors.
Pocas bolsas de cuero fueron vendidas. - Few leather bags were sold.
Pocas televisiones viejas existen hoy día. - Few old televisions exist today.

Notes for the Tutor

  • The student should repeat these simple sentences to practice vocabulary and improve pronunciation.
  • The tutor should help the student to make a few sentences following the pattern above.
  • Suggested Homework:The student should prepare 5 sentences or more with the material presented above.

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