Use the past tense in the repetitive aspect -

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• Ingléswould

• Inglésindicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly

• HolandésUse the past tense

• 's winters zaten we bij het gat in het bevroren meer en visten we urenlang.

• EsperantoUse the past tense in the repetitive aspect

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En la vintroj, ni sidadis apud la truo sur la frostiĝinta lago kaj fiŝkaptadis dum horoj.

• FrancésUse the imperfect tense

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En hiver, nous étions habituellement assis à côté du trou sur le lac gelé et nous pêchions pendant des heures.

• AlemánUse the preterite tense and immer for emphasis on the repetitive nature

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Im Winter saßen wir immer um ein Loch auf den gefrorenen See und angelten stundenlang.

• GriegoAncient: Use imperfect tense alone or past tense with ἄν

• HúngaroUse the past tense

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Minden télen órákat ül'tünk' a jégen a lyuk mellett, és halász'tunk'.

• ItalianoUse the imperfect tense

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - D'inverno ci sedevamo presso al buco sul lago ghiacciato e pescavamo per ore.

• PortuguésUse the imperfect tense

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - No inverno, nos sentávamos perto do buraco do lago congelado e pescávamos por horas.

• RusoUse the past tense with imperfective aspect

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - Зимой мы сидели у лунки на замерзшем озере и часами рыбачили.

• EspañolUse the imperfect tense

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - En invierno, nos sentábamos cerca del agujero que hay en el lago congelado y pescábamos durante horas

• Suecobruka

• In the winters, we would sit by the hole on the frozen lake and fish for hours. - På vintrarna 'brukade' vi sitta vid vaken i den frusna sjön och fiska i flera timmar.

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