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Old March 07, 2012, 11:48 PM
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Cuando era joven...

Please tell me which, if any, of these are correct.

I want to say, "When you were young(er) what did you want to be when you grew up?

Cuando era joven ¿Qué quisiera ser cuando crecería?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando crecía?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando creciera?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando crece?

Do I need to say, "volverse a ser" instead of just "ser"?

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Cuando era joven, ¿qué quería ser (cuando fuera grande/mayor)?
¿Qué quería ser de niño?
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Cuando era joven ¿Qué quisiera ser cuando crecería?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando crecía?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando creciera?
Cuando era joven ¿Qué quería ser cuando crece?
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Do I need to say, "volverse a ser" instead of just "ser"?
more formal:

...cuando creciera
...de adulto

colloquial:

...de grande
qué quería hacerse ... (a bit rough)
en qué quería convertirse ...
qué quería volverse ... (a bit rough)
qué quería llegar a ser (de grande)
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Do I need to say, "volverse a ser" instead of just "ser"?
Yeah, now that I look at that again I don't know where it came from. Probably from staring at a computer too much all day.


Thanks for the answers. I understand now.

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