| A | B |
|---|
| I said | (Yo) dije |
| You (familiar) said | (Tú) dijiste |
| He said, she said | Él dijo, ella dijo |
| We said | (Nosotras/os) dijimos |
| They said | Ellos/as dijeron |
| She told them, "no" | Ella LE DIJO, "no". |
| He told me, "yes" | Él me dijo, "sí" |
| We said to them, "very good!" | (Nosotros/as) LES DIJIMOS, "muy bien!" |
| They told us "at 8:00". | Ellas/os NOS DIJERON, "a las ocho" |
| I was able | (Yo) pude |
| He was able, she was able | Él pudo, ella pudo |
| They couldn't (They were not able) | Ellos/as no pudieron |
| We couldn't (we were not able) see. | No pudimos ver. |
| You (familiar) couldn't talk to her. | (Tú) no pudiste hablarle a ella. |
| I couldn't come to the party. | (Yo) no pude venir a la fiesta. |
| She couldn't come to the party because she had to do her homework. | Ella no PUDO venir a la fiesta porque TUVO que hacer la tarea. |
| I couldn't come to the party because I had to work. | (Yo) no PUDE venir a la fiesta porque TUVE que trabajar. |
| There was a party. | Hubo una fiesta. |
| There were two parties! | ¡Hubo dos fiestas! |
| There were two karate classes. | Hubo dos clases de karate. |
