| A | B |
| I was writing | Escribía |
| all of a sudden | de repente |
| He left at 8 o'clock | Se fue a las 8 |
| I went to the market yesterday | Fui al mercado ayer |
| I was 9 when I learned to ski | Tenía 9 años cuando aprendí a esquiar |
| Many years ago | Hace muchos años |
| It was snowing | Nevaba |
| It snowed 6 inches last night | Nevó seis pulgadas anoche |
| They looked fabulous! | Ellos se veían fabulosos |
| She was blonde as a kid | De niña era rubia |
| He was wearing a black suit | Llevaba un traje negro |
| Always | siempre |
| Casi | almost |
| We used to swim in the ocean | Nadábamos en el océano |
| It was 4 thirty | Eran las cuatro y media |
| I was running when I fell | Corría cuando me caí |
| I was hiding when you found me | Yo me escondía cuando tu me encontraste |
| She was sleeping when the alarm clock went off | Ella dormía cuando sonó el despertador |
| En el pasado | In the past |
| Anteayer | the day before yesterday |