| A | B |
| atravesó (el océano) | crossed (the ocean) |
| he esperado | I have waited |
| he estado corriendo | I have been running |
| había estado... | I had been.... |
| no lo hemos visto | We haven't seen him |
| no lo he visto | I haven't seen him |
| ¿Has visto...? | Have you seen? |
| ha escrito... | has written |
| ha roto | has broken |
| REV MAC PHD | know these irregular past particples |
| no creo que pueda | I don't believe he can |
| creo que puede | I think he can |
| la cola era grande | the tail was big |
| quiero que me mire/hable/escriba | I want him to look/talk/write to me |
| con voz suave | with a soft voice |
| se sintió | felt |
| mareado | dizzy |
| busco a un hombre que sea.. | I'm looking for a guy who is.. |
| se equivocó de camino | got lost |
| se equivocó la hora | lost track of time |
| ojalá que tenga | I hope he has |
| ojalá que tuviera | I wish he had... |
| boleto de ido y vuelta | round trip ticket |
| hacía frío / calor | it was cold / hot |
| si hubiera sabido | If I had known |
| si hubiera ganado | if I had won |
| habría traido | I would have brought |
| no tenían dónde pasar la noche | they didn't have a place to spend the night |
| nunca lo había hecho | never had done it |
| siempre lo había hecho | always had done it |
| tuvieron que.. | they had to... |
| nunca había trabajado | had never worked |
| aprendieron a | they learned to (preterite) |
| iban a.... | they were going to...... |
| había asado | had roasted/grilled |
| carne de res | beef |
| habían estado al aire libre | had been in the open air |
| ya habían comido | had already eaten |
| ¡qué sabroso! | yummy! |
| me muero de hambre | I'm starving |
| había prendido | had lit |
| la tierra | the earth |
| un vaquero | a cowboy (de Argentina) |
| había tenido | had had |
| estaba orgulloso | was proud |
| era importante para el | it was important for him |
| había llevado | had taken |
| nadie | nobody |
| le había enseñado | had taught him/her |
| había comprado | had bought |
| quiso pagar | wanted to pay |
| cobrar con tarjeta de crédito | charge with credit card |
| pagar con dinero | pay with cash |
| pagar en efectivo | pay with cash |
| le recomendó que... imp.subj | he recommened to him that... |
| que lo llevara | that he take him |
| que lo hiciera | that he do it |
| quiere que.. | he wants (that)... |
| que salga | that he leaves |
| que lo haga | that he do it |
| a menos que.. | unless.. |
| vea | he sees |
| vaya | goes |
| para que.. | in order to... |
| pueda | to be able |
| entienda | to understand |
| quiero que laves | wants you to wash |
| era exigente | was strict/demanding |
| cuando lleguemos.. | when we get there... |
| antes de que vayas | before you leave.. |