| A | B |
| se queja | he/she complains |
| se quejó | he/she complained |
| le sale bien | everything comes out ok for h/h |
| no le sale bien | everything doesn't com out ok for h/h |
| le salió bien | everything came out ok for h/h |
| le presta su coche | he/she loans their car to h/h |
| le prestó su coche | he/she loaned their car to h/h |
| acaba de | he/she just finished |
| acababa de | he/she jus finished (past tense) |
| aprende a manejar | he/she learns to drive |
| aprendió a manejar | he/she learned to drive |
| trata de impresionar | he/she tries to impress |
| trató de impresionar | he/she tried to impress |
| trato de impresionar | I try to impress |
| saca notas buenas | he/she gets good grades |
| conocer | to meet or to know a person |
| ¡déjame! | let me! |
| conseguir | to obtain |
| le pidió | he/she asked h/h for a thing |
| le molestaba | it bothered h/h |