| A | B |
| está roto | it is broken |
| estaba roto / estuvo roto | it was broken |
| está tan alegre | he/she is so happy |
| estaba tan alegre | he/she was so happy |
| se lastima | he/she injures himself/herself |
| se lastimó | he/she injured himself/herself |
| las malas noticias | bad news |
| le duele | it hurts him/her |
| le dolía | it was hurting him/her |
| me dolía | it was hurting me |
| le pone un yeso | h/s puts a cast on h/h |
| le puso un yeso | h/s put a cast on h/h |
| está enfermo | he is sick |
| estaba enfermo | he was sick |
| se queja | he/she complains |
| se quejaba | h/s complained, used to complain |
| empieza a | h/s starts to |
| empezó a | h/s started to |
| trata de | h/s tries to |
| trató de | h/s tried to |
| trata de impresionar | h/s tries to impress |
| trató de impresionar | h/s tried to impress |
| acaba de | h/s just (finished doing something) |
| acababa de | h/s had just (finished doing something) |
| aprende a manejar | h/s learns to drive |
| aprendió a manejar | h/s learned to drive |
| le sale bien | it turns out well for him |
| le salió bien | it turned out well for him |
| para mejorar | in order to get better |
| lugares | places |
| me duele | it hurts me |