| A | B |
| vivimos | nosotros/nosotras |
| comí | yo |
| subiste | tú |
| escribieron | ellos/ellas/ustedes |
| bebió | él/ella/usted |
| subir | infinitive form |
| imos | ER/IR verb preterit ending for "nosotros/nosotras" |
| í | ER/IR verb preterit ending for "yo" |
| ió | ER/IR verb preterit ending for "él/ella/usted" |
| iste | ER/IR verb preterit ending for "tú" |
| ieron | ER/IR verb preterit ending for "ellos/ellas/ustedes" |
| el pretérito | the preterit (or past) tense |
| yo bebí | I drank/did drink |
| tú escribiste | you wrote/did write |
| ellas subieron | they climbed/went up OR did climb/did go up |
| nosotras bebimos | we drank/did drink |
| ellos traducieron | they translated |
| tú traduciste | you (informal) translated |
| ella se inscribió | she signed up |
| Uds. se inscribieron | you all signed up |
| yo entendí | I understood |
| ellas comprendieron | they understood |
| Ud. sorprendió | You surprised |
| nosotros sorprendimos | we surprised |
| la familia vivió | the family lived |