| A | B |
|---|
| I wanted to tell him the truth. | YO QUERÍA DECIRLE LA VERDAD. |
| I tried to tell him the truth. | QUISE DECIRLE LA VERDAD. |
| You had a dog when you were little. | TENÍAS UN PERRO CUANDO ERAS PEQUEÑO. |
| You got a dog when you were little. | TUVISTE UN PERRO CUANDO ERAS PEQUEÑO. |
| John knew her when she lived in Guadalajara. | JUAN LA CONOCÍA CUANDO ELLA VIVÍA EN GUADALAJARA. |
| John met her when she lived in Guadalajara. | JUAN LA CONOCIÓ CUANDO ELLA VIVÍA EN GUADALAJARA. |
| We knew how old they were. | SABÍAMOS CUÁNTOS AÑOS TENÍAN. |
| We found out how old they were. | SUPIMOS CUÁNTOS AÑOS TENÍAN. |
| They were able to sleep with noise. | PODÍAN DORMIR CON EL RUIDO. |
| They managed to sleep with the noise. | PUDIERON DORMIR CON EL RUIDO. |
| My friend didn't know if he was able come to the party because he had to (was supposed to) study. | MI AMIGO NO SABÍA SI PODÍA VENIR A LA FIESTA PORQUE TENÍA QUE ESTUDIAR. |
| My friend couldn't (and didn't) come to the party because he had to (and did) study. | MI AMIGO NO PUDO VENIR A LA FIESTA PORQUE TUVO QUE ESTUDIAR. |
| We refused to help her. | NO QUISIMOS AYUDARLA. |
| The teacher refused to give us the answers. | EL PROFE NO QUISO DARNOS LAS RESPUESTAS. |
| He was my best friend. | ERA MI MEJOR AMIGO. |
| My grandpa was a lawyer (but no more). | MI ABUELO FUE ABOGADO. |
| They were not at home when I called them. | NO ESTABAN EN CASA CUANDO LOS LLAMÉ |
| They were in New York for a month. | ESTUVIERON EN NUEVA YORK POR UN MES. |
| I (always) thought he was a doctor. | PENSABA QUE ERA MÉDICO. |
| I thought (at that moment... It occurred to me) that he was a doctor. | PENSÉ QUE ERA MÉDICO. |
