| A | B |
|---|
| Yo hablaba. | I used to talk. (repeated action) |
| Yo hablé. | I talked. (action -ed) |
| Ellos jugaban. | They used to play. (repeated action) |
| Ellos jugaron. | They played. (action -ed) |
| Marta tenía sed. | Marta was thirsty. (descriptive verb) |
| Enrique comía galletas. | Enrique used to eat cookies. (repeated action) |
| Enrique comió las galletas. | Enrique ate the cookies. (action -ed) |
| Eran las diez de la noche. | It was 10 PM. (time / descriptive verb) |
| Tú conocías al presidente. | You knew the president. |
| Tú conociste al presidente. | You met the president. |
| No quisimos estudiar. | We refused to study. |
| No queríamos estudiar. | We did not want to study. |
| Tocaban la guitarra. | They were playing the guitar. (action -ing) |
| Tocaron la guitarra. | You all played the guitar. (action -ed) |
| La casa era vieja. | The house was old. (descriptive verb) |
| El hombre era alto. | The man was tall. (descriptive verb) |
| Quisieron abrir la puerta. | They tried to open the door. |
| Querían abrir la puerta. | They wanted to open the door. |
| Uds. limpiaban la casa. | You all were cleaning the house. (action -ing) |
| Yo leía un buen libro. | I was reading a good book. (action -ing) |
