| A | B |
| Quise | I tried |
| No quise | I refused |
| quisimos | we tried |
| Carmen quiso | Carmen tried |
| Tú no quisiste | You refused |
| hice | I made, did |
| Javier hizo | Javier did, made |
| hicimos | we did, made |
| vine | I came |
| viniste | you came |
| Ud. vino | you (formal) came |
| pude | I managed to |
| supe | I found out |
| supimos | we found out |
| Los hombres pudieron | The men managed to |
| Uds. pudieron | You (pl.) managed to |
| supiste | you found out |
| anduve | I walked around, wandered |
| anduvimos | we walked around, wandered |
| Las chicas anduvieron | The girls walked around |
| Carlos anduvo | Carlos walked around |
| Nosotros estuvimos | We were |
| ¿Estuvieron Uds. ...? | Were you ...? |
| estuve | I was |
| Cecilia estuvo | Cecilia was |
| Tuve que hacer cola | I had to stand in line |
| Tuvimos que esperar una hora. | We had to wait an hour. |
| Tuviste que bajar del tren en Burgos. | You had to get off the train in Burgos. |
| Ana tuvo que subir al tren en Soria. | Ana had to get on the train in Soria. |
| puse | I put |
| el revisor puso | the conductor put |
| pusimos | We put |
| ¿Dónde pusiste el boleto? | Where did you put your ticket? |
| Uds. pusieron | you (pl.) put |
| Pudiste cantar bien. | You managed to sing well. |
| Juan pudo nadar la distancia. | Juan managed to swim the distance. |