| A | B |
| walked | anduve,anduviste,anduvo,anduvimos,anduvisteis,anduvieron |
| was | estuve,estuviste,estuvo,estuvimos,estuvisteis,estuvieron |
| had | tuve,tuviste,tuvo,tuvimos,tuvisteis,tuvieron |
| fit | cupe,cupiste,cupo,cupimos,cupisteis,cupieron |
| auxiliary, had | hube,hubiste,hubo,hubimos,hubisteis,hubieron |
| was able to, managed | pude,pudiste,pudo,pudimos,pudisteis,pudieron |
| put, placed | puse,pusiste,puso,pusimos,pusisteis,pusieron |
| learned, found out | supe,supiste,supo,supimos,supisteis,supieron |
| made, did | hice,hiciste,hizo,hicimos hicisteis,hicieron |
| tried, wanted very badly | quise,quisiste,quiso,quisimos,quisisteis,quisieron |
| came | vine,viniste,vino,vinimos,vinisteis,vinieron |
| could't, failed | no pude,no pudiste,no pudo,no pudimos,no pudisteis,no pudieron |
| refused, didn't want to | no quise,no no quisiste,no quiso,no quisimos,no quisisteis,no quisieron |
| I walked to the store. | Yo anduve a la tienda. |
| He came to my party. | Él vino a mi fiesta. |
| Last night I couldn't sleep. | Anoche no pude dormir. |
| They had a accident last Tuesday. | Ellos tuvieron un accidente el martes pasado. |
| We made the beds this morning. | Hicimos las camas esta mañana. |
| When did you know (find out) the answer. | ¿Cuándo supiste la respuesta? |
| You (pl. fam.) were here for no more than ten minutes. | Estuvisteis aquí (por) no más de diez minutos. |
| I put the clothes in the closet. | Puse la ropa en el armario. |
| What did you do last night? | ¿Qué hiciste anoche? |
| The had to work for ten hours yesterday. | Ellos tuvieron que trabajar (por) diez horas ayer. |
| I put on my shoes. | Me puse los zapatos. |
| We were there for half an hour. | Estuvimos allí (por) media hora. |
| Who made these invitations? | ¿Quién hizo estas invitaciones? |
| She didn't come to the meeting because she had an accident. | Ella no vino a la reunión porque tuvo un accidente. |
| I was in the store for twenty minutes and then I came here. | Estuve en la tienda (por) veinte minutos y entonces vine aquí. |
| He failed to see my point of view. | Él no pudo ver mi punto de vista. |
| They didn't find (it) out until yesterday. | Ellos no lo supieron hasta ayer. |
| My sister had a baby last May. | Mi hermana tuvo un niño (una niña) el mayo pasado. |
| Why did you (pl. fam.) refuse to leave? | ¿Por qué no quisisteis salir? |
| She tried to leave but couldn't (failed to) find her keys. | Ella quiso salir pero no pudo encontrar sus llaves. |
| I managed to pay the bills on time this month. | Pude pagar las cuentas a tiempo este mes. |
| When I found out that Juana managed to forge my signiture, I couldn't think. | Cuando supe que Juana pudo falsificar mi firma, no pude pensar. |
| I succeeded in doing it. | Pude hacerlo. |
| I failed to do it. | No pude hacerlo. |
| I tried to call you. | Quise llamarlo. |
| I refused to do it. | No quise hacerlo. |
| I found out the truth. | Supe la verdad. |
| I received a letter from my friend Robert. | Tuve una carta de mi amigo Roberto. |