yo hablé I talked/spoke yo hablar yo hablé I talked/spoke yo hablaba I was talking/speaking I used to speak/talk
tú comiste you (inf) ate tú comer tú comiste you (inf) ate tú comías you (inf) were eating you (inf) used to eat
yo jugar yo jugué I played yo jugaba I was playing I used to play
ellos leyeron they read ellos leer ellos leyeron they read ellos leían they were reading they used to read
nosotros vivimos we lived nosotros vivir nosotros vivimos we lived nosotros vivíamos we were living we used to live
ellos murieron they died ellos morir ellos murieron they died ellos morían they were dying they used to die
vosotros fuisteis you all (inf) went vosotros ir vosotros fuisteis you all (inf) went vosotros ibais you all (inf) were going you all (inf) used to go
yo ser yo fui I was yo era I was I used to be
there was (description) haber hubo there was (event) había there was (description) there used to be
The fish was living in the lake. El pez vivía en el lago.
The horse ran on the farm. El caballo corrió en la granja.
The gorilla used to eat bananas. El gorila comía bananas.
Los patos dijeron: «Cuac». The ducks said, “Quack.” Los patos dijeron: «Cuac».
Once upon a time there was a princess who was a frog. Había una vez una princesa que era una rana.
The shark swam. It didn’t walk. El tiburón nadó. No anduvo.