| Anoche tuvimos éxito | Last night we were successful |
| Anteayer se produjo un incremento | Day before yesterday it produced an increase |
| Anoche bajó la demanda | Last night demand fell |
| El verano pasado asistí a la Feria de Sevilla | Last year I attended The Feria in Seville |
| El otoño pasado desapareció mi libro | Last autumn it disappeared my book |
| Mientras aplaudían bajó el telón | While they were clapping the curtain fell |
| Cada día él lo dudaba | Everyday he used to doubt it |
| Cada día lo dudé | Every day I doubted it |
| Siempre tuvo éxito | He was always successful |
| Todos los días cambiaba | Every day it used to change |
| Yo siempre tenía éxito | I was always successful |
| Todos los años aparecía en la prensa | Every year it used to appear in the press |
| Nunca lo dudó | She never doubted it |
| Mientras cocía los alimentos asquerosos | While I was boiling the disgusting foodstuffs |
| Yo hacía la cama cada mañana | I used to make my bed every morning. |
| Yo iba a Ravello, Italia, cada invierno. | I used to go to Ravello, Italy every winter. |
| ¿Dónde vivían ustedes? | Where did you all (formal) used to live? |
| Abríais las ventanas en enero. | You all used to open the windows in January. |
| Invitábamos a todos a nuestras fiestas. | We used to invite everybody to our parties. |
| Vivíamos en un apartamiento. | We used to live in an apartment. |
| Mickey Mantle jugaba al béisbol para los Yankees. | Mickey Mantle used to play baseball for the Yankees. |
| Él trabajaba en un banco. | He used to work in the bank. |
| Leías muchas revistas | You used to read lots of magazines. |
| Marcos era presidente de nuestro club. | Mark used to be president of the club. |
| Ellos escribían notas en clase. | They (m) used to write notes in class. |
| Ellas nos llamaban cada noche. | They (f) used to call us every night. |
| Él nadaba en nuestra piscina. | He used to swim in our pool. |
| Yo estudiaba con Juan. | I used to study with John. |
| ¿Dónde trabajabas? | Where did you used to work? |
| Yo tenía muchos amigos en el campamento. | I had lots of friends at camp. |
| Mis ventanas estaban abiertas pero la puerta estaba cerrada. | The windows were open, but the door was closed. |
| Mi bolígrafo no funcionaba | My pen didn't work. |
| Mi padre era granjero. | My father was a farmer. |
| Jorge era alto y guapo. | George was tall and handsome. |
| Llevábamos uniformes al colegio. | We wore uniforms to school. |
| El monstruo tenía dos cabezas. | The monster had two heads. |
| Susana estaba embarazada. | Susana was pregnant. |
| María tenía un corderito. | Mary had a little lamb. |
| El gato era negro y blanco. | The cat was black and white. |
| Yo estaba avergonzado | I was embarrassed. |
| ¿Dónde estaba el dinero? | Where was the money? |
| La tienda no tenía la camisa que yo quería. | The store didn't have the shirt that I wanted. |
| Llevabais sombreros ridículos. | You all were wearing silly hats. |
| El gato estaba en el ático. | The cat was in the attic. |
| Nadie escuchaba mientras el político hablaba. | Nobody was listening while the politician was speaking. |
| Mientras ella explicaba la teoría, todos se iban. | While she was explaining the theory, everybody was leaving. |
| Vivíamos en una casa de cristal. | We were living in a glass house. |
| Intentábamos dormir pero el bebé lloraba. | We were trying to sleep, but the baby was crying. |
| Las ranas saltaban cerca del lago. | The frogs were jumping near the lake. |
| Él andaba y yo corría. | He was walking and I was running. |
| Pensábamos mucho en ti. | We were thinking about you a lot. |
