This document provides a list of verbs in English and their Spanish translations to help discuss past events. It includes over 50 common verbs used in the past tense, such as "arrive-arrived", "be-was/were", "buy-bought", "call-called", and "clean-cleaned". Additionally, it lists related nouns, adjectives, adverbs and expressions to facilitate conversation about past experiences.

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HABLAR SOBRE EVENTOS PASADOS
PALABRA CATEGORIA TRADUCCIÓN EJEMPLO
GRAMATICAL
Ago Adverbio Hace…un año The accident happened 10 minutes ago!
All day/month/year Adverbio Todo el día/ mes/ año I studied for the test all day.
All the time Adverbio Todo el tiempo Sandy talks all the time.
Arrive – arrived Verbo regular Llegar She has just arrived!
Be (am, is, are) Verbo irregular Ser o Estar Tom is very quiet.
Be (was, were) Verbo irregular Fue – estuvo I was in my house!
Boring Adjetivo Aburrido History is boring.
Buy – bought Verbo irregular Comprar Rose bought two expensive blouses.
Call – called Verbo regular Llamar That lady called me a thief.
Clean – cleaned Verbo regular Limpiar My roommate and I cleaned the house.
Close – closed Verbo regular Cerrar I closed the window.
Come – came Verbo irregular Venir Ana came home late.
Concert Sustantivo Concierto Robert went to a rock concert with his friends
Cut – cut Verbo irregular Cortar I cut my finger with a knife.
Dance – danced Verbo regular Bailar Emma danced all night.
Do – did Verbo irregular Hacer Hi Jennifer. Did you have a good weekend?
Drink – drank Verbo irregular Beber She drank too much tequila.
Drive – drove Verbo irregular Manejar Carl drove all the way home.
During the week Adverbio Durante la semana There were extra flights to Colorado during the week.
Eat – ate Verbo irregular Comer They ate chocolate cake.
Enjoy – enjoyed Verbo regular Disfrutar Monica enjoyed her party.
Get – got Verbo irregular Obtener You got very good notes.
Give – gave Verbo irregular Dar My father gave me a car.
Go – went Verbo irregular Ir We went to the museum.

2. Grow – grew Verbo irregular Crecer Salma Hayek grew up in Coatzacoalcos.
Have – had Verbo irregular Tener I had a busy weekend.
Hear – heard Verbo irregular Escuchar Ronald heard bad things about his girlfriend.
Go Hiking Verbo Ir de Caminata Did Jessica go hiking?
Housework Sustantivo Tareas del hogar Michelle is doing housework at the moment.
Invite – invited Verbo regular Invitar Gina invited some friends over.
In (the country) Preposición En (el campo) I’m staying in the country.
In (1999) Preposición En (1999) The accident happened in 1999.
Keep – kept Verbo irregular Mantener Rick kept his room clean.
Lake Sustantivo Lago I’d like to go to the lake.
Last night/ summer/ Adverbio Última(o) noche/ Nicolas couldn’t sleep last night.
weekend/ year verano/ fin de semana/
año
Listen – listened Verbo regular Escuchar Robert listened to music all day.
Like – liked Verbo regular Gustar Erica liked her vacation a lot.
Live – lived Verbo regular Vivir She lived in New York.
Look – looked Verbo regular Mirar I looked through the window.
Lose – lost Verbo irregular Perder Michael lost his glasses.
Love – loved Verbo regular Amar Antonio loved Rachel.
Leave – left Verbo irregular Salir de / abandonar/ Adam left the classroom very upset.
dejar
Make – made Verbo irregular Hacer My grand mother made a cake for me.
Meet – met Verbo irregular Conocer We met our classmates the other day.
Neighbor Sustantivo Vecino Nicole’s neighbor is handsome.
On (a trip/ business/ Preposición Sobre/ en My partner is on vacation.
vacation)
Open – opened Verbo regular Abrir Cameron opened the door without knocking.
Party Sustantivo Fiesta They didn’t have a great party!
Phoned – phoned Verbo regular Telefonear Paul phone me the other day!

3. Picnic Sustantivo Picnic Julia had a picnic with Alfred.
Play – played Verbo regular Jugar I played tennis yesterday.
Put – put Verbo irregular Poner Don’t put together those cables!
Read – read Verbo irregular Leer Kelly read a lot of good books.
Ride – rode Verbo irregular Montar Did they ride horses?
Run – ran Verbo irregular Correr Alex ran 10 kilometers!
Stay – stayed Verbo regular Quedarse My girlfriend stayed at home!
Study – studied Verbo regular Estudiar I didn’t study!
See – saw Verbo irregular Ver Ellen saw a great movie.
Sell – sold Verbo irregular Vender Frank sold his cellular.
Sit – sat Verbo irregular Sentarse Tracy sat on the bed before praying.
Sleep – slept Verbo irregular Dormir I slept very well last night.
Speak - spoke Verbo irregular Hablar Do you spoke English last Saturday?
Spend – spent Verbo irregular Gastar Gina spent her weekend in home.
Take – took Verbo irregular Coger/ agarrar Mary took many classes the last summer.
Talk – talked Verbo regular Conversar Albert talked with his friend Frank.
Travel – traveled Verbo regular Viajar Mr. Garcia traveled a lot.
Trip Sustantivo Viaje My partner is on a trip.
Teach – taught Verbo irregular Enseñar David taught me how to be a good friend.
Tell – told Verbo irregular Decir She told me a piece of advice.
Terrific Adjetivo Excelente The meal was terrific.
Think – thought Verbo irregular Pensar I thought about that.
Visit – visited Verbo regular Visitar Yesterday I visited my parents.
Walk – walked Verbo regular Caminar Mr. Garcia walked to the mall.
Wait – waited Verbo regular Esperar On Friday I waited for a phoned call.
Wash – washed Verbo regular Lavar Laura washed her clothes the other day.
Watch – watched Verbo regular Observar Ben watched television all day.
Wear – wore Verbo irregular Vestir Erin wore a beautiful dress.
Weather Sustantivo Tiempo The weather is very changeable.

4. Work – worked Verbo regular Trabajar I worked for two weeks.
Write – wrote Verbo irregular Escribir Benjamin wrote a letter.
Yesterday Adverbio Ayer He arrived yesterday.
EXPRESIONES
EXPRESIONES TRADUCCIÓN EJEMPLO
Did you go out…? ¿Saliste…? Did you go out last night?
What did you do? ¿Qué hiciste? “What did you do?” “Well, I rode horses!”
Where did you go? ¿A dónde fuiste? “Where did you go?” “I went to Arizona”
What time did you go…? ¿A qué hora fuiste…? “What time did you go out?” “At 10 sharp”
How was…? ¿Cómo estuvo…? How was your weekend?
Did you have fun? ¿Te divertiste? “Did you have fun?” “Yes I did”