Past events - Completed actions

• Recientemente 


  Recently
• Hace poco


  A short time ago
• El año pasado 


  Last year
• Ayer


  Yesterday
• Hace 5 años


  Five years ago
• Fui 


  I went
• Salí


  I went out
• Me quedé


  I stayed
• Hice


  I did/made
• Aprendí


  I learnt
• Comí


  I ate
• Compré


  I brought
• Jugué


  I played
• Estudié


  I studied
• Trabajé


  I worked
• Ayudé


  I helped
• Hablé con


  I talked with
• Intenté


  I tried
• Vi


  I saw
• Fue


  It was
• Lo encuentro 


  I found it
• Lo pasé


  I had a … time
• Porque me gusta 


  Because I like
• No me gusta 


  I don’t like
• Los/las … fueron


  The … were
• Eso me permitió 


  It allowed me to
• Eso me dio la oportunidad de


  It gave me the opportunity to
• Me obligué


  I was forced to
• Me impedí


  It prevented me from
• Me enseñé


  It taught me
• Me dio


  It gave me
• Tuve que


  I had to
• Pude


  I was able to
• No pude


  I wasn’t able to
• Me gustó


  I liked
• Acabo de


  I have just
• Acabé de. 


  I had just
• Había terminado 


  I had finished
• Había comido 


  I had eaten
• Si hubiera tenido más tiempo 


  If I had, had more time