action seen by speaker as completed (often implied) (ex - I bought my car at Baierl)

express the beginning or end of a past action

habitual action in the past with no real reference to beginning or end

narrate a series of past actions or events

physical states / appearances/characteristics

emotional states

what was going on in the background when something else occurred

action that interrupted an ongoing activity

background of a story (true or fiction)

plot points of a story (true or fiction)

ages (She was 8.)

telling time (It was 2 am.)

"was/were____________________________(+ gerund/present participle of another verb)"

Ex. She was dancing, he was singing, we were working

"used to" (I used to go to Knob Hill Park a lot.)

Haber with an event (There was a party.)

Haber with background information (There was snow on the ground)

Conocer = "met" (I met Bob.)

Conocer = knew (I knew Bob.)

Saber = knew (I knew the truth.)

Saber = found out. (When I talked to Bob, I found out the truth.)

Names. (His name was Fred)