The past resultative (acababa de)

QuestionAnswer
to answer
contestar
the call
la llamada
I had just answered the call.
Acababa de contestar la llamada.
the signal
la señal
awful (extremely bad)
pésimo
the coverage
la cobertura
Since the signal was awful, we had just lost coverage.
Como la señal era pésima, acabábamos de perder la cobertura.
to dial
marcar
to hang up
colgar
He had just dialed when you decided to hang up.
Él acababa de marcar cuando decidiste colgar.
the Wi-Fi
el wifi
The Wi-Fi had just failed during the call.
El wifi acababa de fallar durante la llamada.
the voicemail
el buzón
Since nobody answered, I had just left a message in the voicemail.
Como nadie contestó, acababa de dejar un mensaje en el buzón.
to communicate
comunicarse
We tried to communicate, but the Wi-Fi was awful.
Intentamos comunicarnos, pero el wifi era pésimo.
I got angry because I had just lost the signal.
Me quedé enojado porque acababa de perder la señal.
Since I forgot to dial, I didn't leave a message in the voicemail.
Como se me olvidó marcar, no dejé un mensaje en el buzón.
We had just communicated when the coverage failed.
Acabábamos de comunicarnos cuando falló la cobertura.
I had just answered, but I had to hang up because of the awful Wi-Fi.
Acababa de contestar, pero tuve que colgar por el wifi pésimo.
freshly / just (recién hecho: freshly made)
recién
The bread is freshly made.
El pan está recién hecho.
The newlyweds had just arrived at the hotel.
Los recién casados acababan de llegar al hotel.