Verb conjugation of "swivel" in English

I ran across the bridge to reach the other terminal and asked at the check in counter which connecting flights were still available. I wanted to avoid having to drive into the city at any cost.
We have learned that some tenses, such as Present Tense are easier and not as complex as others. Is that right? In my opinion, tenses in English are much easier than in the Spanish language.
Thanks for your help, I was on holidays in Galicia, it was just beautiful, I had a long weekend, and have taken off for a few days. And what did you do on last weekends? did you stay home?