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Tenses
Tenses of verbs
Term | Definition |
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Present Tense | Use when talking about NOW, current events, to explain what you think or like. Means 3 things example I speak, I do speak, I am speaking |
AR | verb stem plus o, as, a, amos, an |
ER/IR | verb stem plus o, es, e, emos, en |
Past Preterite Tense | Used to describe COMPLETED past actions. |
AR | verb stem plus accent e, aste, accent o, amos, aron |
ER/IR | verb stem plus accent i, iste, i accent o, imos, ieron |
Past Imperfect Tense | Use when talking about past habitual/continuous events like saying "I USED TO" in English |
AR | aba, abas, aba, accent abamos, accent aban |
ER/IR | accent ia, accent ias, accent ia, accent iamos, accent ian |
Future Tense | Similar to using the word "WILL" in Spanish |
AR/ER/IR | Infinitive of verb plus endings accent e, accent as, accent a, emos, accent an |
Conditional/Past Future Tense | equivalent to saying "WOULD" in English 1)as a condition example I WOULD go if you wanted me to 2)when referring to the future from a point in the past example She asked if I WOULD come back |
AR/ER/IR | use infinitive of verb plus endings accent ia, accent ias, accent ia, accent iamos, accent ian |
Present Perfect/Past Participle Tense | Use when saying you "HAVE DONE" something. Example I have spoken or I have eaten. Use conjugated verb Haber before verb stem with ending ado or ido |
AR | he hablado, has hablado, ha hablado, hemos hablado, han hablado |
ER/IR | he comido, has comido, ha comido, hemos comido, han comido |
Present Progressive/Present Participle Tense | equivalent to English "ING" words. Action happening now and continuing in the future. Use conjugated verb Estar before verb stem plus ending ando or iendo |
AR | estoy hablando, estas hablando, esta hablando, estamos hablando, estan hablando |
ER/IR | estoy comiendo, estas comiendo, esta comiendo, estamos comiendo, estan comiendo |