English - Study of tenses Flashcards
To memorize the way in which tenses are used in English so as to be able to pick a tense in Spanish.
1
Q
Infinitive - basic verb - eat
A
to eat
2
Q
Present Participle -
A
eating
3
Q
Past Participle
A
eaten
4
Q
Present Indicative -
A
I eat, I do eat, I am eating
5
Q
Imperfect Indicative - Past
A
I was eating, I ate, I used to eat
6
Q
Preterit - Past simple indicative
A
I ate, I did eat
7
Q
Future- Future Indicative
A
I shall eat
8
Q
Conditional present
A
I should eat, if there was a meal, I would eat
9
Q
Present Subjunctive
A
that I may eat, i might eat
10
Q
Imperfect or Past Subjective
A
that I might eat, even if I ate
11
Q
Present Perfect or Past Indefinite
A
I have eaten
12
Q
Pluperfect Indic or Past Perfect
A
I had eaten
13
Q
Past Anterior or Preterit Perfect
A
I had eaten
14
Q
Future Perfect or Future Anterior
A
I shall have eaten
15
Q
Conditional Perfect
A
I should have eaten
