Indicative, Subjective, Preterite, Imperitive

Question 1

THE PRETERITE

Answer 1

also known as the simple past, is one of the Spanish past tenses. The preterite is used for finished actions in a specific moment in the past

Question 2

The Indicative Present

Answer 2

is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “sé español”, meaning “I know Spanish”.

Question 3

The Indicative Preterite

Answer 3

Is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “supe español”, meaning “I knew Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as “El Pretérito Indefinido”.

Question 4

The Indicative Imperfect

Answer 4

Is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “sabía español”, meaning “I used to know Spanish”.

Question 5

The Indicative Present Continuous

Answer 5

Is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy sabiendo español”, meaning “I am knowing Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as “El Presente Progresivo”.

Question 6

The Indicative Informal Future

Answer 6

Is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a saber español”, meaning “I am going to know Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as “El Futuro Próximo”.

Question 7

The Indicative Future

Answer 7

Is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “sabré español”, meaning “I will know Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as “El Futuro Simple”.

Question 8

The Indicative Conditional

Answer 8

Is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “sabría español”, meaning “I would know Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as “El Condicional Simple”.

Question 9

The Indicative Present Perfect

Answer 9

Is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he sabido español”, meaning “I have known Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as “El Pretérito Perfecto”.

Question 10

The Indicative Past Perfect

Answer 10

Is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había sabido español”, meaning “I had known Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as “El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto”.

Question 11

The Indicative Future Perfect

Answer 11

Is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré sabido español”, meaning “I will have known Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as “El Futuro Perfecto”.

Question 12

The Indicative Conditional Perfect

Answer 12

Is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría sabido español”, meaning “I would have known Spanish”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as “El Condicional Perfecto”.

Question 13

The Subjunctive Present

Answer 13

is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “sepa”, meaning “I know”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as “El Presente de Subjuntivo”.

Question 14

The Subjunctive Imperfect

Answer 14

is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “supiera”, meaning “I knew”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as “El Imperfecto Subjuntivo”.

Question 15

The Subjunctive Future

Answer 15

is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “supiere”, meaning “I will know”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as “El Futuro de Subjuntivo”.

Question 16

The subjunctive future

Answer 16

is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “supiere”, meaning “I will know”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as “El Futuro de Subjuntivo”.

Question 17

The Subjunctive Present Perfect

Answer 17

is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya sabido”, meaning “I have known”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as “El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo”.

Question 18

The Subjunctive Past Perfect

Answer 18

is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera sabido”, meaning “I had known”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as “El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo”.

Question 19

The Subjunctive Future Perfect

Answer 19

is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere sabido”, meaning “I will have known”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as “El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo”.

Question 20

The Imperative Affirmative

Answer 20

is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “sepa”, meaning “(to you formal) know!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as “El Imperativo Afirmativo”.

Question 21

The Imperative Negative

Answer 21

is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no sepa”, meaning “(to you formal) don’t know!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as “El Imperativo Negativo”.

Question 22

INFINITIVE

Answer 22

is the basic, unconjugated form of a verb that ends in -AR, -ER, or -IR. For example, hablar means “to speak”, comer means “to eat” and venir means “to come”