Names of Verb Tenses Flashcards

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presente

A

present
simple present
(indicative mood)

yo hablo

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presente de indicativo

A

present
simple present
(indicative mood)

yo hablo

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pretérito

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simple past
(indicative mood)

express actions that people did or happened during a specific and finished period
Ayer trabajé desde las siete de la mañana hasta las seis de la tarde
talks about the number of times that something happened during a specific and finished period
El año pasado fui al cine quince veces.
talks about main actions while we using imperfecto to express the context for those actions
Ayer, cuando volvía a casa me encontré a mi amiga Ana.

yo hablé

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pretérito indefinido

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simple past
(indicative mood)

express actions that people did or happened during a specific and finished period
Ayer trabajé desde las siete de la mañana hasta las seis de la tarde
talks about the number of times that something happened during a specific and finished period
El año pasado fui al cine quince veces.
talks about main actions while we using imperfecto to express the context for those actions
Ayer, cuando volvía a casa me encontré a mi amiga Ana.

yo hablé

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pretérito perfecto simple

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simple past
(indicative mood)

express actions that people did or happened during a specific and finished period
Ayer trabajé desde las siete de la mañana hasta las seis de la tarde
talks about the number of times that something happened during a specific and finished period
El año pasado fui al cine quince veces.
talks about main actions while we using imperfecto to express the context for those actions
Ayer, cuando volvía a casa me encontré a mi amiga Ana.

yo hablé

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futuro próximo

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near future
(indicative mood)

yo voy a hablar

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futuro

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future
simple future
(indicative mood)

yo hablaré

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futuro simple

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future
simple future
(indicative mood)

yo hablaré

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futuro perifrástico

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near future
(indicative mood)

you voy a hablar

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perifrasis verbal

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present progressive
(verbal phrase)
(indicative mood)

estoy hablando

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