ser/estar, adjectives, imperfect, perfect Flashcards
ser- to be present conjugation
soy somos
eres
es son
when to use ser
-description
-orgin
-identification
-event
telling time
-“de” in sentence
estar- to be present conjugation
estoy estamos
estas
está estan
when to use estar
- emotion or condition
- location other than en event
- opinion
gender adjective agreement
if female, end adjective with -a
if male, end adjective with -o
amount adjective agreement
if describing more than one person, place, or thing, end adjective with -s
imperfect tense endings -ar
aba ábamos
abas
aba aban
imperfect tense endings -er/ir
ía íamos
ías
ía ían
when to use imperfect tense
- actions that were repeated habitually
- actions that “set the stage” for another action
- telling time
- describing age
- past action in progress
- descriptions in the past
imperfect ser conjugation
era éramos
eras
era eran
imperfect ir conjugation
iba íbamos
ibas
iba iban
imperfect ver conjugation
veía veíamos
veías
veía veían
when to use perfect tense
used for past actions that continue into the present, or continue to affect the present.
haber in the past principle
he has ha hemos habéis han
perfect tense verb endings
- ar: -ado
- er/ir: -ido