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Present tense - AR verbs
-Indicative
To speak - hablar

To conjugate the Present tense you need which conjugations:

To speak - Hablar

A
  • yo habl-o
  • tu habl-as
  • el/ella/Ud. habl-a
  • nosotros habl-amos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. habl-an
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Present tense - ER verbs
-Indicative
To eat - comer

To conjugate the Present tense you need which conjugations:

To eat - comer

A
  • yo com-o
  • tu com-es
  • el/ella/Ud. com-e
  • nosotros com-emos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. com-en
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Present tense - IR verbs
-Indicative
To live - vivir

To conjugate the Present tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo viv-o
  • tu viv-es
  • el/ella/Ud. viv-e
  • nosotros viv-imos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. viv-en
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Preterite tense - AR verbs

  • Used to describe actions that were completed once at a specific time.
  • Indicative
  • E.g. ‘spoke’

To conjugate the Preterite tense you need which conjugations:

To speak - hablar

A
  • yo habl-é
  • tu habl-aste
  • el/ella/Ud. habl-ó
  • nosotros habl-amos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. habl-aron
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Preterite tense - ER verbs

  • Used to describe actions that were completed once at a specific time.
  • Indicative
  • E.g. ‘ate’

To conjugate the Preterite tense you need which conjugations:

To eat - comer

A
  • yo com-í
  • tu com-iste
  • el/ella/Ud. com-ió
  • nosotros com-imos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. com-ieron
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Preterite tense - IR verbs

  • Used to describe actions that were completed once at a specific time.
  • Indicative
  • E.g. ‘lived’

To conjugate the Preterite tense you need which conjugations:

To live - vivir

A
  • yo viv-o
  • tu viv-es
  • el/ella/Ud. viv-e
  • nosotros viv-imos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. viv-en
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Imperfect tense - AR verbs

  • Used to describe actions that were repeated or ongoing during a past period of time. The meaning is similar to ‘used to’.
  • Indicative
  • E.g. “I used to speak Spanish fluently”.
  • Hablar

To conjugate the Imperfect tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo habl-aba
  • tu habl-abas
  • el/ella/Ud. habl-aba
  • nosotros habl-ábamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. habl-aban
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Imperfect tense - BOTH ER and IR verbs

  • Used to describe actions that were repeated or ongoing during a past period of time. The meaning is similar to ‘used to’.
  • Indicative
  • E.g. “I used to eat cereal every morning”.
  • Comer
  • E.g. “I used to live in France”.
  • Vivir

To conjugate the Imperfect tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo com-ía
  • tu com-ías
  • el/ella/Ud. com-ía
  • nosotros com-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. com-ían
    ~~~
  • yo viv-ía
  • tu viv-ías
  • el/ella/Ud. viv-ía
  • nosotros viv-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. viv-ían
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Conditional tense - AR verbs
​
The conditional tense in Spanish is used to:
* Politely ask someone for something
* Discuss the probability of something happening
* Talk about actions that are dependent on another event
* Express what you would do in the future if you could
* Represent the future in relation to a narration in the past

Indicative
* E.g. “I would speak to her”.
* Hablar

To conjugate the Conditional tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo hablar-ía
  • tu hablar-ías
  • el/ella/Ud. hablar-ía
  • nosotros hablár-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. hablar-ían
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Conditional tense - BOTH ER and IR verbs
​
The conditional tense in Spanish is used to:
* Politely ask someone for something
* Discuss the probability of something happening
* Talk about actions that are dependent on another event
* Express what you would do in the future if you could
* Represent the future in relation to a narration in the past

Indicative
* E.g. “I would eat”.
* Comer
* * E.g. “I would live”.
* Vivir

To conjugate the Conditional tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo comer-ía
  • tu comer-ías
  • el/ella/Ud. comer-ía
  • nosotros comer-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. comer-ían
    ~~~
  • yo vivir-ía
  • tu vivir-ías
  • el/ellaUd. vivir-ía
  • nosotros vivir-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. vivir-ían
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Future tense - ALL AR, ER and IR Verbs

  • The future tense is used to describe something that will happen in the future.
  • Indicative
  • Hablar
    E.g. “I will talk with her”.
  • Comer
    E.g. “I will eat dinner”.
  • Vivir
    E.g. “I will live in Spain”.*

To conjugate the Future tense you need which conjugations:

A
  • yo hablar-é
  • tu hablar-ás
  • el/ella/Ud. hablar-á
  • nosotros hablár-emos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. hablar-án
    ~~~
  • yo comer-é
  • tu comer-ás
  • el/ella/Ud. comer-á
  • nosotros comer-emos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. comer-án
    ~~~
  • yo vivir-é
  • tu vivir-ás
  • el/ellaUd. vivir-á
  • nosotros vivir-emos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. vivir-án
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Present Perfect tense - AR, ER and IR Verbs
Indicative

This tense is used to describe actions that have recently started and are still happening, or things that have been done recently.

To conjugate the Present Perfect you need:

A

To conjugate the Present Perfect you need:
The verb haber (to have) in the present tense and the participle of the main verb.

Present tense of the verb haber (to have)
* yo He
* tu Has
* el/ella/Ud. Ha
* nosotros Hemos
* ellos/ellas/Uds. Han

PLUS

The past participle of the main verb.
The ending for verbs ending in -ar is -ado, and the ending for verbs ending in -er or -ir is -ido.

  • Habl-ado
  • Com-ido
  • Viv-ido

Examples
* “He hablado con mi marido: “I have spoken to my husband”.
* I have eaten. - He comido
* Laura has lived in three countries - Laura ha vivido en tres países

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Preterite Perfect tense - AR verbs
Indicative
​
* The preterite perfect, also known as past anterior (el pretérito anterior), is a Spanish past tense that is usually only found in literary texts.
* The preterite perfect is used to describe: actions in the past that have been recently completed OR actions in the past that started in the past and are still continuing or seen as the present.
* In modern Spanish, it is usually replaced by the pluperfect tense.

Hablar
* E.g. “I talked, you talked, she talked”.

To conjugate the preterite perfect (pretérito anterior), we need:

A

To conjugate the preterite perfect (pretérito anterior), we need:
* The verb haber in the preterite tense Plus the participle of the main verb.

Preterite tense of the verb haber (to have)
* yo Hube
* tu Hubiste
* el/ella/Ud. Hubo
* nosotros Hubimos
* ellos/ellas/Uds. Hubieron

PLUS

The past participle of the main verb.
The ending for verbs ending in -ar is -ado, and the ending for verbs ending in -er or -ir is -ido.

  • Habl-ado
  • Com-ido
  • Viv-ido

Examples
* You have talked. - Hubiste hablado
* I have eaten. - Hube comido
* Laura has lived in three countries - Laura hubo vivido en tres países

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Pluperfect (Past perfect) tense - ALL verb types
Indicative

Also known as the past perfect tense, is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
In other words, it is used to say what someone or something had done.

To form the pluperfect tense, you use:

A

To form the pluperfect tense, you use:
* The imperfect tense of the verb haber PLUS a past participle.

The past participle of the main verb.
The ending for verbs ending in -ar is -ado, and the ending for verbs ending in -er or -ir is -ido.

  • Habl-ado
  • Com-ido
  • Viv-ido
  • There are some exceptions, like abierto (open), hecho (done/made), or visto (seen/watched).

You can use the pluperfect tense with expressions like ya (already), todavía (yet), or nunca (never).

AR Verb example: ‘Hablar’
* Nosotros/as habíamos hablado: We** had talked/spoken**

ER Verb example: ‘Aprender’
* “Ya había comido cuando mamá llegó a casa”. - “I had already eaten when mum arrived home”.

IR Verb example: ‘Dormir’
* “Yo me había dormido cuando tu llamaste.” - “I had fallen asleep when you called”.

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Conditional Perfect tense - AR
Indicative

The conditional perfect tense is used when describing something that could have or may have happened in the past.

To form the conditional perfect tense, you use:

A

To form the pluperfect tense, you use:
* Haber in the conditional tense plus a Past participle

  • yo habr-ía
  • tu habr-ías
  • el/ella/Ud. habr-ía
  • nosotros habr-íamos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. habr-ían

The past participle of the main verb.
The ending for verbs ending in -ar is -ado, and the ending for verbs ending in -er or -ir is -ido.

  • Habl-ado
  • Com-ido
  • Viv-ido
  • There are some exceptions, like abierto (open), hecho (done/made), or visto (seen/watched).

Examples:
Yo habría comprado los regalos pero no tenía tiempo. I would have bought the gifts, but I didn’t have time.
Habría comido antes de salir. He had probably already eaten before leaving.

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Future Perfect tense - AR
Indicative

It is used to talk about something that will have been completed at a certain point in the future.
It can also indicate probability, or what might have or could have happened.

To form the future perfect tense, you use:

A

To form the future perfect tense, you use:
the simple future tense of the verb
haber plus a past participle.

  • yo hab-ré
  • tu hab-rás
  • el/ella/Ud. hab-rá
  • nosotros hab-remos
  • ellos/ellas/Uds. hab-rán

The past participle of the main verb.
The ending for verbs ending in -ar is -ado, and the ending for verbs ending in -er or -ir is -ido.

  • Habl-ado
  • Com-ido
  • Viv-ido
  • There are some exceptions, like abierto (open), hecho (done/made), or visto (seen/watched).

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