Spanish Tenses Flashcards
Present Tense
Used for actions that always take place, or are currently taking place
Present Tense -Ar
-o, -amos, -as, -áis,
-a, -an
Present Tense -Er
-o, -emos, -es, -éis,
-e, -en
Present Tense -Ir
-o, -imos, -es, -ís,
-e, -en
Preterite Tense
Used for actions that were completed IN THE PAST
Preterite Tense -Ar
-é, -amos, -o, -asteis
-aste, -aron
Preterite Tense -Er, -Ir
-í, -imos, -iste, -isteis,
-ió, -ieron
Imperfect Tense
Used for what happened repeatedly in the past; to describe peoples, places, & situations in the past; a past action or situation where no beginning or end is specified; and to describe any ongoing action in the past
Imperfect Tense -Ar
-aba, -ábamos, -abas, -abais,
-aba, -aban
Imperfect Tense -Er, -Ir
-ía, -íamos, -ías, -íais,
-ía, -ían
Future Tense
Used for actions in the future
Future Tense -Ar, -Er
-é, -emos, -as, -éis,
-á, -án
Future Tense -Ir
-é, -emos, -as, -éis,
-á, -en
Conditional Tense
used to express what a person would do or what a situation would be like
Conditional Tense -Ar, -Er, -Ir
-ía, -íamos, -ías, -íais,
-ía, -ían