Tense Uses Flashcards

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How do you use the past progressive?

A

Estar + present

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How is the present tense used and how are verbs formed?

A

Remove ending

Habits & routines, what’s happening, facts, ordering

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How is the past preterite tense used and how are verbs formed?

A

Remove ending

Completed actions in the past

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How is the future simple used and how are verbs formed?

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Add to infinitive

What will / shall happen & what someone might be doing in present

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How is the future informal tense used and how are verbs formed?

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Formed with voy + a + infinitive

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How is the past imperfect tense used and how are verbs formed?

A

Remove ending

Past habitual actions & what you were doing before interruption

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How is the present conditional tense used and how are verbs formed?

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Hypothetical situations & to make polite requests

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