tenses Flashcards
what are the imperfect endings for -ar verbs?
aba abas aba ábamos abais aban
what are the imperfect endings for -er and -ir verbs?
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
what are the three irregular verbs (and their conjugations) in the imperfect?
ser ver ir
era veía iba
eras veías ibas
era veía iba
éramos veíamos íbamos
erais veíais ibais
eran veían iban
when would you use the imperfect?
• when an action occurred repeatedly
(ie i used to go to the park every day)
• in the context “i was -ing / we were -ing etc”
(ie we were going home)
• actions which are not physical such as feelings or mental actions
(ie I was feeling sick)
• when a specific phrase is used
(ie a menudo/often)
what are the phrases that usually indicate the imperfect tense?
a menudo - often a veces - sometimes cada día - every day cada año - every year con frecuencia - frequently generalmente - generally mucho - a lot nunca - never siempre - always todos las días - every day
what are the endings for preterite -ar verbs?
- é
- aste
- ó
- amos
- asteis
- aron
what are the preterite endings for regular -er and -ir verbs?
- í
- iste
- ió
- imos
- isteis
- ieron
when would you use the preterite tense?
- past single events
(ie she walked through the park) - actions that were a part of a chain of events
(ie she got up, dressed, and left the house) - the beginning or end of an action
(ie it began to snow)
what are the endings of irregular preterite verbs?
- e
- iste
- o
- imos
- isteis
- ieron
what are the imperfect preterite verbs (infinitives and stems)
andar anduv- estar estuv- tener tuv- caber cup- haber hub- poder pud- poner pus- saber sup- hacer hic- querer quis- venir vin-
what are the endings for regular future tense verbs?
INFINITIVE STEM +
- é
- ás
- á
- emos
- éis
- án
what are the twelve common irregular future verbs?
caber - cabr- poner - pondr- decir - dir- haber - habr- salir - saldr- hacer - har- poder - podr- tener - tendr- querer - querr- valer - valdr- saber - sabr- venir - vendr-
when would you use the future tense?
when talking about the future or when indicating probability
ie he is probably taking the train