tenses

Question 1

what are the imperfect endings for -ar verbs?

Answer 1

aba
abas 
aba
ábamos
abais 
aban

Question 2

what are the imperfect endings for -er and -ir verbs?

Answer 2

ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais 
ían

Question 3

what are the three irregular verbs (and their conjugations) in the imperfect?

Answer 3

ser ver ir

era veía iba
eras veías ibas
era veía iba
éramos veíamos íbamos
erais veíais ibais
eran veían iban

Question 4

when would you use the imperfect?

Answer 4

• 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)

Question 5

what are the phrases that usually indicate the imperfect tense?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

what are the endings for preterite -ar verbs?

Answer 6

• é
• aste
• ó
• amos
• asteis
• aron

Question 7

what are the preterite endings for regular -er and -ir verbs?

Answer 7

• í
• iste
• ió
• imos
• isteis
• ieron

Question 8

when would you use the preterite tense?

Answer 8

• 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)

Question 9

what are the endings of irregular preterite verbs?

Answer 9

• e
• iste
• o
• imos
• isteis
• ieron

Question 10

what are the imperfect preterite verbs (infinitives and stems)

Answer 10

andar         anduv-
estar          estuv-
tener          tuv- 
caber         cup-
haber         hub-
poder         pud-
poner         pus- 
saber         sup-
hacer          hic-
querer        quis-
venir           vin-

Question 11

what are the endings for regular future tense verbs?

Answer 11

INFINITIVE STEM +

• é
• ás
• á
• emos
• éis
• án

Question 12

what are the twelve common irregular future verbs?

Answer 12

caber     -          cabr-
poner     -          pondr-
decir      -          dir-
haber     -          habr-
salir        -          saldr-
hacer     -          har-
poder     -          podr-
tener      -          tendr-
querer    -          querr-
valer       -          valdr- 
saber      -          sabr- 
venir       -          vendr-

Question 13

when would you use the future tense?

Answer 13

when talking about the future or when indicating probability

ie he is probably taking the train