Tenses Flashcards
what is the present progressive
when we use an -ing verb in English
when the action is process of taking place like I am doing my homework
you need the correct form of the verb estar like estoy or estamos
then for ar verbs remove the ending and add ando and for er/ir verbs add iendo
I am speaking
estoy hablando
I am going out
estoy sailiendo
what are reflexive verbs
have ‘se’ on the end of the infinitive and are actions that you do you to yourself and there is no other object receiving the action.
often used when discussing daily routine - showering, bathing, getting up
lavarse
to wash
I wash
me lavo
the imperfect tense
in the past when the action is not completed like I used to swim and I was walking along the road and I thought that it was boring for ar verbs: I - aba you - abas he/she/it - aba we - abamos you - abais they - aban find the infinitive verb remove the ar ending add the correct ending
for ir/er verbs: I - ia you - ias he/she/it - ia we - iamos you - iais they - ian
I used to go/ was going
iba
I used to be / I was
era
I used to watch/ was watching
veia
what is the imperfect progressive
ing verb in the past estar in either: I was - estaba you were - estabas he/she/it was - estaba we were - estabamos estabais - you all were they were - estaban
infinitve - ending
add
ar - ando
er/ir - iendo
estaba hablando - I was speaking
what is the preterite tense
in the past when the action has being completed
find the infinitive
remove ending
add correct ending
ar verbs: I - e with accent you - aste he/she/it - o with an accent you - asteis they - aron
er/ir verbs: I - I with an accent you - iste he/she/it - io (o with an accent ) we - imos you - isteis they - ieron
I prefered
preferi
I had
tuve
I gave
di
I wanted
quise
estuve
I was
I did/made
hice
what is the perfect tense
the past tense when there is no time frame like I have eaten there begin with: he - I have has - you have ha - he/she/it has hemos - we have habeis - you have han - they have
choose infinitive and take of ending
ar:
ado
er/ir:
ido
we have eaten there
hemos comido alli
what is the pluperfect
when you use had in the past
when talking about a past action that is completed before another past action
like he had spoken and then we left or they had already finished when I left
use either: habia - I had habias - you had habia - he/she/it had habiamos - we had habiais - you had habian - they had
infinitive take off ending
ar = ado
ir/er = ido
I had eaten pizza and it made me ill
habia comido pizza y hizo mi enfermo
near future
voy a + infinivitve vas va vamos vais van
the future tense
when something WILL happen infinitive + the correct ending I - e with an accent you - as with an accent on the a he/she/it - a with an accent we - emos you - eis they - an with an accent on the a
it will be interesting
sera (accent on a) interesante
I will have
tendre with accent on second e
I will go out
saldre with accent on the e
what is the conditional tense
something that COULD/WOULD happen in the future at ending onto the infinitive I - ia with accent on I you - ias with accent on the I he/she/it - ia with accent on the I we - iamos with accent on the I you - iais with accent on the first I they - ian with accent on the I
it would be fantastic
seria fantastic
the subjunctive
used with expressions that refer to feelings, doubt, request and demand
doubt or uncertainty of whether the action will be completed
for example:
I want you to go to the shop
I hope that I pass the exam
it is important that you remember the rules
when do we use the present subjunctive and when do we use the imperfect subjunctive
present:
when the present or future tense
imperfect;
preterite, imperfect or the conditional which is could/would
I hope that I pass my exams
espero que pase mis examines
present subjunctive
find the infinitive remove the ending and add the correct one
ar
