Tenses Flashcards
Present tense- presently happening
-Ar Verbs
Subject -AR verb endings
yo (I) -o tú (you) -as usted/él/ella (he / she) -a nosotros/as (we) -amos vosotros/as (you all) -áis ellos / ellas (they) -an
Present tense- presently happening
-Er Verbs
SUBJECT -ER ENDINGS yo -o tú -es usted/él/ella -e nosotros -emos vosotros -éis ustedes/ellos/ ellas -en
Preterite Tense - happened once in the past
ex: I ate pasta
- Ar Verbs
SUBJECT -AR ENDINGS
yo -é
tú -aste
él, ella, usted -ó
nosotros -amos
vosotros -asteis
ellos, ellas, ustedes -aron
Preterite Tense - happened once in the past
ex: I ate pasta
- Er/Ir Verbs
SUBJECT -ER AND -IR ENDINGS yo -í tú -iste él, ella, usted -ió nosotros -imos vosotros -isteis ellos, ellas, ustedes -ieron
Imperfect Tense - past that happened continuously
ex: I used to eat pasta every Sunday
- Ar verbs
SUBJECT -AR ENDINGS
yo -aba
tú -abas
Él/ella/usted -aba
nosotros -abamos
ellos/ellas -aban
Imperfect Tense - past that happened continuously
ex: I used to eat pasta every Sunday
- Er/Ir
SUBJECT -ER AND -IR ENDINGS
yo - ía
tú -ías
Él/ellas/usted - ía
nosotros -íamos
ellos/ellas - ían
Conditional Tense - talk about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests
(ex: I would eat pasta)
- IR ENDINGS FOR IMPERFECT FOR ALL VERBS
SUBJECT ALL VERBS (unless irregular)
yo -ía
tú -ías
usted, él, ella -ía
nosotros -íamos
vosotros -íais
ustedes, ellos, ellas -ían
Informal future
I am going to….
ir + a + infinitive
Simple future
I will/ shall/might/may eat pasta tomorrow
At the end of infinitive verb
SUBJECTS ALL VERBS yo -é tú - ás usted, él, ella -á nosotros -emos vosotros -éis ustedes, ellos, ellas -án