Tenses / “AR” + “ER” & “IR” Flashcards
PRESENT TENSE:
Actions that are currently happening (but not at the moment of speaking)
Talking about future plans Actions that are ongoing.
Pronoun - AR . - ER - IR (. (Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I)
Tú(you)
Él/Ella(he/she)
Nosotros(we)
Vosotros
(Personal)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes(They)
PRESENT TENSE:
Actions that are currently happening (but not at the moment of speaking)
Talking about future plans Actions that are ongoing.
Pronoun - AR . - ER - IR (. Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I) O. O. O
Tú(You) As Es. Es
Él/Ella(he/she) A E. E
Nosotros(we) Amos. Emos. Imos
Vosotros
(Personal) Áis. Éis. Ís
Ellos/Ellas/.
Ustedes (They) An. En. En
Imperfect Tense:
We use the Spanish imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened in the past
No specific time duration
Any time you’d say “used to” in English, use this!
Pronoun - AR . - ER - IR (. (Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I)
Tú(you)
Él/Ella(he/she)
Nosotros(we)
Vosotros
(Personal)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes(They)
Imperfect(Past) Tense:
We use the Spanish imperfect tense to talk about actions that happened in the past
No specific time duration
Any time you’d say “used to” in English, use this!
Pronoun - AR . - ER & IR (. (Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I) Aba Ía
Tú(You) Abas Ías
Él/Ella(he/she) Aba Ía
Nosotros(we) Ábamos Íamos
Vosotros
(Personal) Abais Íais (E-ice)
Ellos/Ellas/.
Ustedes (They) Aban Ían
Preterite Tense:
Pronoun - AR . - ER - IR (. (Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I)
Tú(you)
Él/Ella(he/she)
Nosotros(we)
Vosotros
(Personal)
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes(They)
Preterite Tense:
(Went there then done that then)
Actions that both started and finished in the past
Ayer comí lasaña.
I ate lasagna yesterday.
Pronoun - AR . - ER &IR (. (Hablar) (Comer). (Insistir)
Yo(I) É Í
Tú(You) Aste Iste
Él/Ella(he/she) Ó Ío
Nosotros(we) Amos Imos
Vosotros
(Personal) Asteis Isteis
Ellos/Ellas/.
Ustedes (They) Aron Ieron
Future Simple:
Pronoun. Ending Example(Hablar)
Yo(I)
Tú(You)
Él/Ella/Usted
(he/she)
Nosotros(we)
Vosotros(you)
Ellos/Ellas(they)
Future Simple:
Pronoun. Ending Example(Hablar)
Yo(I) +é Hablaré
Tú(You) +ás Hablarás
Él/Ella/Usted. +á
(he/she) Hablará
Nosotros(we) +emos Hablaremos
Vosotros(you)+éis Hablaréis
Ellos/Ellas(they) +án Hablarán
Simple Conditional Tense
Pronoun. Ending Example(Gusta)
Yo(I)
Tú(You)
Él/Ella/Usted
(he/she)
Nosotros(we)
Vosotros(you)
Ellos/Ellas(they)
Simple Conditional Tense
(SHOULD, WILL , WUD LIKE)
To talk about hypothetical situations, give advice and make requests.
Me gustaría ser millonario. I would like to be a millionaire.
Pronoun. Ending. Example(Deber)
Yo(I) +ía Debería
Tú(You) +ías Deberías
Él/Ella/Usted. +ía. Debería
(he/she)
Nosotros(we)+íamos. Deberíamos
Vosotros(you) +íais Deberíais
Ellos/Ellas(they)+ían Deberán
I will speak to her
Habla-Ré con Ella