The tenses Flashcards
Present?
Regular conjugations?
Used to talk about things happening now or regularly
AR: o, as, a, amos, an
IR/ ER: o, es, e, emos, en
Preterite?
Used to talk about completed actions in the past
AR: é, aste, ó, amos, aron
ER/ IR: í, iste, ío, imos, ieron
Imperfect?
Used to talk about actions done habitually in the past
AR: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
IR/ ER: ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían
Present Perfect Tense?
Structure?
Past that has some bearing on the present
Have or havent done X
Present Haber + past participle
Present tense haber conjugation?
He, Has, Ha, Hemos, Han
Imperfect progressive?
Taking place in progress in the past
Imperfect estar + present participle
Present progressive?
Taking place in progress in the present
Present estar + present participle
Preterite progressive
Ongoing actions in the past with a definitive beginning and end
Preterite estar + present participle