total tense review Flashcards
when to use present indicative?
what is currently happening, what happens on a regular basis
present indicative ar?
o, as, a, amos, áis, an (gano, ganas, gana, ganamos, ganáis, ganan)
present indicative er/ir?
o, es, e, emos, éis, en (discuto, discutes, discutemos, discutéis, discuten)
when to use preterite indicative?
when you did something a specific number of times, when something is completed, a definite end, ICP.
preterite indicative ar?
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron (esperé, esperaste, esperó, esperamos, esperasteis, esperaron)
preterite indicative er/ir?
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron (bebí, bebiste, bebió, bebimos, bebisteis, bebieron)
when to use imperfect indicative?
I used to, for an indeterminate number of times, habits, characteristics, physical states, feelings, ICP
imperfect indicative ar?
aba, abas, aba, abais*, ‘abamos, aban
(bailaba, bailabas, bailaba, bailábamos, bailabais, bailaban)
*no accent!
imperfect indicative er/ir?
ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
(comía, comías, comíamos, comíais, comían)
when to use indicative conditional?
when something may happen. hypothetical situations. after an -era verb in a si clause
indicative conditional?
add to the end- ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían
when to use future indicative?
an action that will happen
future indicative?
add to the end- cepillaré, cepillarás, cepillará, cepillaremos, cepillaréis, cepillarán
when to use informal future?
something that is going to happen. easier version of future indicative
informal future?
voy a, vas a, va a, vamos a, vais a, van a, then add verb