Uses of the tenses Flashcards

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Uses of the present tense

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What is happening or what normally happens

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Uses of gerund

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'ing' phrases e.g I am playing= estoy jugando
Estar + gerund = am '...ing'
Can also use: llevar + gerund
ir + gerund
seguir + gerund
venir + gerund
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Uses of preterite tense

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Describes a single,completed action in the past

Used in narrative accounts and reports of past events and also refer to singke vents in the past.

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Uses of the subjunctive/ subjunctive ‘mood’ (7 uses)

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  1. desire
  2. ignorance
  3. impersonal opinion
  4. uncompleted action
  5. vague or indefinite antecedent
  6. maybe/perhaps
  7. ‘even if’
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