Verb Congegations Flashcards

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Conjugate the regular, present tense “ar” verbs:
Hablar & Comprar

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Hablar. Comprar.

Yo hablo. Compro.
Tú hablas. Compras.
Él/ella/usted habla. Compra.
Nosotros/nosotras hablamos. Compramos.
Vosotros/vosotras habláis. Compráis.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hablan. Compran.

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Conjugate the regular/present tense “er” verb:
Comer

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Comer.

Yo como.
Tú comes.
Él/ella/usted come.
Nosotros/nosotras comemos.
Vosotros/vosotras coméis.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comen.

To eat

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Conjugate the regular, present tense “ir” verb:
Vivir

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Vivir.

Yo vivo.
Tú vives.
Él/ella/usted vive.
Nosotros/nosotras vivimos.
Vosotros/vosotras vivís.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes viven.

To live

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Conjugate the irregular, present tense “ar” verbs:
Estar & Dar

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Estar.
Dar.

Yo estoy. Doy.
Tú estás. Dás.
Él/ella/usted está. Dá.
Nosotros/nosotras estamos. Damos.
Vosotros/vosotras estáis. Dáis.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes estan. Dan.

To be. To give.

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Conjugate the present tense, first person verbs ending in “go”:
Hacer, Poner, Salir, Valer

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Hacer, Poner, Salir, Valer.

Yo hago. Pogo. Salgo. Valgo
Tú haces. Pones. Sales. Vales.
Él/ella/usted hace. Pone. Sale. Vale.
Nosotros/nosotras hacemos. Ponemos. Salemos. Valemos.
Vosotros/vosotras hacéis. Ponéis. Saléis. Valéis.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hacen. Ponen. Salen. Valen.

To do. To put. To go out. To cost/be worth.

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First person, present tense verbs ending in “zco”:
Conducir, Conocer, Traducir

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Conducir. Conocer. Traducir.

Yo conduzco. Conozco. Traduzco.
Tú conduces. Conoces. Traduces.
Él/ella/usted conduce. Conoce. Traduce.
Nosotros/nosotras conducimos. Conocemos. Traducimos
Vosotros/vosotras conducís. Conocéis. Traducís.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes conducen. Conocen. Traducen.

To drive. To know. To Translate.

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Verbs that have stem changes from “o” to “ue”:
Almorzar

1 of 4 types of verbs where the stem of the verb is irregular and changes.
1. O to E
2. U to EU
3. E to IE
4. E to I

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Almorzar

Yo Almuerzo
Tú Almuerzas
Él/ella/usted Almuerza
Nosotros/nosotras Almorzamos
Vosotros/vosotras Almorzaís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes Almuerzan

To have lunch

Nosotros and vosotros maintain the original stem of the verb.

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Verbs that have stem changes from “e” to “ie”:
Sentir

2 of 4 types of verbs where the stem of the verb is irregular and changes.
1. O to E
2. U to EU
3. E to IE
4. E to I

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Sentir

Yo siento
Tú sientes
Él/ella/usted siente
Nosotros/nosotras sentimos
Vosotros/vosotras sentís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes sienten

To Feel

Nosotros and vosotros maintain the original stem of the verb.

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Verbs that have stem changes from “e” to “i”:
Pedir

3 of 4 types of verbs where the stem of the verb is irregular and changes.
1. O to E
2. U to EU
3. E to IE
4. E to I

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Pedir

Yo pido
Tú pides
Él/ella/usted pide
Nosotros/nosotras pedimos
Vosotros/vosotras pedís
Ellos/ellas/ustedes piden

To ask

Nosotros and vosotros maintain the original stem of the verb.

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Verbs that have stem changes from “u” to “ue”:
Jugar

4 of 4 types of verbs where the stem of the verb is irregular and changes.
1. O to E
2. U to EU
3. E to IE
4. E to I

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Jugar

Yo juego
Tú juegas
Él/ella/usted juega
Nosotros/nosotras jugamos
Vosotros/vosotras jugáis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes juegan

To play

Nosotros and vosotros maintain the original stem of the verb.

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Gustar

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Me gusta = “I like” or “is pleasing for you.
Me gusta la playa (I like the beach)
Me gusta los perros (I like dogs)
Me gusta cantar (I like to sing)

  • Use gusta + infinitive if doing something.
    A nosotros nos gusta concinar (We like to cook)
  • Use gusta if the thing you like is singular.
    A nosotros nos gusta la película (We like the movie)
    A nosotros no nos gusta la película (We don’t like the movie)
  • Use gustan if the thing you like is plural.
    A nosotros nos gustan las películas de terror (We like horror movies)
    A mí me gustan los libros (I like books)
    A mí no me gustan los libros (I don’t like books)

CHART (Part 1)
A mí no me
A tí no te
A él/ella/usted no le
A nosotros/ no nos
nosotras
A vosotros/ no os
vosotras
A ellos/ellas/ no les
ustedes

CHART (Part 2)
gusta nadar/estudiar/correr
gusta el fútbol/ la playa/ tu dibujo
gustan los libros/ los perros/ los ojos

A mí, A tí, A él… used to give emphasis about who is liking the thing, rather than just “le gusta” alone, which isn’t clear who specifically likes the thing.
A él le gusta comer (he likes to eat)
A usted le gusta comer (you like to eat)

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Word congugations similar to Gustar:
doler, encantar, faltar, interesar, molestar, quedar, etc.

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Doler

CHART (Part 1)
A mí no me
A tí no te
A él/ella/usted no le
A nosotros/ no nos
nosotras
A vosotros/ no os
vosotras
A ellos/ellas/ no les
ustedes

CHART (Part 2)
duele nadar/estudiar/correr
duele el fútbol/ la playa/ tu dibujo
duelen los libros/ los perros/ los ojos

encanta, encantan
falta, faltan
interesa, interesan
molesta, molestan
queda, quedan

To hurt. To love. To lack. To interest. To annoy. To meet.

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Use this to talk about things that happen in general, or about habits.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Simple Tense/ present:
comprar, correr, vivir

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comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compro, corro, vivo
Tú compras, corres, vives
Él/ella/usted compra, corre, vive
Nosotros/nosotras compramos, corremos, vivimos
Vosotros/vosotras compr.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compran, corren, viven

To buy, to run, to live

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Use this to speak about the past.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Simple Tense/ Preterite past:

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comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compré, corrí, viví
Tú compraste, corriste, viviste
Él/ella/usted compró, corr, viv
Nosotros/nosotras compramos, corrimos, vivimos
Vosotros/vosotras compr.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compraron, corrieron, vivieron

To buy, to run, to live

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“Other”. Use this to speak about the past actions w/out a definate end.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Simple Tense/Imperfect past:

Emphasis on past actions or habits.

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comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compraba, corría, vivía
Tú comprabas, corrías, vivías
Él/ella/usted compraba, corría, vivía
Nosotros/nosotras comprábamos, correríamos, vivíamos
Vosotros/vosotras compr.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compraban, corrían, vivían

To buy, to run, to live

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“Will”. Events that will happen.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Simple Tense/future:

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comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compraré, correrán, vivíré
Tú comprarás, correrás, vivirás
Él/ella/usted comprrará, correrá, viv
Nosotros/nosotras compraremos, correremos, viviremos
Vosotros/vosotras compr.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comprrarán, correrán, vivirán

To buy, to run, to live

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“Would + verb”. Events that will happen.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Simple Tense/future conditional:

Keeps verb in simple form and adds an inflection at the end.

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compraría, correrían, viviríra
Tú comprarías, correrías, vivirías
Él/ella/usted compraría, correría, vivrría
Nosotros/nosotras compraríamos, correríamos, viviríamos
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comprarían, correrían, vivirían

To buy, to run, to live

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“Have/has + past participle verb”. See card for more details.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Compound Tense/present perfect:

Compound tenses have 2 verbs. “Haber + verb in past participle form. “

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo he comprado, corrído, vivido
has comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted ha comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hemos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes han comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Indicitive Mood - Things that happen in reality.
Use when:
● Events that started in the past, have continued until the present, and may continue into the future.
● Events that occurred in a non-specific time in the past.
● Events that just took place in the recent past.

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Past anterior. “Had + past participle verb”. Used formal & literature.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Compound Tense/preterite perfect:

Compound tenses have 2 verbs. “Haber + verb in past participle form. “

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo hube comprado, corrído, vivido
hubiste comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted hubo comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hubimos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieron comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Talk about an action in the past that took place before another action in the past. Used for formal or literature. Don’t spend too much time on this as it’s not used much.

20
Q

The dreaded pluscuamperfecto. “Had + past participle verb”.

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Compound Tense/past perfect:

Compound tenses have 2 verbs. “Haber + verb in past participle form. “

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo había comprado, corrído, vivido
habías comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted había comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras habíamos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes habían comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: helps you to explain something that “had happened before something else happened.

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Q

“Would have + past participle verb.”

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Compound Tense/conditional perfect:

Compound tenses have 2 verbs. “Haber + verb in past participle form. “

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo habría comprado, corrído, vivido
habrías comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted habría comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras habríamos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes habrían comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: to talk about suppositions in the past, complete or finished requests, invitations, or suggestions, and future actions from a past perspective.

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Q

One of the most complex tenses. “will have + past participle verb.”

CONGUGATE -
Indicative Mood Compound Tense/future perfect:

Compound tenses have 2 verbs. “Haber + verb in past participle form. “

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo habré comprado, corrído, vivido
habrás comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted habrá comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras habremos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes habrán comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: allows you to look back to the past from a point in the future.

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Q

One of the most complex tenses. “will have + past participle verb.”

CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense/present:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo compre, corra, viva
Tú compres, corras, vivas
Él/ella/usted compre, corra, viva
Nosotros/nosotras compraremos, corramos, vivamos
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compren, corran, vivan

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use the present subjunctive to express uncertainty, doubt, and hope.

Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense: If the indicative was the “normal” mood, then the subjunctive is the “weird” one. You use the subjunctive to talk about things that are not part of reality, such as wishes and desires, among many other things.

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Q

There are two imperfect subjunctive tenses. Either can be used equally.

CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense/Imperfect 1:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo comprara, corriera, viviera **
Tú compr
aras, corrieras, vivieras**
Él/ella/usted comprara, corriera, viviera
Nosotros/nosotras compráramos , corriéramos, vivieramos **
Vosotros/vosotras comprar
.**
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compraran, corrieran, vivieran

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use to express a point of view in the past.

Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense: If the indicative was the “normal” mood, then the subjunctive is the “weird” one. You use the subjunctive to talk about things that are not part of reality, such as wishes and desires, among many other things.

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Q

There are two imperfect subjunctive tenses. Either can be used equally.

CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense/Imperfect 2:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo comprase, corriese , viviese
Tú comprases, corrieses, vivieses
Él/ella/usted comprase, corriesen, viviese
Nosotros/nosotras comprásemos , corrésemos, viviésemos **
Vosotros/vosotras comprar
.**
Ellos/ellas/ustedes compresan, corriesen, viviesen

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use to express a point of view in the past. Same situations apply as with Imperfect 1, it’s just a different way of expressing the same idea. If anything, this imperfect tense is more used in Spain than in Latin America.

Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense: If the indicative was the “normal” mood, then the subjunctive is the “weird” one. You use the subjunctive to talk about things that are not part of reality, such as wishes and desires, among many other things.

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Q

Almost obsolete and no longer used these days.

CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense/Future:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo comprare, corriere, viviese
Tú comprares, corrieres, vivieres
Él/ella/usted comprrare, corriere, viviere
Nosotros/nosotras compráremos, corriéremos, viviéremos
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes comparen, corrieren, vivieren

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Almost obsolete and used in formal language when a verb in present or future requires the subjunctive in the main clause and refers to a future action.

Subjunctive Mood Simple Tense: If the indicative was the “normal” mood, then the subjunctive is the “weird” one. You use the subjunctive to talk about things that are not part of reality, such as wishes and desires, among many other things.

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CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Compound Tense/Present perfect:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo haya comprado, corrído, vivido
hayas comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted haya comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hayamos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hayan comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use the present perfect subjunctive when a verb requiring the subjunctive in the main clause is in the present, future, or present perfect. The only difference with the present subjunctive is that you have to use the present perfect subjunctive when the dependent clause is in the past, while you use the present subjunctive when the dependent clause is in the present or future.

Subjunctive Mood Compound Tenses:
These are arguably the most complex Spanish tenses that exist. So much that some of them don’t even have a direct translation to English.

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CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Compound Tense/Past perfect 1:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo hubiera comprado, corrído, vivido
hubieras comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted hubiera comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use the past perfect subjunctive to talk about hypothetical situations, regrets, or hindsight. This is the equivalent subjunctive compound tense to the imperfect, so there are also two versions of it.

Subjunctive Mood Compound Tenses:
These are arguably the most complex Spanish tenses that exist. So much that some of them don’t even have a direct translation to English.

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CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Compound Tense/Past perfect 2:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo hubiese comprado, corrído, vivido
hubieses comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted hubiese comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hubiésemos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hubiesen comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Use the past perfect subjunctive to talk about hypothetical situations, regrets, or hindsight. Same case as the imperfect, this version is more widely used in Spain. Besides that, there’s no other difference between the two subjunctive past perfect tenses.

Subjunctive Mood Compound Tenses:
These are arguably the most complex Spanish tenses that exist. So much that some of them don’t even have a direct translation to English.

30
Q

Rarely Used

CONGUGATE -
Subjunctive Mood Compound Tense/Future perfect:

A

comprar, correr, vivir

Yo hubiere comprado, corrído, vivido
hubieres comprado, corrído, vivido
Él/ella/usted hubiere comprado, corrído, vivido
Nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos comprado, corrído, vivido
Vosotros/vosotras comprar.
Ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieren comprado, corrído, vivido

To buy, to run, to live

Use when: Another rarely used tense in modern Spanish. You can use it to talk about actions that have happened, should have happened, or could have happened at some point in the future.

Subjunctive Mood Compound Tenses:
These are arguably the most complex Spanish tenses that exist. So much that some of them don’t even have a direct translation to English.