verb tense uses Flashcards
.A single event in the past
Preterito
One or more events or actions that began and ended in the past
Preterito
.An event that occurred, interrupting another action
Preterito
Changes in an existing physical or mental state at a precise moment or for a particular isolated cause
Preterito
A habitual or repeated action in the past
Imperfecto
An ongoing action with no specified completion
Imperfecto
Description/background information; set the scene of how things were or what was happening when there was an interruption
Imperfecto
General description of physical or mental states of being
Imperfecto
Expression of the time of day or age in the past
Imperfecto
to express an action that has been completed with respect to the time in which the speaker exists
Presente Perfecto (ind)
describes an action in the past that happened before another action in the past
pluscuamperfecto (ind)
to express an action that “will have been” completed at a certain point in the future
Futuro Perfecto
If the WEIRDO verb (independent clause) is in the preterite or the imperfect, then the subjunctive verb that follows will also be imperfect.
Imperfect de subjuntivo
Express current emotions, doubts, etc. about something that happened in the past.
Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
To Indicate Unlikely Events Use Ojalá or ojalá que to express the idea of hoping for something that is unlikely to happen or is impossible.
Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
If Clauses
Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Formal Request Using the verbs deber, querer, or poder to make a very polite suggestion or formal request
Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Actions that happened in the past and continue or repeat into the present
Presente Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Actions that have happened in the recent past
Presente Perfecto de Subjuntivo
Actions that will have been completed
Presente de Subjuntivo
Completed actions that had happened before another past action
Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Conditional constructions
Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Hypothetical situations that could have happened, but didn’t
Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
to express what “would” happen in the future. It is more of a possibility, or hypothetical situation, than the future tense
Conditional Simple
describes an action in the past that “would have” happened but did not due to some other event. It can also be used to express probability of an action that has already been completed
Conditional Perfecto
