Spanish Semester final

Preterite Tense (El Pretérito)

Used for completed actions in the past.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: yo

-é.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: tú

-aste.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: él/ella/usted

-ó.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: nosotros

-amos.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: vosotros

-asteis.

Regular endings for -AR verbs in Preterite Tense: ellos/ellas/ustedes

-aron.

Example of an -AR verb in Preterite Tense

hablar → hablé, hablaste, habló.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: yo

-í.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: tú

-iste.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: él/ella/usted

-ió.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: nosotros

-imos.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: vosotros

-isteis.

Regular endings for -ER/-IR verbs in Preterite Tense: ellos/ellas/ustedes

-ieron.

Example of an -ER verb in Preterite Tense

comer → comí, comiste, comió.

Irregular verb: ir/ser in Preterite Tense

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

Irregular verb: hacer in Preterite Tense

hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron.

Irregular verb: tener in Preterite Tense

tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron.

Future Tense (El Futuro)

Used to talk about actions that will happen.

Regular endings for Future Tense: yo

-é.

Regular endings for Future Tense: tú

-ás.

Regular endings for Future Tense: él/ella/usted

-á.

Regular endings for Future Tense: nosotros

-emos.

Regular endings for Future Tense: vosotros

-éis.

Regular endings for Future Tense: ellos/ellas/ustedes

-án.

Example of an -AR verb in Future Tense

hablar → hablaré, hablarás, hablará.

Irregular verb stem for tener in Future Tense

tendr- (tendré, tendrás, etc.).

Irregular verb stem for hacer in Future Tense

har- (haré, harás, etc.).