Spanish Tenses

Present Tense

Used for actions happening currently or regularly.

Subject Pronoun for I

yo

To talk in Spanish

hablar

To eat in Spanish

comer

To live in Spanish

vivir

vosotros/as present form of hablar

habláis

Present form of 'to be' (ser) for yo

soy

Present form of 'to have' for tú

tienes

Present form of 'to go' for él/ella

va

Imperfect Tense

Used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Conditional Tense

Used to indicate actions that would happen under certain conditions or hypotheticals.

llavar (to work) in Conditional Tense for ellos

trabajarían

Preterite Tense

Describes actions completed in the past within a defined timeframe.

The imperfect form of 'hay' (there is/there are)

había.

Irregular Preterite tense of 'to be' for él/ella

fue.

Present form of 'to see' in imperfect for yo

veía.

To receive in Spanish

recibir.

Present tense end for tú in vivir

vives

The imperfect form of 'to be' for yo

era.