Spanish Grammar Tenses

Pretérito perfecto simple (Indefinido) (Canté)

Completed actions in a finished past, Actions that interrupt others, Repeated actions with a known number, Past evaluations or judgments

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto (Había cantado)

Actions before another past action, Flashbacks or background from a past moment, Reported speech or memories, Regret or emotional reflection

Pretérito imperfecto (Cantaba)

Ongoing actions in the past, Actions often interrupted by others, Simultaneous past actions, Repeated or habitual actions, Descriptions of people, places, or context, Interrupted thoughts or beliefs

Condicional simple (Cantaría)

Hypothetical or imagined situations, Future seen from a past moment, Polite advice or wishes, Probability or assumption in the past

Condicional compuesto (Habría cantado)

Unfulfilled desires in the past, Hypotheticals before a past action, Probable assumptions in the past

Futuro imperfecto (Cantaré)

Future actions or intentions, Predictions or plans, Assumptions about the present

Futuro perfecto (Habré cantado)

Actions completed before another future moment, Assumptions about recent past events

Presente simple para futuro (canto)

Scheduled or planned future actions, Very near future events