Critical Tenses/Conjugations (not present lol)

Pretérito (ar)

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

I worked, I talked, I shouted

Pretérito (er/ir)

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

I ate, I said

Imperfecto (ar)

aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

I was talking or I used to talk

Imperfecto (er/ir)

ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

I was eating/I used to eat

Presente Progresivo (ar)

estatr + ____ando

I am talking

Presente Progresivo (er/ir)

estar + ____iendo

I am eating

Future Tense (will)

add these to the end of verbs:

é, ás, á, emos, án

I will talk

Future Tense (going to)

ir + a+ infinitivo

I am going to talk

Conditional Tense (most verbs)

add these to the end of verbs:

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían

I would talk

Present Tense

said to describe actions happening now, things that happen regularly, or general truths

Preterite Tense

used to describe completed actions or events that happened once in the past and are finished.

Imperfect Tense

used to describe past actions that were ongoing, repeated, habitual, or background details.

Present Progressive Tense

used to describe actions that are happening right now at this very moment (“-ing” actions).

Near Future (Ir + a + infinitive)

used to describe actions that are going to happen soon or are already planned.

Future Tense

used to describe actions that will happen later or are certain to happen.

Conditional Tense

used to describe what would happen, could happen, or should happen under certain conditions.