SPANISH VERB TENSES

Present Tense -Ar

o, as, a, amos, an

Present Tense -Er

o, es, e, emos, en

Present Tense -Ir

o, es, e, imos, en

When is the Preterite used?

When in action in the past has a definite beginning and end

What are the Preterite endings?

Ar: é, aste, ó, amos, aron

Er,Ir: í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

When is the imperfect used?

Actions in the past that occurred continuously, with no definite endings

How is the imperfect tense formed?

drop ending- add: Ar: aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban

Er/Ir: ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

In what tenses do you KEEP the ending?

Future Tense, Conditional Tense

How can you tell the difference between the Conditional and the Future?

While both keep endings, THE CONDITIONAL HAS THE í's, THE FURUTE TENSE DOES NOT

How can you tell the differences between the conditional and the imperfect?

While the conditional endings are the same as er/ir in the imperfect, THE CONDITIONAL KEEPS THE ENDING

How do you form the future tense?

KEEP THE ENDING, add é, ás, á, emos, án

When is the future tense used?

something that will definitely happen

When is the Conditional tense used?

when something might happen- could, would

How do you form the Conditional tense?

KEEP ENDING, ADD: ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían

When do you use the present perfect tense?

when something began in the past, continuing into the present and possibly beyond. Something that happened in the very recent past

How do you form the present perfect tense?

haber + past participle

PP forms of haber?

he, has, ha, hemos, han

how do you form a past participle

drop ending add -ido or -ado

When do you use the present subjunctive?

-there are two subjects most likely interrupted by que and these other 4 factors:

-desire or wish

-emotion

-doubt

-impersonal expression

how do you form the Present subjunctive?

take the yo form, drop the o, add opposite ending

When do you use the imperfect subjunctive?

something in the past of the 4 factors QUE subjunctive

como si--- as if-- tip off

form imperf subjunctive?

take ellos, ellas, uds. form of preterite and add correct endings

endings for ar/ er/ ir: a, as, a, amos, an