Spanish Tenses

Present (El Presente)

Actions happening right now, habits, or general truths.

Preterite Past (El Pretérito Indefinido)

Completed actions in the past that happened at a specific point in time.

Imperfect Past (El Pretérito Imperfecto)

Ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past where the exact time doesn't matter.

Future (El Futuro Simple)

Actions that will happen later.

Conditional (El Condicional)

Actions that would happen, depending on a certain condition.

Imperative / Commands (El Imperativo)

Giving direct orders, telling someone what to do.

Present Subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

Used when you express a wish, a hope, an emotion, or a requirement about the present or future.

Past / Imperfect Subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)

Used in emotional or uncertain scenarios, framed in the past, or talking about highly unlikely 'if' scenarios.

Present Tense (El Presente)

Example: Yo como (I eat).

Preterite Past (El Pretérito Indefinido)

Example: Yo trabajé (I worked).

Imperfect Past (El Pretérito Imperfecto)

Example: Yo vivía en una casa grande (I used to live in a big house).

Future Tense (El Futuro Simple)

Example: Yo estudiaré ingeniería (I will study engineering).

Conditional (El Condicional)

Example: Yo compraría una casa si tuviera el dinero (I would buy a house if I had the money).

Imperative (El Imperativo)

Example: ¡Escucha esta canción! (Listen to this song!).

Present Subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)

Example: Espero que pases el examen (I hope that you pass the exam).

Past Subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)

Example: Si supiera hablar español fluido, sería genial (If I knew how to speak fluent Spanish, it would be great).