Spanish Tenses

What is the Pluperfect tense?

Actions you have completed

Example: I had bought - había comprado

How to form the Pluperfect tense?

Había / Habías / Había / Habíamos / Habíais / Habían

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Comprado / Comido / Vivido

What is the imperfect tense?

Continual action in the past

Example: I bought / was buying - Compraba

How to form the imperfect tense?

AR - remove ar, add:

aba / abas / aba / ábamos / abais / aban

ER/IR - remove er/ir, add:

ía / ías / ía / íamos / íais / ían

What is the preterite tense?

Single completed action in the past

Example: I bought - Compré

How to form the preterite tense?

AR - remove ar, add:

é / aste / ó / amos / asteis / aron

ER/IR - remove er/ir, add:

í / iste / ió / imos / isteis / ieron

What is the past perfect tense?

Example: I have bought - He comprado

How to form the past perfect tense?

He / Has / Ha / Hemos / Habéis / Han

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Comprado / Comido / Vivido

What is the present tense?

Current actions

Example: I buy - Compro

How to form the present tense?

AR - remove ar, add:

o / as / a / amos / áis / an

ER - remove er, add:

o / es / e / emos / éis / en

IR - remove ir, add:

o / es / e / imos / ís / en

What is the present continuous tense?

Current action that is happening

Example: I am buying - Estoy comprando

How to form the present continuous tense?

Estoy / Estás / Está / Estamos / Estáis / Están

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Comprando / Comiendo / Viviendo

What is the immediate future tense?

Close future

Example: I’m going to buy - Voy a comprar

How to form the immediate future tense?

Voy / Vas / Va / Vamos / Vais / Van

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a

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Comprar / Comer / Vivir

What is the real future tense?

Example: I will buy - Compraré

How to form the real future tense?

Keep ar/er/ir, add:

é / ás / á / emos / éis / án

What is the conditional tense?

If something happens

Example: I would buy - Compraría

How to form the conditional tense?

Keep ar/er/ir, add:

ía / ías / ía / íamos / íais / ían

How to form the subjunctive tense?

AR - remove ar, add:

e / es / e / emos / éis / en

ER/IR - remove er/ir, add:

a / as / a / amos / áis / an