tenses

Indicative:

“I brush my hair”

Uses me, te, se, nos, os, se in front.

Word stem: lav___

Word ends with o, a, as, amos, ais, an (if -ar verb)

Preterite:

“I brushed my hair”

Uses me, te, se, nos, os, se in front

Word stem: lav___

Word ends with é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron (if -ar verb)

Word ends with í, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron (if -er or -ir verb)

Present Progressive:

“I am brushing my hair”

Uses estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estáis, están in front

Word stem: lavan___

Word ends with ando, iendo, yendo

Infinitive Phrase:

“I’m going to brush my hair”

ir + de + infinitive

Uses voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van in front

Word stem: lavar____

Word ends with me, te, se, nos, os, se

Before/After:

“Before I brush my hair”

Uses antes de in front

Word stem: lavar____

Word ends with me, te, se, nos, os, se

“After I brush my hair”

Uses después de in front

Word stem: lavar___

Word ends with me, te, se, nos, os, se