Preterite/Imperfect/Present perfect/Present progressive tenses

Preterite Tense

Usage: For actions that were completed in the past.

Regular Verbs Conjugation:

Imperfect Tense

Usage: For habitual past actions or to describe a situation in the past.

Regular Verbs Conjugation:

Present Perfect Tense

Usage: For actions that have occurred at some point in the past and are relevant to the present.

Regular Verbs Conjugation:

Present Progressive Tense

Usage: For actions that are happening right now.

Regular Verbs Conjugation:

Irregular Verbs in the Preterite

Some common irregular verbs include ser, ir, dar, ver, hacer, tener, estar, and poder. These have unique conjugations.

Examples:

• Ser/Ir: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron

• Dar: di, diste, dio, dimos, disteis, dieron

• Ver: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron

• Hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron

• Tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron

• Estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron

• Poder: pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

Irregulars in Present Progressive:

• Decir (to say): diciendo

• Pedir (to ask): pidiendo

• Servir (to serve): sirviendo

• Dormir (to sleep): durmiendo

Amorfa-Amorphous- without a clearly defined shape/form (tier 3 vocab)