Present progressive (are doing somthing)
| -ar | estar + the verb | yo form + drop the ¨o¨ add -ando | | | |
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| yo | i am talking | yo estoy hablando | nos | we are talking | estamos hablando |
| tu | you are taling | estás hablando | | | |
| el/ud | he is talking | está hablando | ellos/uds | they are talking | están hablando |
| -er estar + the verb | yo form + drop the ¨o¨ add -iendo | | |
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| yo | yo estoy hablando | nos | estamos hablando |
| tu | estás hablando | | |
| el/ud | está hablando | ellos/uds | están hablando |
Subjunctive
yo form
drop the ¨o¨
add the opposite ending
subjunctive clause: if there is emotion, doubt, or intenton expressed in the proncipal clause
tom wants maria to dance with him= tom quiere que maria balie con el
he wants -that- her to do
preterit (did somthing)
| -ar ending | someone did somthing | i bought = yo compré | |
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| yo | é | nos | amos |
| tu | aste | | |
| el/ud | ó | ellos/uds | aron |
| -er/ir ending | | we slept= nosotros dormimos | |
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| yo | í | nos | ímos |
| tu | iste | | |
| el/ud | ió | ellos/uds | ieron |
Presente (does somthing)
| -ar | someone does somthing | i speak = yo hablo | |
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| yo | o | nos | amos |
| tu | as | | |
| el/ud | a | ellos/uds | an |
| -er/ir | | you read = tu lees | |
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| yo | o | nos | i/emos |
| tu | es | | |
| el/ud | e | ellos/uds | en |
imperfect (was doing somthing)
| -ar | someone was doing | someone used to do | I was studying= yo compraba |
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| yo | aba | nos | abamos |
| tu | abas | | |
| el/ud | aba | ellos/uds | aban |
| -er | you were eating= tu comías | we used to live= vivíamos | |
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| yo | ía | nos | íamos |
| tu | ías | | |
| el/ud | ía | ellos/uds | ían |
futuro (will do somthing)
| -ar/er (leave on the ending) | someone will do something | you will eat= tu comeras | i will buy= compraré |
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| yo | é | nos | emos |
| tu | ás | | |
| el/ud | á | ellos/uds | án |
conditional (would do somthing)
| -ar/er/ir (leave on the ending) | someone would do something | i would buy= yo compraría | you would read= tu leerías |
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| yo | ía | nos | íamos |
| tu | ías | | |
| el/ud | ía | ellos/uds | ían |