Notes on Spanish Verb Tenses
For (-ar) verbs, drop ending (-ar) and add (o, as, a, amos, an):
For (-er) verbs, drop ending (-er) and add (o, es, e, emos, en):
For (-ir) verbs, drop ending (-ir) and add (o, es, e, imos, en):
Conjugate verb by dropping (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding ending = I ____ed.
(-ar verbs) (é, aste, ó, amos, aron)
(-er and -ir verbs) - (í, iste, ió, imos, ieron)
Present tense of “haber” + past participle = I have ____.
He comido. - I have eaten.
Has comido. - You have eaten.
Ha comido. - He has eaten.
Hemos comido. - We have eaten.
Han comido. - They have eaten.
Imperfect tense of “haber” + past participle = I had ____.
Había vivido. - I had lived.
Habías vivido. - You had lived.
Había vivido. - He had lived.
Habíamos vivido. - We had lived.
Habían vivido. - They had lived.
Conjugate infinitive verb by adding + (ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían) = I would ___.
Hablaría. - I would speak.
Hablarías. - You would speak.
Hablaría. - He would speak.
Hablaríamos. - We would speak.
Hablarían. - They would speak.
Conjugate verb by dropping (-ar, -er, -ir) and adding ending = I was ___ing.
(-ar verbs) (aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban)
Cantaba. - I was singing.
Cantabas. - You were singing.
Cantaba. - He was singing.
Cantábamos. - We were singing.
Cantaban. - They were singing.
(-er and -ir verbs) (ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían)
Aprendía. - I was learning.
Aprendías. - You were learning.
Aprendía. - He was learning.
Aprendíamos. - We were learning.
Aprendían. - They were learning.
“Ir” + a + infinitive = I am going to ___.
Yo voy a pensar. - I am going to think.
Tú vas a comer. - You are going to eat.
Ella va a trabajar. - She is going to work.
Nosotros vamos a comer. - We are going to eat.
Ellas van a trabajar. - They are going to work.
Conjugate infinitive verb by adding (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -án) = I will ____.
Hablarás. - You will speak.
Hablará. - He will speak.
Hablaremos. - We will speak.
Hablarán. - They will speak.
Conjugated “to be” with present participle. To form the present participle, drop the infinitive ending and add (-ando) for -ar or (-iendo) for -er/-ir. = I am _ing.
Estoy estudiando. - I am studying.
Estás estudiando. - You are studying.
Está estudiando. - He is studying.
Estamos estudiando. - We are studying.
Están estudiando. - They are studying.
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