Spanish Tenses (CSET Spanish Subtest 1
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Indicative - -Used to describe actions, events, facts
-Subjunctive - -Used to describe desires, doubts, the unknown
-Example of when you would use subjunctive - -To express doubts, wishes,
the abstract, emotions, and other non-factual situations. Used when making
recommendations, giving commands, and talking about how things make
you feel
-Present subjunctive is formed by - -1. Conjugate verb to present tense yo
form
2. Drop the 'o'
3. Add one of these endings
AR: e, es, e, emos, en
ER/IR: a, as, a, emos, an
-Conditional - -Used to describe probability, possibility
-Conditional translates to - -I would ______________
-Present progressive - -Used to describe -ing actions that are happening
right now
-Preterite - -Used to describe completed events in the past
-Imperfect - -Used to describe reoccurring things (like events, feelings,
growing up) in the past
-Three irregular verbs in the imperfect - -Ir, Ver, Ser
-Irregular imperfect 'IR' - -iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban
-Irregular imperfect 'VER' - -veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían
-Irregular imperfect 'SER' - -era, eras, era, éramos, eran
-Basic future is constructed: - -Ir + a + infinitive (what one is going to do)
-Future tense AR/ER/IR endings - -infinitive + é, ás, á, emos, án
-Future tense irregular: Caber - -Cabr_
, -Future tense irregular: Decir - -Dir_
-Future tense irregular: Hacer - -Har_
-Future tense irregular: Poder - -Podr_
-Future tense irregular: Poner - -Pond_
-Future tense irregular: Querer - -Querr_
-Future tense irregular: Saber - -Sabr_
-Future tense irregular: Tener - -Tendr_
-Future tense irregular: Valer - -Valdr_
-Future tense irregular: Venir - -Vendr_
-Present perfect translates to - -I have __________en
-Present perfect beginnings - -he, has, ha, hemos, han
-Present perfect construction AR vs. ER/IR - -hablar=hablado;
comer=comido; escribir=escribido
-Future perfect translates to - -I will have ___________en
-Future perfect beginnings - -Habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habrán
-Future perfect construction AR vs. ER/IR - -hablar=hablado;
comer=comido; escribir=escribido
-Past perfect translates to - -I had __________en
-Past perfect beginnings - -había, habías, había, habíamos, habían
-Past perfect construction AR vs. ER/IR - -hablar=hablado; comer=comido;
escribir=escribido
-Present tense regular endings AR verbs - -o, as, a, amos, an
-Present tense regular endings ER verbs - -o, es, e, emos, en
-Present tense regular endings IR verbs - -o, es, e, imos, en
