Tense Identification Flashcards
Key markers to determine tense
When you see “uviero” which person/tense are you in?
“iero” is only found in the Third Person Plural Preterite (eg ellos bebieron, they drank)
When you see “uviera” which person/tense are you in?
“iera” is only found in the Subjunctive Imperfect (all persons) of ER verbs and some IR verbs.
When you see “uviere” which person/tense are you in?
“uviere” is only found in the Subjunctive Future (all persons) of some verbs.
When a conjugation ends in “o” or “ó” what two tenses/persons can it be?
It is either the Present 1st P.S. (eg puedo, I can) or the Preterite 3rd P.S. (decidió, he decided)
When a conjugation ends in “aste” or “iste” what tense/person must it be?
It must be the Preterite 2nd P.S. (eg tú gritaste, you shouted)
When you see ía within the verb ending which two tenses could it be?
Imperfect and Conditional (or Pluperfect/Conditional Perfect in auxiliaries)
If the Subjunctive Imperfect (1) ends in -ieras, what will be the ending for the Subjunctive Imperfect (2)?
-ieses [RA»_space; SE]
If the Subjunctive Imperfect (1) ends in -ieran, what will be the ending for the Subjunctive Future?
-ieren [RA»_space; RE]
When you see “uviese” which tense are you in?
Subjunctive Imperfect (2)
When you see “iere” within the verb ending, which tense are you in?
Subjunctive Future
In all tenses the 3rd P.P. is the 3rd P.S. with ‘n’ added, except for which?
Preterite (habló»_space;hablaron; vivió»_space; vivieron)
The 1st P.P. can end in ‘-imos’ in which 2 tenses?
- Present of IR verbs
- Preterite of both ER & IR
In which tenses will the 1st P.S. (yo) form be identical to the 3rd P.S. (él)?
- Imperfect
- Conditional
- Subjunctive Present
- Subjunctive Imperfect (both variations)
- Subjunctive Future
