Seven Simple Tenses

Question 1

How do you conjugate into the present indicative?

Answer 1

Drop the -ar and add o, as, a; amos, ais, an

Drop the -er and add o, es, e; emos, eis, en

Drop the -ir and add o, es, e; emos, eis, en

Question 2

Imperfect indicative

Answer 2

This is a past tense. The imperfect suggests that the action is continuous.

An action that was going on in the past at the same time as another action

An action that was going on in the past when another action occurred

Question 3

How do you conjugate to the imperfect indicative?

Answer 3

Drop the -ar ending and add aba, abas, aba; abamos, abais, aban

Drop the -er or -ir ending and add ia, ias, ia; iamos, iais, ian

Irregular: ir = Iba, ibas, iba; ibamos, ibais, iban
Ser = era, eras, era; eramos, erais, eran
Ver = veia, veias, veia; veiamos, veiais, veian

Question 4

Preterit

Answer 4

Expresses an action that was completed at some time in the past

Question 5

How do you conjugate into the Preterit

Answer 5

Drop the -ar and add e, aste, o; amos, asteis, aron

Drop the -er or -ir and add i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron

Question 6

Future

Answer 6

Express an action occurring in the future
Conjecture about the present
Probability regarding the present

Question 7

How do you conjugate into the future tense?

Answer 7

Add the following endings to the entire infinitive:

E, as, a, emos, eis, an

Question 8

Conditional tense

Potencial Simple

Answer 8

Used to express an action that you would do if something else were possible
A conditional desire
An indirect quotation

Question 9

How do you conjugate into the conditional?

Answer 9

Add the following endings to the whole infinitive:

ia, ias, ia, iamos, iais, Ian

Question 10

Present subjunctive

Answer 10

The subjunctive mood is used to express a command in the usted and ustedes form, either in the affirmative or negative

Question 11

When do you use the present indicative?

Answer 11

An action or state of being at the present
Habitual action
General truth
Vividness of past events

Question 12

Imperfect subjunctive

Answer 12

A past tense that is used similarly to the present subjunctive. The main difference is the time of the action. If the verb in the main clause is in the imperfect indicative, Preterit, conditional, or pluperfect indicative, then use the imperfect subjunctive.

Question 13

How do you conjugate the imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 13

For all verbs ending in the ron ending of the third person, add the following:

Ra, ras, ra, Ramos, rais, ran; or se, ses, se, semos, seis, sen