Verb Tense Purpose Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Preterite
A
Clear start and end (past tense)
2
Q
Imperfect
A
Habits, emotional states, incomplete actions
3
Q
Perfect
A
Close to the current moment or the moment being described
4
Q
Progressives
A
Describe something that is or was happening in the moment
5
Q
Present Progressive
A
doing it right now
6
Q
Past Progressive
A
Happening in the past while another action was taking place.
7
Q
Present perfect
A
Started and ended in the past, but close to the moment being spoken about.
8
Q
Past perfect
A
Completed before another action or implicit
9
Q
Conditional
A
Desires and possibilities
10
Q
Future perfect
A
Future actions that will take place befroe another action
11
Q
Subjunctive
A
Things which might be possible
