Spanish Tenses

Spanish Tenses

1. The Present - Used to talk about something that is happening or happens on a regular basis

   • AR
     • I - O
     • You - As
     • He/She/It - A
     • We - Amos
     • You(Pl) - Áis
     • They - An
   • IR
     • I - O
     • You - Es
     • He/She/It - E
     • We - Imos
     • You(Pl) - Ís
     • They - En
   • ER
     • I - O
     • You - Es
     • He/She/It - E
     • We - Emos
     • You(Pl) - Éis
     • They - En

2. Present Continuous - Used to say what is happenING now

   • AR
     • -AR verb > add -ANDO for example: hablar > hablando. (speaking)
   • ER
     • -ER verb > add -IENDO for example: comer > comiendo. (eating)
   • IR
     • -IR verb > add -IENDO for example: vivir > viviendo. (living)

3. The Perfect - Used to talk about something you have done

   • Add -ado to the stem of ar verbs, and by add -ido to the stem of er and ir verbs.
     • Tomado
       • AR
         • I - He tomado
         • You - Has tomado
         • He/She/It - Ha tomado
         • We - Hemos tomado
         • You(Pl) - Habéis tomado
         • They - Han tomado
     • Comer
       • ER & IR
         • I - He comido
         • You - Has comido
         • He/She/It - Ha comido
         • We - Hemos comido
         • You(Pl) - Habéis comido
         • They - Han comido

4. The Future

   • Regular
     • I - é
     • You - ás
     • He/she/it - á
     • We - emos
     • You (Pl) - éis
     • They - án
   • Irregular
     • decir hacer poder poner saber haber salir tener venir
       • diré haré podré pondré sabré habré saldré tendré vendré

5. Preterite - Used for completed past actions