Tenses

• IMPERFECT TENSE

  • What someone was like or was doing
  • Past
  • Remove ending of infinitive
  • AR verbs = aba (I)
  • ER/IR verbs = ía (I)
  • ir, ser, ver irregular --> iba, era, veía (to go) (to be) (to see)
• IMPERFECT TENSE - Conjugate AR

  • jugar (e.g.) = to play
  • jugaba, = I
  • jugabas, = you
  • jugaba, = he/she/it
  • jugábamos, = we
  • jugabais, = you pl
  • jugaban = they
• IMPERFECT TENSE - Conjugate ER / IR (Same conjugation)

  • hacer (e.g.) = to do / make
  • hacía = I
  • hacías = you
  • hacía = he/she/it
  • hacíamos = we
  • hacíais = you pl
  • hacían = they
• IMPERFECT TENSE - Sentence examples

  • Las instalaciones eran mejores = The facilities were better
  • Tenía clases cada semana = I had classes every week
  • Jugábamos al futbol = We used to play football
• IMPERFECT TENSE - Useful Example

  Hay (there is) = Había (there was/were)
• PERFECT TENSE

  • What you have done
  • Past
  • Start with "He.." then :
  • Remove ending and add :
  • AR = -abo
  • ER / IR = -ido
  • (e.g.) He descargo = I have downloaded
• PERFECT TENSE - haber

  • he = I
  • has = you
  • ha = he/she/it
  • hemos = we
  • habéis = you pl
  • han = they
• PERFECT TENSE - Sentence examples

  • He comido = I have eaten
  • Han ido = They have gone
  • He dicho = I have said
  • He estudiado = I have studied
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  • He estuiado muy duro durante las ultimas dos semanas = I have studied very hard during the past two weeks
• Present - REFLEXIVE VERBS


  • Include reflexive pronoun, describe actions we do to ourselves
  • Infinitive of reflexive verbs end in se
• Present - REFLEXIVE VERBS - AR(se) VERB


  • levantarse (to get up)
  • me levanto = I
  • te levantas = you
  • se levanta = he/she/it
  • nos levantamos = we
  • os levantais = you pl
  • se levantan = they
• Present - REFLEXIVE VERBS - IR


  • divertirse
  • me divierto = I
  • te diviertes = you
  • se divierte = he/she/it
  • nos divertimos = we
  • os divertis = you pl
  • se divierten = they
• Present - REFLEXIVE VERBS - Examples

  • acostarse = to go to bed
  • reirse = to laugh
  • acordarse de = to remember