Spanish verbs

• When is preterite used?

  It is used for a finished action
• When is imperfect used?

  It is used for a still-relevant past action, like the quality of an open restaurant you WENT to
• Present AR verbs

  I - O

  You - As

  He/She - A

  We - Amos

  You (pl) - Áis

  They - An
• Present ER verbs

  I - O

  You - Es

  He/She - E

  We - Emos

  You (pl) - Éis

  They - En
• Present IR verbs

  I - O

  You - Es

  He/She - E

  We - Imos

  You (pl) - Ís

  They - En
• Simple future AR, ER and IR verbs

  I - Voy a [verb]

  You - Vas a [verb]

  He/She - Va a [verb]

  We - vamos a [verb]

  You (pl) - Vaís a [verb]

  They - Van a [verb]
• Complex future AR, ER and IR verbs

  I - [Verb] + é

  You - [Verb] + ás

  He/She - [Verb] + á

  We - [Verb] + emos

  You (pl) - [Verb] + éis

  They - [Verb] + én
• Conditional (AR, ER and IR)

  I - [Verb] + ía

  You - [Verb] + íás

  He/She - [Verb] + íá

  We - [Verb] + íamos

  You (pl) - [Verb] + íais

  They - [Verb] + ían
• Gerund AR verbs

  [Verb] + ando
• Gerund ER and IR verbs

  [Verb] + iendo
• Preterite AR verbs

  I - É

  You - Aste

  He/She - Ó

  We - Amos

  You (pl) - Asteis

  They - Aron
• When is gerund used?

  It is used for anything on-going/continuous
• Preterite ER and IR verbs

  I - Í

  You - Iste

  He/She - Ió

  We - Imos

  You (pl) - Isteis

  They - Ieron
• Imperfect AR verbs

  I - Aba

  You - Abas

  He/She - Aba

  We - Ábamos

  You (pl) - Abais

  They - Aban
• Imperfect ER and IR

  I - Ía

  You - Ías

  He/She - Ía

  We - Íamos

  You (pl) - Íais

  They - Ían
• What is an easier way to remember conditional verbs?

  It is: [Verb] + í + [no-accent present AR]
• What is an easier way to remember imperfect AR verbs?

  For AR the verb ending is: ab + [no-accent present AR]

  It is Áb + amos for the 'we' form (think more complex because everyone's involved)
• What is an easier way to remember imperfect ER and IR verbs?

  For ER/IR the verb ending is: í + [no-accent present AR]