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Present simple tense |
Used when you are doing something now Endings for ar verbs: yo - o nosotros -amos tú -as vosotros -áis el -a ellos -an |
hablo I speak |
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Stem |
The main part of the verb to which endings are added. |
habl- |
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Infinitive |
A form of the verb with no endings added to it, not any particular tense For -ar verbs: stem + ar |
hablar to speak |
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Present continuous tense |
estar + gerund present form of estar, to state that someone is doing something yo - estoy nosotros - estamos tú - estás vosotros - estáis el - está ellos - están |
estoy hablando I am speaking |
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Gerund |
The same as a verb with 'ing' on the end in English, normally has 'ando' or 'iendo' on the end. |
hablando speaking |
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Imperative |
An instruction to do something. The endings for '-ar' verbs are what '-er' verbs normally use in the present simple tense. |
habla! (you) Talk! |
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Imperative (negative) |
Instructions not to do something. Have 'no' in front. |
no habla don't (you) talk |
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Imperatives and object pronouns: positive |
Object pronouns go at the end of the verb. The stress doesn't move, so normally has an accent. |
Háblame Talk to me |
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Imperatives and object pronouns: negative |
Object pronouns go before the verb |
No me habla Don't talk to me |
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Reflexive verb (infinitive) |
Used when an action is done to the subject (subject and object are the same). Has an 'se' on the end |
hablarse (I)talk to (myself) me hablo= I talk to myself |
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Reflexive pronoun |
A word ending in 'self' or 'selves' which refers back to the subject. Goes in front of the verb. yo: me tu: te el/ella/uno/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes: se nosotros/as: nos vosotros/as: os |
me hablo I talk to myself |
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Reflexive pronouns and imperatives |
The reflexive pronoun goes at the end of the verb when you are telling someone to do something (only for positives. For negatives it goes at the front of the imperative). |
hablase! Talk to yourself! |
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Future tense |
When you are talking about something that will happen or will be true in the future |
hablaré I'll speak |
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Future tense (reflexive verbs) |
Exactly like ordinary verbs only you need a reflexive pronoun |
me hablarsé I'll speak to myself (?) |
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Conditional tense |
Something that would happen or would be true under certain circumstances, or something you would like or need. |
hablaría I would speak |
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Conditional tense (reflexive verbs) |
Exactly like ordinary verbs only you need a reflexive pronoun |
me hablaría I would speak to myself |
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Preterite tense |
Used to talk about actions completed in the past |
hablé I spoke |
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Imperfect tense |
When talking about something that was happening or used to happen in the past. Uses the stem plus endings (for '-ar' verbs: -aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -aban) |
hablaba I spoke I was speaking I used to speak |
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Perfect tense |
Present tense of the 'haber' (to have) plus past participle. |
He hablado. I have spoken. |
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Past participle |
Take off the |
hablado (spoken) |
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Pluperfect tense (or Past perfect) |
The imperfect |
había hablado I had spoken |
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Passive tense |
ser + past participle |
fui hablado I was spoke (doesn't really work with hablar- a better example is 'fui enviado', 'I was sent') |
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Subjunctive |
Used to indicate some kind of feeling, or show doubt about whether something will happen. |
hable |
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Present subjunctive |
Take the -o ending from the yo form of the present simple, and add a fixed set of endings. |
hable |
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Imperfect subjunctive |
Take off the 'aron' ending and add a different set of endings: for example -ara, aras, -ara, -áramos, -arais, -aran. Different sets of endings. |
hablara |