Spanish Verb Tenses

Front 1

Presente de Indicativo (Present Indicative)
Uses

Back 1

Actions/states of being in the present, habitual actions, general truths, near future.

Front 2

Presente de Indicativo (Present Indicative)
Conjugations

Back 2

hablar- hablo, hablas, habla; hablamos, hablan
beber- bebo, bebes, bebe; bebemos, beben
recibir- recibo, recibes, recibe; recibimos, reciben

Front 3

Imperfecto de Indicativo
(Imperfect Indicative)
Uses

Back 3

A past tens: suggests
incomplete actions, continous past actions, actions happening at the same time as other actions (backgroung actions).

Front 4

Imperfecto de Indicativo
(Imperfect Indicative)
Conjugations

Back 4

Hablar- hablaba, hablabas, hablaba; hablábamos, hablaban
Beber- bebía, bebías, bebía; bebíamos, bebían
(er and ir verbs have the same conjugation pattern)

Front 5

Imperfecto de Indicativo
(Imperfect Indicative)
Irregulars

Back 5

Ir- iba, ibas, iba; íbamos, iban
Ser- era, eras, era; éramos, eran
Ver- veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían

Front 6

Pretérito
(Preterit)
Uses

Back 6

Completed past actions.

Front 7

Pretérito
(Preterit)
Conjugations

Back 7

Hablar- hablé, hablaste, habló; hablamos, hablaron
Beber- bebí, bebiste, bebió; bebimos, bebieron
(er and ir verbs have the same conjugation pattern)

Front 8

Futuro
(Future)
Uses

Back 8

Actions that will take place sometime in the future.

Front 9

Futuro
(Future)
conjugation

Back 9

Hablar- hablaré, hablarás, hablará; hablaremos, hablarán
(ar, er, and ir verbs have the same conjugation pattern)

Front 10

Potencial Simple
(Conditional)
Uses

Back 10

Actions you would do if something else were possible, a conditional desire (emphasizing courtesy).

Front 11

Potencial Simple
(Conditional)
Conjugation

Back 11

Hablar- hablaría, hablarías, hablaría; hablaríamos, hablarían
(ar, er, and ir verbs have the same conjugation pattern)

Front 12

Presente de Subjuntivo
(Present Subjunctive)
Uses

Back 12

To express wishes, preferences, requests, emotion, or doubt.
Also used in formal commands, negative familiar commands, first person plural commands.

Front 13

Presente de Subjuntivo
(Present Subjunctive)
Conjugations

Back 13

Go to the present indicative, 1st person singular conjugation of the verb, drop the o ending, and:
For an -ar ending type, add e, es, e; emos, en
For an -er or -ir ending type, add a, as, a; amos, an

Common irregulars: Dar, haber, ir, ser, dormir, sentir, tocar

Front 14

Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
(Imperfect Subjunctive)
Uses

Back 14

Same reasons as the present subjunctive, but when verb in the main clause is in the imperfect, preterit, conditional, or pluplerfect (as opposed to the present or future tense).

Front 15

Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
(Imperfect Subjunctive)
Conjugations

Back 15

For all verbs, drop the ron ending of the 3rd person plural of the preterit and add the following endings: ra, ras, ra; ramos, ran.