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The Verb Tenses
Verb Tenses
| Verb Tenses | Verb Tenses |
|---|---|
| El Presente | the present; stuff in general (Antonio habla ingles) |
| Haber, present tense | hay |
| Direct Object Pronouns (Los pronombres de complemento directo) | me te lo, la nos los, las |
| use of direct object pronouns | who or what receives the action of the verb |
| Indirect Object Pronouns (Los pronombres de complemento indirecto) | me te le (se) nos les (se) |
| use of indirect object pronouns | to whom or for whom something is done or given |
| Reflexive Pronouns (Los pronombres reflexcivos) | me te se nos se |
| use of reflexive pronouns | indicates that the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb |
| El Pretérito | completed actions in the past |
| Preterite Regular Endings (-ar) | é aste ó amos aron |
| Preterite Endings (-er/ -ir) | í iste ió imos ieron |
| El Imperfecto | habitual or often-repeated actions in the past |
| Imperfect Endings (-ar) | aba abas aba ábamos aban |
| Imperfect Endings (-er/ -ir) | ía ías ía íamos ían |
| El Subjuntivo | to express doubt, insecurity, influence, opinion, feelings, hope, wishes, or desires that can be happening now, have happened in the past, or will happen in the future |
| El Indicativo | to report what happened, is happening, or will happen |
| Present Subjunctive Endings (-ar) | e es e emos en |
| Present Subjunctive Endings (-er/ -ar) | a as a amos an |
| El Pasado Perfecto (pluscuamperfecto) | indicates that an action took place in the past |
| Haber, past perfect | había habías había habíamos habían |
| Haber, present subjunctive | haya hayas haya hayamos hayan |
| El Presente Perfecto de Subjuntivo | expresses doubts, wishes, desires, etc. that are completed |
| El Perfecto de Indicativo | refers to what someone has or has not done |
| Haber, present tens | he has ha hemos han |
| Use the past participle | presente perfecto de indicativo, presente perfecto de subjuntivo |