Present Tense AR VERBS o as a amos áis an ER VERBS o es e emos éis en

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1 The “What’s With All These Tenses, And How Am I Supposed To Keep Them Straight?” Powerpoint

2 Present Tense AR VERBS o as a amos áis an ER VERBS o es e emos éis en
IR VERBS o es e imos ís en

3 Present Progressive Tense Is a compound tense formed by combining the present tense of: ESTAR + Present Participle (a.k.a Gerund) Means “am, is, are doing something (right now, this second!)” Irregular Gerunds iy verbs Creercreyendo Traer trayendo Oir oyendo -ir stem-changers: Only ou ei Servirsirviendo Dormirdurmiendo Estar estoy estás está estamos estáis están Present Participles: Drop the ending, and add: AR Verbs  ando (hablando) ER / IR Verbs  iendo (corriendo) Irregular Gerunds + *The action is happening right now, this second. Ex) I am reading  Yo estoy leyendo Ex) We are talking  Estamos hablando

4 Seguir + Gerund Tense Is a compound tense formed by combining the present tense of: Seguir (ei stem-changer & -GO verb) + Present Participle (a.k.a Gerund) Means “continue (keep) doing something” Irregular Gerunds iy verbs Creercreyendo Traer trayendo Oir oyendo -ir stem-changers: Only ou ei Servirsirviendo Dormirdurmiendo Seguir sigo* sigues sigue seguimos seguis siguen Present Participles: Drop the ending, and add: AR Verbs  ando (hablando) ER / IR Verbs  iendo (corriendo) Irregular Gerunds + *The action is happening continuously in the present. Ex) I continue reading  Yo sigo leyendo Ex) We keep talking  Seguimos hablando

5 Past Progressive Tense Is a compound tense formed by combining the past tense (imperfect) of: ESTAR + Present Participle (a.k.a Gerund) Means “was / were doing something” (ongoing in the past…typically gets interrupted by a Preterite action) Irregular Gerunds iy verbs Creercreyendo Traer trayendo Oir oyendo -ir stem-changers: Only ou ei Servirsirviendo Dormirdurmiendo Estar estaba estabas estábamos estabais estaban Present Participles: Drop the ending, and add: AR Verbs  ando (hablando) ER / IR Verbs  iendo (corriendo) Irregular Gerunds + *The action was happening (ongoing) in the past. Ex) I was reading  Yo estaba leyendo Ex) They were walking when they saw an accident  Ellos estaban caminando cuando vieron un accidente.

6 Preterite Tense Use the SIC BEES acronym Preterite is the “Past Tense” and is used for 1-time events that are complete. Sequence Interrupting Action Completed Beginning Ending Enclosed Time Specific AR VERBS é aste ó amos asteis aron ER & IR VERBS í iste ió imos isteis ieron

7 Preterite Tense FUJI GROUP
Up, Patches!!! F (Ser & Ir) fui fuiste fue fuimos fuisteis fueron U U-group Poner puse* Poder pudiste Andar anduvo* Tenertuvimos Cabercupisteis Haberhubieron Estarestuv Sabersup * = ar preterite endings in yo & él, ella, Ud. forms J *end in -cir Traducirtraduje Producirprodujiste Conducircondujo Decirdijimos Introducirintrodujisteis Traertrajeron* I Querer  Quis Venir  Vin Hacer  Hic / Hiz * Use same endings as U-group!

8 Preterite Tense OTHER IRREGULARS
How romantic! Dar took Ver’s endings! Dar & Ver Di / Vi Diste / Viste Dio / Vio Dimos / Vimos Disteis / Visteis Dieron / Vieron iy verbs *all i’s need accents to force a separate syllable. *Will only iy change in Él, Ella, Ud. & Ellos, Ellas, Uds. (a.k.a. in the flip flop!) Leer leí leímos leíste leísteis leyó leyeron -IR Stem-Changers *Will only stem change in Él, Ella, Ud. & Ellos, Ellas, Uds. (a.k.a. in the flip flop!) *Only changes possible are: ou & ei Servir serví servimos serviste servisteis sirvió sirvieron Dormir dormí dormimos dormiste dormisteis durmió durmieron

9 Imperfect Tense Use the HAD TO SEW acronym Imperfect is the “Past Tense” and is used for repeated / ongoing actions in the past. Habitual Age Description Time Ongoing Simultaneous Emotions/Thoughts Weather AR VERBS aba abas ábamos abais aban ER & IR VERBS ía ías íamos íais ían

10 Present Perfect Tense Is a compound tense formed by combining the present tense of: HABER + Past Participle Means “Has / Have done something” Irregular Past Participles Roto Escrito Vuelto Visto Muerto Abierto Cubierto Puesto Hecho Dicho Haber he has ha hemos habéis han Past Participles: Drop the ending, and add: AR Verbs  ado (hablado) ER / IR Verbs  ido (corrido) + *The action happened in the past, but it still is (or can still affect) the present. Ex) I have eaten sushi  Yo he comido sushi Ex) We have played Halo  Hemos jugado Halo

11 Pluperfect Tense Is a compound tense formed by combining the past tense (imperfect) of: HABER + Past Participle Means “Had done something” Irregular Past Participles Roto Escrito Vuelto Visto Muerto Abierto Cubierto Puesto Hecho Dicho Haber había habías habíamos habíais habían Past Participles: Drop the ending, and add: AR Verbs  ado (hablado) ER / IR Verbs  ido (corrido) + *2 events happened in the past, but one event happened before the other. Cuando llegué a la estación, el tren ya había salido When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.