Spanish Verb Conjugations Present Tense AR Verbs o amos as áis a an ER Verbs o emos es éis e en IR Verbs o imos es ís e en Past Tense (Preterit) AR Verbs é amos aste asteis ó aron ER and IR Verbs í imos iste isteis ió ieron Imperfect Tense AR Verbs aba ábamos abas abais aba aban ER and IR Verbs ía íamos ías íais ía ían Reflexive Pronouns me nos te os se se

Present Subjunctive 1. Take the present tense “you” form 2. Drop the “o” 3. Add the opposite ending

-ar verbs -er/-ir verbs

-e -emos -a -amos

-es -éis -as áis

-e -en -a -an

Imperfect Subjunctive

1. Drop the –ron from the ellos form of the preterite. 2. Add the following endings

-ra ´-ramos

-ras -rais

-ra -ran

** Note that the nosotros form has a written accent on the last vowel of the stem. ex. habláramos escribieron escribiéramos

If a verb is irregular in the ellos/ellas/Uds. of preterite, like ir (fueron), it will also be irregular in the imperfect subjunctive (fuera). Present Perfect

• The present perfect is the present tense of haber (have) plus the past participle of the verb.

• The past participle in Spanish is formed by dropping the –ar, -er, or –ir of the infinitive and adding –ado to an –ar verb or -ido to an –er or –er verb

o Haber: Present Tense he hemos has habéis ha han

Past Perfect • The past perfect is the imperfect tense of haber (have) plus

the past participle of the verb. • The past participle in Spanish is formed by dropping the –ar,

-er, or –ir of the infinitive and adding –ado to an –ar verb or -ido to an –er or –er verb o ar – ado o er/er - ido o Haber: Imperfect Tense

había habíamos habías habíais había habían

Future Tense Formation: Add the endings to the whole infinitive (keep the –ar, -er, and –ir on the verb) Conjugated as follows: é emos ás éis á án Irregulars Infinitive Future stem decir dir- hacer har- ponder pondr- salir saldr- tener tendr- valer vald- venir vendr- poder podr- querer querr- saber sabr- *The future of hay is habrá