Spanish Verb Tenses

There are not very many verbs that are irregular in the conditional tense. The ones that are irregular will use a different stem, but the endings added on will still be the regular endings for the conditional tense. Notice that the irregular stems are the exact same ones used for the irregular verbs in the […]

There are not very many verbs that are irregular in the future tense. The ones that are irregular will use a different stem, but the endings added on will still be the regular endings for the future tense. (Remember that with regular verbs in the future tense, the ending is added on to the infinitive.)

The imperfect subjunctive is formed by taking the 3rd person plural form the preterit tense of a verb, dropping the “ron” ending, and then adding the new imperfect subjunctive ending. Here are the endings for all regular verbs.   singular plural first person ra ramos* second person ras rais third person ra ran *Special note

The present subjunctive is formed by taking the 1st person singular present tense form of a verb, dropping the “o” ending, and then adding the new present subjunctive ending. Here are the endings for regular verbs that end in -ar.   singular plural first person e emos second person es éis third person e en

The compound tenses are formed by taking the auxiliary verb “haber” and adding a past participle (in the masculine form). Therefore, the conditional perfect takes the future tense form of the verb “haber” and adds the past participle. Here is “haber” in the conditional tense:   singular plural first person habría habríamos second person habrías

The compound tenses are formed by taking the auxiliary verb “haber” and adding a past participle (in the masculine form). Therefore, the future perfect takes the future tense form of the verb “haber” and adds the past participle. Here is “haber” in the future tense:   singular plural first person habré habremos second person habrás

The compound tenses are formed by taking the auxiliary verb “haber” and adding a past participle. Therefore, the preterite perfect tense takes the preterit tense form of the verb “haber” and adds the past participle. Please note that this tense is rarely used in speech. It is sometimes still seen in literary works and writings.

The compound tenses are formed by taking the auxiliary verb “haber” and adding a past participle. Therefore, the pluperfect tense takes the imperfect tense form of the verb “haber” and adds the past participle. Here is “haber” in the imperfect tense:   singular plural first person había habíamos second person habías habíais third person había

The compound tenses are formed by taking the auxiliary verb “haber” and adding a past participle. Therefore, the present perfect takes the present tense form of the verb “haber” and adds the past participle. Here is “haber” in the present tense:   singular plural first person he hemos second person has habéis third person ha

A lot of frequently used verbs are irregular in the present tense. Fortunately, most of them are only irregular in the first-person singular form. This will make memorization much easier. Group #1 – Verbs with a “g” added These verbs will include a “g” in the first-person singular only, except for “tener” and “venir”.Tener &