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PRESENT INDICATIVE
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i.e. simple present tense
e.g. I see, you eat, we walk |
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PRESENT INDICATIVE
Conjugate: AR Regular
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bailo (yo)
bailas (tú)
baila (él, ella, Usted)
bailamos (nosotros/as)
bailan (ellos/as Ustedes)
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PRESENT INDICATIVE
Conjugate: ER Regular |
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Definition
bebo (yo)
bebes (tú)
bebe (él, ella, Usted)
bebemos (nosotros/as)
beben (ellos/as, Ustedes)
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PRESENT INDICATIVE
Conjugate: IR Regular |
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escribo (yo)
escribes (tú)
escribe (él, ella, Usted)
escribimos (nosotros/as)
escriben (ellos/as, Ustedes)
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Term
GERUND
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i.e. forms the "-ing" word in progressive tenses
(sometimes called present participle)
e.g. I am watching, you are eating, we are going
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GERUND
Create From: AR, ER, & IR Verbs
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Definition
From AR Verbs:
bailando
From ER & IR Verbs:
escribiendo |
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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i.e. to talk about what's happening now
e.g. I am watching, you are eating, we are going
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Conjugate: AR Regular
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Definition
Estar [present] + Gerund
estoy + bailando (yo)
estás + bailando (tú)
está + bailando (él, ella, Usted)
estámos + bailando (nosotros/as)
están + bailando (ellos/as, Ustedes) |
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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Estar [present] + Gerund
estoy + bebiendo (yo)
estás + bebiendo (tú)
está + bebiendo (él, ella, Usted)
estámos + bebiendo (nosotros/as)
están + bebiendo (ellos/as, Ustedes)
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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Estar [present] + Gerund
estoy + bebiendo (yo)
estás + bebiendo (tú)
está + bebiendo (él, ella, Usted)
estámos + bebiendo (nosotros/as)
están + bebiendo (ellos/as, Ustedes)
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Term
PAST PARTICIPLE
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Definition
i.e. is used in all the perfect tenses
e.g. I had watched, will have been eating, would have returned
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PAST PARTICIPLE
Create From: AR, ER, & IR Verbs
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Definition
From AR Verbs:
bailado
From ER & IR Verbs:
escribido |
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PRESENT PERFECT
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i.e. present tense
e.g. ---
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Term
PRETERIT
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Definition
Past tense
i.e. information as a finished event
e.g. I saw, you ate, we walked
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PAST IMPERFECT
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Definition
Past tense
i.e. 1) habitual actions, time & age, & descriptions in the past
e.g. I used to ski, he was ten years old, it was 5pm, she was friendly
i.e. 2) two simultaneous actions in the past
e.g. I washed the dog while [mientras] he cooked the meal
i.e. 3) as background for an action expressed in preterit
e.g. I was walking (past imp.) when it fell (preterit, specific time)
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