Verb forms

Referring to the past

INFINITIVE PRESENT IMPERFECT PRETERITE FUTURE
era it was aprender aprende aprendía aprendió aprenderá
en el pasado in the past to learn he / she learns he / she used to learn he / she learnt he / she will learn
ya already bailar baila bailaba bailó bailará
desde hace since to dance he / she dances he / she used to dance he / she danced he / she will dance
sábado pasado last Saturday cantar canta cantaba cantó cantará
el año pasado last year to sing he / she sings he / she used to sing he / she sang he / she will sing
hace dos años two years ago comprar compra compraba compró comprará
recientemente recently to buy he / she buys he / she used to buy he / she bought he / she will buy
antes before dar da daba dio dará
to give he / she buys he / she used to give he / she gave he / she will give
empezar empieza empezaba empezó empezará
to begin he / she begins he / she used to begin he / she begun he / she will begin
Referring to the future
escribir escribe escribía escribió escribirá
to write he / she writes he / she used to write he / she wrote he / she will write
pasado mañana the day after tomorrow
estudiar estudia estudiaba estudió estudiará
el próximo día the next day
to study he / she studies he / she used to study he / she studied he / she will study
quisiera / le gustaría he/she would like
ganar gana ganaba ganó ganará
en el futuro in the future
to win / earn he / she wins / earns he /she used to he / she won / earned he / she will win/earn
la semana que viene next week
win/earn
el año que viene next year
grabar graba grababa grabó grabará
to record he / she records he / she used to record he / she recorded he / she will record
hacer hace hacía hizo hará
Time markers for sequencing to do / make he / she does / makes he /she used to he / she did/made he / she will do / make
do/make
Para empezar to start with hacerse se hace se hacía se hizo se hará
Antes de nada first of all to become he / she becomes he / she used to he / she became he / she will become
al principio in the beginning become
entonces then ir va iba fue irá
luego next to go he / she goes he / she used to go he / she went he / she will go
más tarde later jugar juega jugaba jugó jugará
pero ahora but now to play he / she plays he / she used to play he / she played he / she will play
en seguida immediately pasar pasa pasaba pasó pasará
al final in the end to spend (time) he / she spends (time) he / she used to spend he / she spent he / she will spend
finalmente finally poder puede podía pudo podrá
como ya he dicho as I said to be able he / she can/is able he / she could he / she could he / she will be able
después after that quedarse se queda se quedaba se quedó se quedará
hoy today to stay / remain he / she stays/remains he / she used to stay he /she he / she will
pronto soon stayed/remained stay/remain
un día one day salir sale salía salió saldrá
to leave he / she leaves/quits he / she used to leave he / she left/quit he / she will leave/quit
ser es era fue será
to be he / she is he / she used to be he / she was he / she will be
tener tiene tenía tuvo tendrá
Coursework 1.1 to have
terminar
he / she has
termina
he / she used to have
terminaba
he / she had
terminó
he / she will have
terminará
to finish he / she finishes he / she used to finish he / she finished he / she will finish
tomar toma tomaba tomó tomará
Profile of a famous person to take
trabajar
he / she takes
trabaja
he / she used to take
trabajaba
he / she took
trabajó
he / she will take
trabajará
to work he / she works he / she used to work he / she worked he / she will work
viajar viaja viajaba viajó viajará
to travel he / she travels he / she used to travel he / she travelled he / she will travel
visitar visita visitaba visitó visitará
to visit he / she visits he / she used to visit he / she visited he / she will visit