Perfect Tenses
what are the ending of verbs for perfect tense? list both -er/-ir and -ar.
-ido and -ado
what are the three parts of structure in Subjunctive.
1. 2 subjects
2. 2 verbs
3. a relative pronoun
(Laura quiere que tú limpies el baño. - Laura wants you to clean the bathroom.)
what is the ending conjugation of el/ella/usted for an -er/-ir verb in preterit?
what is -io (accent over the o)
what is the regular imperfect ending for -er/-ir verbs? -ar verbs?
What is -ia (with an accented i)
What is -aba
what is one way you can use both these tenses together?
the interrupted action is given in the imperfect tense, while the interrupting action is given in the preterite.
when is past perfect tense used?
The past perfect is often used to talk about what a person had done before something else happened in the past.
when is it appropriate to use subjunctive?
To talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.
There are 4 appropriate times to use preterit, give one of these times.
what is complete events, beginnings and endings, specific times and dates, and events in sequence.
what 3 verbs are irregularly conjugated in imperfect form?
what is ir (iba), ser (era), and ver (veia)
conjugate the following
_________(hablar) con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres.
Hablé con mi madre de las dos hasta las tres.
I spoke with my mother from two o’clock until three o’clock.
conjugate this sentence to present perfect:
Ya ____ (terminar) todos sus quehaceres.
Ya ha terminado todos sus quehaceres. (He's already finished all his chores.)
Dudo que yo pueda ir a la fiesta
locate each of the structures in the above sentence.
Dudo que yo pueda ir a la fiesta.
(I doubt I can go to the party.)
what irregular conjugation do ser and ir share in preterit?
what is fui/fue
There are five times you should use imperfect, what are 2 of them?
what is age, habits, past actions in progress, times and dates, and descriptions of characteristics, conditions, and feelings
Conjugate this sentence using imperfect and/or preterite:
Mi papá ______(cocinar) la cena cuando _____(sonar) la puerta.
Mi papá cocinaba la cena cuando sonó la puerta.
(My dad was cooking dinner when the door rang)
sonó - the door rang and stopped
cocinaba - dad was cooking and we don't know when he stopped
Conjugate the following in past perfect:
Nos ______ (sentar) cuando el tren salió.
Nos habíamos sentado cuando el tren salió.
(We had sat down when the train left.)
What are the 6 categories that subjunctive use can fall under?
Many of the words and phrases that trigger the subjunctive fit into the acronym WEIRDO, which stands for: Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt/Denial, and Ojalá.
How would you conjugate the following?:
- Me _____(levantar), me _____(vestir), y ____(salir) para la fiesta.
Me levanté, me vestí, y salí para la fiesta.
Yo _____(comer) frecuentemente paella.
what is comía
conjugate this sentence:
_________(caminar) por el centro cuando me ______(encontrar) con el hermano de mi mejor amiga.
Caminaba por el centro cuando me encontré con el hermano de mi mejor amiga.
(I was walking downtown when I ran into my best friend's brother.)
Is the following past or present perfect? Conjugate it in the correct tense:
Ellas _________ (hablar) mucho cuando la fiesta terminó.
Ellas habían hablado mucho cuando la fiesta terminó.
(They had talked a lot when the party ended.)
Conjugate the following in subjunctive:
Ella _______(dudar) ____yo ______(hablar) con su supervisor.
Ella duda que yo hable con su supervisor.
what is wrong with this sentence?:
La película terminió con una sorpresa.
what is terminó or terminar
Mi abuela _____(ser) alta y guapa. _____ (Tener) el pelo oscuro. _____(ser) una persona muy buena.
1. era
2. tenia
3. era
conjugate the following:
Lourdes y Marco _______(hablar) del examen cuando _______(llegar) a clase.
Lourdes y Marco hablaban del examen cuando llegué a clase.
(Lourdes and Marco were talking about the test when I got to class.)