Verb Tenses
Used for “was” in Spanish because it forms the background to a specific event
Imperfect
11
Once
He probably did it yesterday
Debió de hacerlo ayer
Cuales son los colores de la bandera de Mexico
Rojo, blanco y verde
Present simple- yo form leer
Estoy leyendo
Only used when talking about actions that will take place before another action/ things that haven’t happened yet
Future
333
Trescientos treinta y tres
They must have left late
Debian de salir tarde
Que animal esta en la bandera Mexicana?
Imperfect progressive - ellos form comer
Estaban comiendo
Expresses actions that happened at a specific point in the past
Preterite
2024
Dos mil veinticuatro
What time do you think it is?
Qué hora será?
cual es el deporte mas popular en Mexico?
Fútbol
Preterite perfect - nosotros form of hablar
Hubimos hablado
Expresses a hypothetical action that would or might happen in the future
Conditional
1573
Mil quinientos setenta y tres
It is possible that he went out to buy something
Cual es la capital de Mexico?
La Ciudad de México
Conditional perfect - tu form comer
Habrías comido
Used to talk about what is true at the moment, what happens regularly and what is happening now
Present
444,444
Cuatrocientos cuarenta y cuatro mil cuatrocientos cuarenta y cuatro
Surely he is asleep, he is irresponsible
Seguramente está dormido, es un irresponsable
What style of art was Pablo Picasso the father of
Cubism
Pluperfect subjunctive - tu form tener
Hubieras tenido