Spanish Tenses

Present

for -ar verbs: e.g. hablar

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - hablo

you - hablas

he/she/it - habla

we - hablamos

you (plural) - habláis

they - hablan

Present

for -er verbs: e.g. comer

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - como

you - comes

he/she/it - come

we - comemos

you (plural) - coméis

they - comen

Present

for -ir verbs: e.g. vivir

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - vivo

you - vives

he/she/it - vive

we - vivimos

you (plural) - vivís

they - viven

Preterite

for -ar verbs: e.g. hablar

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - hablé

you - hablaste

he/she/it - habló

we - hablamos

you (plural) - hablasteis

they - hablaron

Preterite

for -er and -ir verbs: e.g. comer and vivir

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - comí

you - comiste

he/she/it - comió

we - comimos

you (plural) - comisteis

they - comieron

Imperfect Past

for -ar verbs: e.g. hablar

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - hablaba

you - hablabas

he/she/it - hablaba

we - hablabamos

you (plural) - hablabais

they - hablaban

Imperfect Past

for -er and -ir verbs: e.g. comer and vivir

first you take off the -ar and put the correct ending on:

I - comía

you - comías

he/she/it - comía

we - comíamos

you (plural) - comíais

they - comían