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VERB TENSE PRACTICE ONE (Spanish level II)

This group of flashcards will help you to better recognize all THREE pieces of information contained within each single verb: the PERSON, the ACTION and the TIME of the action (in other words, the "WHO," "WHAT," and "WHEN" of the verb. You can practice from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. Be sure to know ALL of the meanings if there is a hint such as (2) or (3) for the two or three translations of that verb.

THIS GROUP CALLED "VERB TENSE PRACTICE ONE" includes examples from:

1. Simple Present
2. Present Continuous (progressive)
3. Preterit
4. Imperfect
5. Past Continuous (progressive)

AB
hablas (3)(tú) you speak/talk, you do speak/talk, you are speaking/talking
estoy hablando (1)I am speaking (right now...action in progress)
comen (3)they/you guys eat, they/you guys do eat, they are eating
estamos comiendo (1)we are eating (right now...action in progress)
escribo (3)I write, I do write, I am writing
está escribiendo (1)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) is writing (right now... action in progress)
canta (3)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) sing, you do sing, you are singing
están cantando (1)they/you guys are singing (right now... action in progress)
aprendiste (2)(tú) you learned, you did learn (once)
dibujamos (5) presente y pasadowe draw, we do draw, we are drawing, (we drew, we did draw)
trabajó (2)he, she, it, you sir worked, did work (once)
comimos (2)we ate, we did eat (once)
comemos (3)we eat, we do eat, we are eating
recibieron (2)they/you guys received, they/you guys did receive (once)
abrió (2)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) opened, did open (once)
bebí (2)I drank, I did drink (once)
miré (2)I watched/looked at, I did watch/did look at (once)
lavó (2)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) washed, did wash (once)
llorasteis (2)you guys (Spain) cried, you guys did cry (once)
contestaron (2)they/you guys answered, did answer (once)
anduve (2)I walked, I did walk (once) use ANDAR
cupo (2)it fit into, it did fit into (once) use CABER
estuviste (2)(how or where) you once were (tú)
pudimos (2)we managed to, we did manage to (use PODER)
pusieron (2)they/you guys put, did put (once)
produje (2)I produced, I did produce (once)
supiste (2)you found out, you did find out
tuvo (2)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) got, did get (received, did receive) once (use TENER)
dijimos (2)we said/told, we did say/did tell (once)
hicieron (2)they/you guys did/made, did do/did make (once)
hizo (2)he, she/ it, you (sir/ma'am) did/made, did do/did make (once)
quise (2)I tried, I did try (once) use QUERER
vino (2)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) came, did come (once)
trajiste (2)(tú) you brought, you did bring (once)
dieron (2)they/you guys gave, did give (once)
fue (4)he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) went, did go once....or was once
escribíamos (3)we were writing, we used to write, we wrote all the time
buscaba (3)I, he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) were looking for, used to look for, looked for all the time
sufrías (3)you were suffering, you used to suffer, you suffered all the time (tú)
preparaban (3)they/you guys were preparing, used to prepare, prepared all the time
seguía (3)I, he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) were following, used to follow, followed all the time (also "to continue")
encontrabas (3)(tú) you were finding, you used to find, you found all the time
volvíais (3)you guys (Spain) were returning, used to return, returned all the time (use "volver")
escuchábamos (3)we were listening, we used to listen, we listened all the time
hacían (3)they/you guys were doing/making, used to do/make, did/made all the time
pintabais (3)you guys (Spain) were painting, used to paint, painted all the time
éramos (3)(what or who) we were being, used to be, were all the time
estabas (2)(how or where) you were, used to be (tú)
iban (3)they/you guys were going, used to go, went all the time
veíais (3)you guys (Spain) were seeing, used to see, saw all the time
eras (3)(what or who) [tú] were being, used to be, were all the time
íbamos (3)we were going, used to go, went all the time
veía (3)I, he, she, it, you (sir/ma'am) were seeing, used to see, saw all the time
estabas planeando(tú) you were planning (right then)
estaban aprendiendothey/you guys were learning (right then)
-o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, anPRESENT TENSE -AR endings
-o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -enPRESENT TENSE -ER endings
-o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, enPRESENT TENSE -IR endings
-ando / -iendoThe two "-ing" forms in Spanish
-é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aronPRETERIT -AR endings (what happened once)
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieronPRETERIT -ER/-IR endings (what happened once)
-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -abais, -abanIMPERFECT -AR endings (what was happening, used to happen, happened all the time)
-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -íanIMPERFECT -ER/-IR endings (what was happening, used to happen, happened all the time)


French, Spanish, Chair FL Dept.
Los Angeles, CA

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