THE FUTURE PERFECT – EL FUTURO PERFECTO (o FUTURO ANTERIOR)
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. It is used to show that an action to indicate an action that will have taken place before another action or point in the future.
This tense, EL FUTURO PERFECTO [...]
THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE – EL FUTURO PROGRESIVO O CONTINUOno
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. Consequently, we are going to see some examples and we are not going to concentrate on when or when not to use this tense as you will do it intuitively [...]
THE FUTURE – EL FUTURO
There are two basic forms of the future in Spanish, and both can be used in any situation.
This tense, EL FUTURO, is used when you say sentences such as…
I will stay at home.
Permaneceré en casa.
You will work here.
Tú trabajarás aquí.
She is going to need my help.
Necesitará mi ayuda.
We are going to [...]
THE FUTURE – EL FUTURO (2)
There are two basic forms of the future in Spanish, and both can be used in any situation.
This tense, EL FUTURO, is used when you say sentences such as…
I will stay at home.
Voy a permanecer en casa.
You will work here.
Tú vas a trabajar aquí.
She is going to need my help.
Ella [...]
THE PLUPERFECT – EL PLUSCUAMPERFECTO
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. It is used to show that an action in the past took place before another action in the past.
This tense, EL PASADO PROGRESIVO, is used when you say sentences such as…
I had finished. (when [...]
THE PAST PROGRESSIVE – EL PASADO PROGRESIVO
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. Consequently, we are going to see some examples and we are not going to concentrate on when or when not to use this tense as you will do it intuitively if you [...]
THE PRETERITE – EL PASADO (PRETÉRITO INDEFINIDO)
We use this tense when we talk about SPECIFIC ACTIONS OR SITUATIONS IN THE PAST
This tense, EL PRETÉRITO INDEFINIDO, is used when you say sentences such as…
I lived there two years ago.
Yo viví allí dos años atrás.
They studied for the test..
Ellos estudiaron para el examen..
We bought a big house.
Compramos [...]
THE IMPERFECT – EL PASADO (PRETÉRITO IMPERFECTO)
We use this tense when we talk about GENERAL / REPEATED ACTIONS OR SITUATIONS IN THE PAST
This tense, EL PASADO is used when you say sentences such as..
When I was a kid, I lived with my parents.
Cuando era un niño, vivía con mis padres
As you can see here, we [...]
THE PRESENT PERFECT – EL PRESENTE PERFECTO
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. It is used to show that an action has taken place at some point before now, at an unspecified time in the past. Itshould not be used with specific times, dates, days, [...]
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE – EL PRESENTE PROGRESIVO
The situations in which you use this tense are the same both in English as in Spanish. Consequently, we are going to see some examples and we are not going to concentrate on when or when not to use this tense as you will do it intuitively if you [...]
