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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 (also known as Futuro Anterior) , is used in sentences such as... In two hours you will havefinished. the test. En dos horas habrásterminado el exámen. When you get here I will haveeaten. Cuando llegues yo ya habrécomido. By the time you talk to her, shewill have found out the truth.. Cuando hables con ella, yahabrá averiguado la verdad. By the time we get there, the movie will have already started. Cuando lleguemos allí, la película ya habrá comenzado. Will they have left by 5? ¿Habrán partido para las 5? How to form EL FUTURO PERFECTO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb HABER in the future and past participle ending... Yo habré I will. Read More...

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 if you native language is English. This tense, EL PRESENTE PROGRESIVO, is used when you say sentences such as... I will be working in a big office. Estaré trabajando en una oficina grande. They will be traveling around the world in two weeks. Ellos estarán viajando alrededor del mundo en dos semanas. We will be selling thousands of products. Estaremos vendiendo cientos de productos. He will be studying in his office for one hour. Él estrá estudiando en su oficina por una hora. She is leaving in two days. Estará partiendo en dos días. How to form EL FUTURO PROGRESIVO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb ESTAR (to be)� in the future form and� the present progressive ending... Yo estaré I will. Read More...

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 eat out . Cenaremos afuera. He will talk to you soon. El hablará contigo mañana. How to formEL FUTURO in 2 easy steps The future is one of the simplest Spanish tenses. The three infinitive form add the same endings. 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Add the present form ending... (this ending varies depending on the person) Yo trabajaré comeré partiré Tú trabajarás comerás partirás Usted - Él - Ella trabajará comerá partirá Nosotros trabajaremos comeremos partiremos Vosotros trabajaréis comeréis partiréis Ustedes trabajarán comerán partirán Ellos trabajarán comerán partirán Now it is your turn! Conjugate the verbs. Read More...

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 va a necesitar mi ayuda. We are going to eat out . Vamos a cenar afuera. He will talk to you soon. El va a hablar contigo mañana. How to form EL FUTURO in 2 easy steps This is the simplest form of the future. You only conjugate (IR) a and then add the verb in the infinitive form. 1 Take the verb IR A 2 Conjugate it in the different persons and add the infinitive form of the verb. (this ending varies depending on the person) Yo voy a trabajar comer partir Tú vas a trabajar comer partir Usted - Él - Ella va a trabajar come partir Nosotros vamos a trabajar comer partir Vosotros váis a trabajar comer partir Ustedes van a trabajar comer partir Ellos van a trabajar comer partir Now it. Read More...

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 you arrived) Había terminado. They had studied (before the test) Ellos habían estudiado(antes del exámen) We had eaten (before we came) Habíamos comido (antes de venir) The movie had already started(when we entered the cinema) La película habíacomenzado (cuando entramos al cine) She had left (by the time we got there) Ella había partido (cuando llegamos allí) How to form EL PLUSCUAMPERFECTO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb HABER in the past and past participle ending... Yo había I had trabajado comido partido Tú habías You had (informal) trabajado comido partido Usted Él - Ella había You had (formal) s-he. Read More...

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 native language is English. This tense, EL PASADO PROGRESIVO, is used when you say sentences such as.. I was working. Estaba trabajando. / Trabajaba They were studying. Ellos estaban estudiando ahora. We were selling a novel Estábamos vendiendo una novela. He was eating a lot. Él estaba comiendo mucho. She was leaving in two days. Estaba partiendo en dos díasor.. partía en dos días. How to form EL PASADO PROGRESIVO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb ESTAR (to be) and� past progressive ending... Yo estaba I was trabajando comiendo partiendo Tú estabas You were (informal) trabajando comiendo partiendo Usted Él - Ella estaba You were (formal) s-he. Read More...

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 una casa grande. He traveled to Miami last week. Él viajó a Miami la semana pasada. She left her husband. Ella abandonó a su esposo. Juan crashed yesterday. Juan chocó ayer. How to form EL PASADO (PRETÉRITO INDEFINIDO) in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the preterite ending... Yo trabajé comí partí Tú trabajaste comiste partiste Usted Él -. Read More...

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 are not talking about a specific event but rather a general or repeated event in the past. More Examples: She had lots of problems when she was a teenager. Tenía muchos problemas cuando era adolescente I used to study a lot when I was your age. Estudiaba mucho cuando tenía tu edad. We had all the time in the world back then.. Teníamos todo el tiempo del mundo en ese entonces. He would travel to Miami every week. Él viajaba a Miami cada semana. Your granny came home every day when you were little. Tu abuela venía a casa todos los días cuando eras pequeña. Juan used to crash all the time. Juan chocaba todo el tiempo. We also use this tense when provide BACKGROUND INFORMATION about another event that took place. When I was reading, the telephone rang. Cuando leía, sonó el. Read More...

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, or years (although you may hear native speakers using them as well) This tense, EL PRESENTE PERFECTO, is used when you say sentences such as... I have finished. the test. He terminado el exámen. They have studied a lot today. Ellos han estudiado mucho hoy. We have never eaten here. Nunca hemos comido aquí. The movie has already started. La película ya ha comenzado. She has just left. Ella recién ha partido. How to form EL PRESENTE PERFECTO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb HABER in the present and� past participle ending... Yo he I have trabajado comido partido Tú has You have (informal) trabajado comido partido Usted Él - Ella ha You have (formal) s-he. Read More...

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 native language is English. I am working. Estoy trabajando. / Trabajo They are studying now. Ellos están estudiando ahora. We are selling a novel Estamos vendiendo una novela. He is eating a lot. Él está comiendo mucho. She is leaving in two days. Está partiendo en dos días or.. parte en dos días. How to form EL PRESENTE PROGRESIVO in 3 easy steps 1 Take the verb in the infinitive form... trabajar comer partir 2 Drop the infinitive ending... trabaj- com- part- 3 Add the verb ESTAR (to be) and present progressive ending... Yo estoy I am trabajando comiendo partiendo Tú estás You are (informal) trabajando comiendo partiendo Usted Él - Ella está You are (formal) s-he is trabajando comiendo partiendo Nosotros estamos We are trabajando comiendo. Read More...