Presente, Pasado y Futuro
By Os
¡Hola amigos! Three years ago we learned how to play with verbs in present and two years ago we learned how to play with verbs in past. ¿Remember the endings?
Let’s review them…
First of all we will have to “match” the endings of the patterns with these people (personal pronouns) exactly in the following order:
| I | you, s/he, (it) |
| we | y’all, they |
Here are the endings of the verbs in PRESENTE:
-AR verbs
| O | A |
| AMOS | AN |
-ER verbs
| O | E |
| EMOS | EN |
-IR verbs
| O | E |
| IMOS | EN |
Those capital letters ( O – A – E – AMOS – EMOS – IMOS – AN – EN ) are the endings that we need to use when we speak español about something that happens in present time, anytime when we talk about habitual actions that we normally do, that we always do. Whatever happens now in the present time. NOW. TODAY. PRESENTE.
HablAR = TO speak / talk
| I hablO | you, s/he hablA |
| we hablAMOS | y’all, they hablAN |
ComER = TO eat
| I comO | you, s/he comE |
| we comEMOS | y’all, they comEN |
VivIR = TO live
| I vivO | you, s/he vivE |
| we vivIMOS | y’all, they vivEN |
SER = TO be #1
| I sOy | you, s/he es |
| we soMOS | y’all, they soN |
EstAR = TO be #2
| I estOy | you, s/he está |
| we estAMOS | y’all, they estáN |
TenER = TO have #1
| I tengO | you, s/he tienE |
| we tenEMOS | y’all, they tienEN |
HacER = TO make & TO do
| I hagO | you, s/he hacE |
| we hacEMOS | y’all, they hacEN |
IR = TO go
| I vOy | you, s/he va |
| we vaMOS | y’all, they vaN |
PodER = Can
| I puedO | you, s/he puedE |
| we podEMOS | y’all, they puedEN |
LlamARse = TO call oneself (Reflexive)
| me llamO | se llamA |
| nos llamAMOS | se llamAN |
GustAR = TO like (TO please)
| me gustA / AN | le gustA / AN |
| nos gustA / AN | les gustA / AN |
HabER = TO have #2
| I he | you, s/he ha |
| we hEMOS | y’all, they haN |
Here are the endings of the verbs in PASADO:
-AR verbs
| É (notice the tilde) | Ó (notice the tilde) |
| AMOS | ARON |
-ER verbs
| Í (notice the tilde) | IÓ (notice the tilde) |
| IMOS | IERON |
-IR verbs
| Í (notice the tilde) | IÓ (notice the tilde) |
| IMOS | IERON |
Those capital letters ( (notice the tildes) É – Í – Ó – IÓ – AMOS – IMOS – ARON – IERON ) are the endings that we need to use when we speak español about something that happened in past time, anytime when we talk about an action that we did. Whatever happened before, in the past time. BEFORE. YESTERDAY. PASADO.
HablAR = TO speak / talk
| I hablÉ | you, s/he hablÓ |
| we hablAMOS | y’all, they hablARON |
ComER = TO eat
| I comÍ | you, s/he comIÓ |
| we comIMOS | y’all, they comIERON |
VivIR = TO live
| I vivÍ | you, s/he vivIÓ |
| we vivIMOS | y’all, they vivIERON |
SER = TO be #1
| I fui | you, s/he fue |
| we fuIMOS | y’all, they fuERON |
EstAR = TO be #2
| I estuve | you, s/he estuvo |
| we estuviMOS | y’all, they estuvieRON |
TenER = TO have #1
| I tuve | you, s/he tuvo |
| we tuvIMOS | y’all, they tuvIERON |
HacER = TO make & TO do
| I hice | you, s/he hizo |
| we hicIMOS | y’all, they hicIERON |
IR = TO go
| I fui | you, s/he fue |
| we fuIMOS | y’all, they fuERON |
PodER = Can (Could)
| I pude | you, s/he pudo |
| we pudIMOS | y’all, they pudIERON |
LlamARse = TO call oneself (Reflexive)
| me llamÉ | se llamÓ |
| nos llamAMOS | se llamARON |
GustAR = TO like (TO please)
| me gustÓ / ARON | le gustÓ / ARON |
| nos gustÓ / ARON | les gustÓ / ARON |
HabER = TO have #2
| I hube | you, s/he hubo |
| we hubIMOS | y’all, they hubIERON |
Here are the endings of the verbs in FUTURO:
-AR -ER -IR verbs
| É (notice the tilde) | Á (notice the tilde) |
| EMOS | ÁN |
YEAH!!! Those capital letters ( (notice the tildes) É – Á – EMOS – ÁN ) are the endings that we need to use when we speak español about something that will happen in future time, anytime when we talk about an action that we will do. Whatever will happen after, in the future time. AFTER. TOMORROW. FUTURO.
By the way ¿did you notice that -AR, -ER, -IR verbs have the same endings in future tense? That is easy, eh? And let me tell you something even easier: You just have to add the end to the whole verbo, meaning don’t eliminate the -AR, -ER, -IR…
HablAR = TO speak / talk
| I hablarÉ | you, s/he hablarÁ |
| we hablarEMOS | y’all, they hablarÁN |
ComER = TO eat
| I comerÉ | you, s/he comerÁ |
| we comerEMOS | y’all, they comerÁN |
VivIR = TO live
| I vivirÉ | you, s/he vivirÁ |
| we vivirEMOS | y’all, they vivirÁN |
SER = TO be #1
| I serÉ | you, s/he serÁ |
| we serEMOS | y’all, they serÁN |
EstAR = TO be #2
| I estarÉ | you, s/he estarÁ |
| we estarEMOS | y’all, they estarÁN |
TenER = TO have #1
| I * tendré | you, s/he * tendrá |
| we * tendremos | y’all, they * tendrán |
HacER = TO make & TO do
| I * haré | you, s/he * hará |
| we * haremos | y’all, they * harán |
IR = TO go
| I irÉ | you, s/he irÁ |
| we irEMOS | y’all, they irÁN |
PodER = Can (Could)
| I * podré | you, s/he * podrá |
| we * podremos | y’all, they * podrán |
LlamARse = TO call oneself (Reflexive)
| me llamarÉ | se llamarÁ |
| nos llamarEMOS | se llamarÁN |
GustAR = TO like (TO please)
| me gustarÁ / ÁN | le gustarÁ / ÁN |
| nos gustarÁ / ÁN | les gustarÁ / ÁN |
HabER = TO have #2
| I * habré | you, s/he * habrá |
| we * habremos | y’all, they * habrán |
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