Simple Verb Tenses

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Simple Verb Tenses
Present Indicative, Preterite, Imperfect, Conditio
nal, Future, and Subjunctive
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Present Indicative

• Find the stem by dropping the last
• two letters off of the infinitive.
• 2. Add the appropriate endings.
• e-ie o-ue u-ue e-i
• In the boot

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Preterite

• Find the stem by dropping the last two
• letters off of the infinitive.
• 2. Add the preterite endings.

Think completed actions!
Only IR verbs Only one letter change Only in the
3rd person
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Imperfect

• Find the stem by dropping the last two
  letters off of the infinitive.
• Add the endings.
• No stem changes
• Only 3 irregulars ser ir ver

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Conditional

• Use the verb infinitive for the stem.
• Add the appropriate endings
• watch for would, probability in the past, to
  show politeness, with si clauses (ch.9, 11)
• No stem changes
• List of 12 irregulars p.90

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Future

• Use the verb infinitive for the stem.
• Add the appropriate endings
• watch for will, shall, going to.and expressing
  probability
• No stem changes
• List of 12 irregulars p.90

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Subjunctive

• Find the stem by starting with the YO form of the
  pres. ind. Then drop the O.
• Add the opposite endings
• stem changes reflected in stem
• only IR verbs, only box 4, only 1 letter
• rememember D I S H E S

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Additional Usages Subjunctive

• EVD 2. ILA
• 3. IN 4. Como si
• 5. Conditional if 6. CQ
• 7. Por x que x 8.really, really nice

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Imperfect Subjunctive

• Find the stem by starting with the box 5
• form in the preterite.
• 2. Then say bye-bye RON
• 3. Then add the appropriate endings.
  (cheerleader) se / ra!
• se, ses, se, semos, sen
• ra, ras, ra, ramos, ran