This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Present Tense
Describes current actions, habitual actions, and general truths and facts, such as "I speak," "She runs," and "The sun rises." |
-AR |
-ER |
-IR |
o |
o |
o |
as |
es |
es |
a |
e |
e |
amos |
emos |
imos |
áis |
éis |
ís |
an |
en |
en |
Past Preterite
Describes completed actions at a specific time in the past, such as "I spoke," "She ran," "They left." |
-AR |
-ER/-IR |
é |
í |
aste |
iste |
ó |
ió |
amos |
imos |
asteis |
isteis |
aron |
ieron |
Past Imperfect
Describes ongoing or continuous actions in the past and actions or background information in a story |
Memory Aid: "ABBA sings Mamma Mia" |
-AR |
-ER/-IR |
aba |
ía |
abas |
ías |
aba |
ía |
ábamos |
íamos |
abais |
íais |
aban |
ían |
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