The document provides information on Spanish verb conjugations including the preterite, imperfect, progressive, future, and conditional tenses. It discusses irregular verb forms and uses of different tenses. Tables are included showing pronoun endings for regular verbs in the preterite and imperfect. Examples of irregular verbs and their conjugations are also listed. The document concludes with sections on Spanish adverbs, formal commands, and prepositions.

1. Victoria Thompson
SP2H
Sixth Period

2. 1) Imperfect
2) Preterite
- car, gar, zar
- spock
-cucaracha
-snake
3) Modal
4) Adverbs
- Irregular
5) Progressive
- Present
-Past
6) Future
Irregulars
7) Superlatives
8) Formal commands
9) Prepositions
10) Demonstratives

3. Pronoun ar ending er/ir ending
Yo aba ía
Tú abas ías
Él/Ella/Usted aba ía
Nosotros abamos íamos
Vosotros abais íais
Ellos/Ellas/ aban ían
Ustedes
Uses:
 ongoing action (was/were)
 repeated action
 no definite beginning or end
 time/date/age/feelings/descriptions
Interrupted activity (cuando)

4.  Preterite is a perfected action in the past. It is a
“snapshot”.
Ar Verbs Er/Ir Verbs
Pronoun Ending Pronoun Ending
Yo -é Yo -í
Tú -aste Tú -iste
Él/Ella/Usted -ó Él/Ella/Usted -ió
Nosotros -amos Nosotros -imos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -aron Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes -ieron

5. -car, -gar, -zar Yo New Conjugation
-car Yo -qué
-gar Yo -gué
-zar Yo -cé

6. hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron

7.  Andar Anduv-
-e
 Estar Estuv- -iste
 Poder Pud- -o
-imos
 Poner Pus- -isteis
 Querer Quis- -ieron
 Saber Sup-
 Tener Tuv-
 Venir Vin-
 Decir Dij-
-e
 Traer Traj- -iste
 Conducir Conduj- -o
-imos
 Producir Produj- -isteis
 Tradiucir Traduj- -eron

8.  Snake (Dormir)
-Dormí
-Dormiste
- Durmió
-Dormimos
- Dumieron
 Snakey (Leer, creer, oir)
- Leí
- Leiste
-Leyó
-Leimos
- Leyeron

9.  Conjugate and pair modal verbs with an infinitive to
get a new meaning
 Ir + a + infinitive (going to do something)
 Poder + infinitive (are able to do something)
 Querer + infinitive (want to do something)
 Deber + infinitive (should do something)
 Tener + que + infinitive (to have to do something)
 Soler + infinitive (to be accustomed to)
 Necisitar + infinitive (to need to so something)

10.  Most Spanish adverbs mimic the following model
Feminine form of an adjectiv e + -mente
Claro  Clara + -mente = Claramente
 Those that cannot be put in the feminine form usually
just add –mente
Difícil + -mente = Difícilmente
 When two or more adverbs modify the same verb,
only the second one uses the -mente ending.
Juan trabaja lenta y cuidadosamente.

11.  Mucho  a lot
 Muy  very
 Mal  bad
 Bastante  quite/enough
 Nunca  never
 Peor  worse
 Bien  good/well
 Ya  already
 Tan  so
 Demasiado  too
 Poco  little
 Siempre  always

12.  The present progressive is formed by combining the verb "to be" with
the present participle. (The present participle is merely the "-ing" form
of a verb.)
 Conjugated Estar + (infinitive – ar + ando or iendo)
 Estoy hablando.
I am talking.

13.  It’s a lot like present preogressive, only you use the
imperfect form of estar.
 Estaba caminando.
I was walking.

14.  Infinitive + é
ás
á
emos
án

15.  caber (to fit) cabr-
 decir (to say) dir- +é
 hacer (to do, make) har-
ás
 poder (to be able to) podr-
 poner (to put, get/make1) pondr- á
 querer (to want) querr- emos
 saber (to know) sabr- án
 salir (to leave, go out) saldr-
 tener (to have, have to) tendr-
 valer (to be worth) valdr-
 venir (to come) vendr-
 haber (to have -en/-ed) habr-

16.  Conditional is used to express probability or possibility, and is usually
translated as would, could, must have or probably.
 Infinitive + ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
 El alumno dijo que estudiaría una hora más.
The student said that he would study one more hour.
¿Qué hora sería?
What time could it have been?
Estaría en su casa.
He must have been at home.
Estaríamos ocupados cuando llamaste.
We were probably busy when you called.

17.  article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de
 María es la chica más delgada de la clase.
Mary is the thinnest girl in the class.
 María es la más delgada de la clase.
Mary is the thinnest in the class.

18.  Positive and negative Usted commands follow the
same model.
 Start by putting the verb in the “yo” form. Then change
to the opposite vowel.
 If it is negative, add “No” in front of it.
Eat  Comer  Como  Coma.
Don’t eat  Comer  Como  No coma.

19.  Izquierda- left
 Derecha- right
 Delante -in front of
 Detrás- behind
 Cerca y lejos- near and far
 Abajo- down
 Arriba- up
 Enfrente- across from
 Encima- on top of

20. Masculine/ Aquí Allí Allá
Feminine
THIS THAT THAT OVER
THERE
M Este Ese Aquel
F Esta Esa Aquella
THESE THOSE THOSE OVER
THERE
M Estos Esos Aquellos
F Estas Esas Aquellas