The document provides information on Spanish verb tenses and structures in three parts: 1. It compares and contrasts the preterite and imperfect tenses, noting their uses for specific vs. non-specific time frames. 2. It explains the uses of the words "por" and "para" in Spanish, noting their different meanings relating to time, location, purpose, and more. 3. It outlines several Spanish verb structures - commands, the present perfect, double object pronouns, adverbs, the subjunctive mood, se impersonal, and the progressive - and provides examples and rules for forming them.

1. PARTE DOS

2. Preterite Imperfect
• deals with specific times and • does not deal with specific time
time frames frames
• repetitive
• vague
•
• El otro dia: The other day Cada ano: Every year
• Anoche: Last night • Cada semana: Every week
• Esta manana: This morning • Cada mes: Every Month
• Ayer: Yesterday • Cada dia: Every day

3. Future Conditional
e emos ia iamos
as eis ias iais
a an iaian
We will go running. We will go running.
Nosotros correremos. Nosotros correriamos.
Irregulars:
tener, venir, poner, salir, saber,
poder, haber, caber, decir, hacer,
que

4. Por
• Portal- passing through
• Portugal- unspecific location
• "Por"ever- time frame
• Porpose- case of something
• Im'por't/Ex'por't- exchange
• I'm por, pay for me- doing something for someone else
or in place of that person
• Trans'por'tation

5. Para
• (surprise) Paratay- for whom something is done for
• Paraguay- destination
• Paradonme- to express an opinion
• Comparason- comparison
• Paramedic- deadline/time restraint

6. Por Para
• time or duration • purpose or goal
• movement • point of reference
• agent or cause • destination
• cause, benefit, motivation • point of view
• exchange
• manner or means

7. Commands
... AR VERBS IR/ER VERBS
•Usted •e •a
(formal) •en •an
•Ustedes
(plural)

8. Commands (Continued)
Usted
Infinitive Yo form
Command
• Salir • Salgo • Salga
• Estar • Estoy • Este

9. Present Perfect
Used with HAS, HAVE, or HAD
he
has
ha
hemos
han
He corro -I have ran
Hemos corremos -We have ran
Just add the he, has, ha, hemos, han in front of the verb and conjugate

10. Double Object Pronouns
1. Take verb
2. Add me, te, le, nos, les (depending on who verb conjugates to)
3. Add pronoun, lo, los, le, les
• When two "l"s are next to each other, change the middle part to
"se"
Give it to me
1. Da
2. me
3. lo
Damelo add an accent mark to the third vowel

11. Adverbs
• Add 'mente' to the end of a verb to add an english 'ly'-- IRREGULARS BELOW
bastante Rapido+mente= rapidamente
quite
demasiado
too
mal
badly
mucho
a lot
muy
very
nunca
never
peor
worse
poco
little
siempre
always

12. Subjunctive
• associated with subjunctive "feelings"
a menos que unless
antes de que Is not a tense, it is a mood or
feeling.
before
con tal de que
provided that
cuando
when
conviene que
it is advisable that
dudar que
to doubt that

13. Se Impersonal
• Way to avoid using a personal 'tense'
ALWAYS IN THIRD PERSON
Can be used in all tenses (preterite, furture, conditional)

14. Progressive with ir/andar/seguir
Ir Andar Seguir
•+ando/iendo/yendo •+ando/iendo/yendo •+ando/iendo/yendo
•is slowly but surely •is going around •is still ________ing
_______________ing ______________ing