Verb Tenses

Question

How do I know when to use preterite vs. imperfect? Future vs. conditional?

I hope someone has a good answer for this one. - Leatha, Dec 9, 2010

Answer 1

That's a loaded question..Much too long of an answer for this forum.

The preterite is a tense of completed process in the past. A completed process is a process which has a beginning, some duration, and an end. Also known as events.

Imperfect: an incomplete process...To describe when a process started, when it ended, or how many times it took place. It expresses a habitual process. Translated in English as "use to"

Use future when expressing a possibility or probability. In English the words "maybe" or "probably" You can also use it when expressing a command..

The conditional is expressed "con tu ayuda, yo lo conseguria" "with your help, I would succeed"

..and much more

Just keep it up every day my friend...Good luck

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi

Try checking the reference section

Answer 4

You can learn about tenses here:

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100002/spanish-verbs