Sample sentences for Spanish tenses
I am learning Spanish but have great difficulty understanding when to use some of the verb conjugations. Would it be possible to include some sample sentences at least for a few of the more Common verbs - instead of just what we see in the "Conjugation" section? Preferably with what such sentences would be in English.
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Yes guys that is what I wanted. Thank you very much.
From the list given by Lazarus (he changed while I was working with it)do I have the correct interpretations below? I would appreciate your feed back a lot.
Thank you Heitor for your list as well.
Estudio chino todos los días.
I study Chinese every day.
El año que viene estudio en Oxford.
Next year I (will) study in Oxford.
Napoleón estudia el problema y decide no atacar.
Napoleón studies the problem and decides not to attack.
Present perfect
He estudiado durante toda la mañana.
I have studied all morning.
Imperfect
Cuando estaba en la universidad estudiaba todos los días.
When I was at the university I used to study every day.
Pluperfect
Ya había estudiado español antes de empezar el curso.
I had already studied Spanish before starting the course.
Preterite
Ayer estudié dos horas.
Yesterday I studied for two hours.
Future
Estudiaré cuando tenga ganas.
I will study when I feel like it.
Siempre saca buenas notas; estudiará mucho, supongo.
He always gets good marks, he will study a lot, I suppose. ''?
Future perfect
El mes que viene me habré estudiado el libro entero.
Next month I will have studied the entire book.
Conditional
Estudiaría más si tuviera tiempo.
He would study more if he had more time. '?
Conditional perfect
Habría estudiado más si hubiera tenido tiempo.
I would have studied more if I had had time.
Subjunctive
Present
Aunque estudie mucho, lo sigo encontrando muy difícil.
Although I studied a lot, I continue finding it very difficult.
Present perfect
No creo que haya estudiado mucho, porque ha suspendido el examen.
I do not think he has studied much, because he has 'suspended? '? the exam.
Imperfect
Si estudiaras más, aprobarías todos los exámenes.
If you studied more, you would pass all the examinations.
Pluperfect
Si hubieras estudiado, habrías aprobado el examen.
Had you studied, you would have passed the exam.