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"Present tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el presente", and "future tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el tiempo futuro". Learn more about the difference between "present tense" and "future tense" below.
present tense(
preh
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zihnt
 
tehns
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el presente
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I'm not very good at German. I only know how to conjugate verbs in the present tense.No soy muy bueno en el alemán. Solo sé conjugar los verbos en el presente.
b. el tiempo presente
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Class, remember that the present tense is not the only verb tense.Clase, recuerden que el tiempo presente no es el único tiempo verbal.
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future tense(
fyu
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chuhr
 
tehns
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el tiempo futuro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The future tense in Spanish may be expressed through inflection or periphrasis.El tiempo futuro en español puede expresarse por medio de inflexiones o perífrasis.
b. el futuro
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Today, we learned how to conjugate verbs in the future tense.Hoy, aprendimos a conjugar verbos en el futuro.
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