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"Present tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el presente", and "past" is a noun which is often translated as "el pasado". Learn more about the difference between "present tense" and "past" below.
present tense(
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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).
1. (grammar)
a. el presente (M)
(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).
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)
(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).
Class, remember that the present tense is not the only verb tense.Clase, recuerden que el tiempo presente no es el único tiempo verbal.
past(
pahst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la historia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The country is finding it difficult to break free from its past.Al país le está resultando difícil liberarse de su historia.
3. (grammar)
a. el pasado (M)
(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).
In English, the past of regular verbs is formed by adding -ed at the end.En inglés, el pasado de los verbos regulares se forma añadiendo -ed al final.
b. el pretérito (M)
(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).
The past is used to describe repeated past actions.El pretérito se usa para describir acciones repetidas en el pasado.
A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).
7. (with place)
8. (with time)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
How old is he? - He can't be past 25.¿Cuántos años tiene? - No puede tener más de 25.
I wouldn't put it past him to use force.Yo lo creo muy capaz de recurrir a la fuerza.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Bullets were whizzing past.La balas pasaban zumbando.
They drove past the store to see if it was open.Pasaron en coche por la tienda a ver si estaba abierta.
11. (with time)
