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"Present tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el presente", and "past tense" is a noun which is often translated as "el pasado". Learn more about the difference between "present tense" and "past 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).
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 tense(
pahst
tehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
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).
Pay attention when you conjugate this verb in the past tense; it's irregular.Presta atención cuando conjugues este verbo en el pretérito; es irregular.
c. el tiempo 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).
Why are you talking about her in the past tense? Did she pass away?¿Por qué hablas de ella en tiempo pasado? ¿Falleció?
