Moods and Tenses in Spanish

Moods and Tenses in Spanish Past Present Future

Imperative Imperatives (Commands) (mood) tú commands- come, no comas (eat!, don’t eat!) Ud. commands- coma, no coma (eat!, don’t eat!)) Uds. commands- coman, no coman (eat!, don’t eat!) nosotros commands- (no) comamos (let’s (not) eat!) vosotros command- comed, no comáis (eat! don’t eat!)

Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Present Subjunctive (mood) Era posible que ella comiera. Es necesario que yo coma. (A (It was possible that she ate.) (It is necessary that I eat.) WEDDING + U) Pluperfect Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Era posible que hubiera comido. Es posible que ella haya comido. (It was possible that she had (It is posible that she has eaten.) eaten.)

Indicative Preterite Comí (I ate.) Present Como. (I eat.) Future Comeré (I will (mood) Imperfect Comía (I used to eat,was eating.) eat.) (factual, *Future of probability actual *The following verbs have different meanings Present Perfect He comido. (I have situations) when used in the preterite and imperfect: eaten.) Conditional Comería. (I saber, conocer, querer, tener, & poder would eat.) *Conditional of probability Pluperfect Había comido. (I had eaten.) Present Progressive Estoy comiendo. Preterite Perfect Hube comido. (I had eaten.) (I am eating.) Future Perfect Habré Conditional Perfect Habría comido. (I would comido. (I will have have eaten.) *Special verbs that also use present eaten.) participle: ir, andar, seguir, continuar Past Progressive Estaba comiendo. (I was eating.) *Special verbs that also use participle: ir, andar, seguir, continuar