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Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) Conjugation Chart

Pretérito anterior

Uses of the Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) in Spanish

  • Used to express an action which happened in the past before another action in the past.
    Example: When I arrived, he had already left.
  • Note: Same as the Past Perfect, but used in formal writing.

Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect) –AR, –ER, & –IR Verbs

yo hube [PARTICIPIO]
tú hubiste [PARTICIPIO]
él / Ud. hubo [PARTICIPIO]
nosotros hubimos [PARTICIPIO]
vosotros hubisteis [PARTICIPIO]
ellos / Uds. hubieron [PARTICIPIO]

*Formed by using the Preterite Tense of haber

Past Perfect Conjugation Chart

Pluscuamperfecto (de indicativo)

Uses of the Past Perfect in Spanish

  • Used to express an action which happened in the past before another action in the past.
    Example: When I arrived, he had already left.

Past Perfect –AR, –ER, & –IR Verbs

yo había [PARTICIPIO]
tú habías [PARTICIPIO]
él / Ud. había [PARTICIPIO]
nosotros habíamos [PARTICIPIO]
vosotros habíais [PARTICIPIO]
ellos / Uds. habían [PARTICIPIO]

*Formed by using the Imperfect Tense of haber

Present Perfect Conjugation Chart

Perfecto de indicativo

Uses of the Present Perfect in Spanish

  • Used to express an action that took place at an unspecified time in the past.
    Example: I have eaten.

Present Perfect –AR, –ER, & –IR Verbs

yo he [PARTICIPIO]
tú has [PARTICIPIO]
él / Ud. ha [PARTICIPIO]
nosotros hemos [PARTICIPIO]
vosotros habéis [PARTICIPIO]
ellos / Uds. han [PARTICIPIO]

*Formed by using the Present Tense of haber

Gerund (Present Participle) Conjugation Chart

Gerundio

Uses of the Gerund (Present Participle) in Spanish

  • Used with estar to form the present progressive and past progressive tenses.
    Example: I am working.

Past Participle –AR Verbs

— — [STEM] + ando

 

Past Participle –ER & –IR Verbs

— — [STEM] + iendo

 

Past Participle Conjugation Chart

Participio

Uses of the Past Participle in Spanish

  • Used with haber to form the seven compound tenses.

Past Participle –AR Verbs

— — [STEM] + ado

 

Past Participle –ER & –IR Verbs

— — [STEM] + ido