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Imperfect (past, continuous, habitual actions) (unspecific) Description/setting the stage imperfect ar yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas aba,abes,aba,abamos,aban imperfect er/ir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas ia,ias,ia,iamos,ian Preterite (past, specific, completed action) (interrupting action) irregular preterite endings yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas e,iste,o,imos,ieron/eron Preterite ar yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas e,aste,o,amos,aron Preterite er/ir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas i,iste,io,imos,ieron Preterite of oir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas oi,oiste,oyo,oimos,oyeron preterite of leer yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas lei,leiste,leyo,leimos,leyeron preterite of creer yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas crei,creiste,creyo,creimos,creyeron preterite of destruir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas destrui,destruiste,destruyo,destruimos,destruyeron preterite of ir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas fui,fuiste,fue,fuimos,fueron preterite of ser yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas fui,fuiste,fue,fuimos,fueron preterite of ver yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas vi,viste,vio,vimos,visteis,vieron preterite of venir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas vine,viniste,vino,vinimos,vinieron preterite of decir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas dije,dijiste,dijo,dijimos,dijeron preterite of traer yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas traje,trajiste,trajo,trajimos,trajeron preterite of poner yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas puse,pusiste,puso,pusimos,pusieron imperfect of ir yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas iba,ibas,iba,ibamos,iban imperfect of ser yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas era,eras,era,eramos,eran imperfect of ver veia,veias,veia,veiamos,veian ser to be (permanent, time) estar to be (temporary, location) indirect object pronouns placed right before the verb or attached to the infinitive indirect object pronouns me,you,him/her,us,them me,te,le,nos,les haber to have (auxiliary verb) preterite of haber to say an event took place present tense of haber yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas he,has,(ha,hay),hemos,han preterite of haber yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas hube,hubiste,hubo,hubimos,hubieron imperfect of haber to describe a situation in the past imperfect of haber yo,tu,el/ella,nosotros,ellos/ellas habia,habias,habia,habiamos,habian Reciprocal actions se,nos (sometimes the reflexive pronouns se and nos are used to express the idea "(to) each other." these are called reciprocal actions. Example: Los novios se abrazaban y se besaban.(The bride and groom were hugging each other and kissing each other)) (Por lo general nos saludabamos con un abrazo.(We usually greeted each other with a hug.)) imperfect progressive Use the imperfect-tense forms of estar+the present participle to say that something was taking place over a period of time in the past. (imperfect verb+present participle[ar:ando,er/ir:iendo]) e»i o»u i»y emphasis or clarification A+noun or a pronoun+third person verb present perfect used to say what a person has done. present tense forms of haber+the past participle when you use object or reflexive pronouns with the present perfect, the pronoun goes immediately before the form of haber