Verbs

PRETÉRITO
The preterite is used to describe actions completed at a point in the past.
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PRETÉRITO
The preterite is used to describe actions completed at a point in the past.
Endings for AR and ER/IR verbs.
AR: —é, —aste, —ó, —amos, —asteis, —aron
ER/IR: —í, —iste, —ió, —imos, —isteis, —ieron

Ver irregular:
vi
viste
vio
vimos
visteis
vieron
EL CONDICIONAL
The conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests. They are added onto the end of the infinitive.
-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Irregular verb infinitives:
Tener — tendr
Poner — poner
Valer — valdr
Salir — saldr
Venir — vendr
Caber (to fit) — cabr
Haber — habra
Querer — querr
Saber — sabr
Decir — dir
Hacer — har
FUTURO SIMPLE
The simple future is used to talk about what will or shall happen. It is also used to express what someone might or may be doing in the present.
The simplest future is most often used to talk about what a person will do, it can also be used to talk about conjecture, possibilities, and probabilities in the present, make predictions about the future, and give solemn commands.
—é, —ás, —á, —emos, éis, —án.
Irregular verb infinitives:
Tener — tendr
Poner — poner
Valer — valdr
Salir — saldr
Venir — vendr
Caber (to fit) — cabr
Haber — habra
Querer — querr
Saber — sabr
Decir — dir
Hacer — har
PLUPERFECT/PASADO PERFECTO
Past perfect is used to talk about a past action that happened prior to another action in the past.
Haber + past participle.
Había +
Habías +
Había +
Habíamos +
Habíais +
Habían +
PRESENTE PERFECTO
The present perfect is used to talk about things that started in the past and which continue or repeat in the present. It's also used to talk about things that have happened in the recent past.
Haber + past participle.
He +
Has +
Ha +
Hemos +
Habéis +
Han +
FUTURO COMPUESTO
The future perfect is used to talk about something that will have been completed at a certain point in the future. It can also indicate probability, or what might have or could have happened.
Haber + past participle
Habré +
Habrás +
Habrá +
Habremos +
Habréis +
Habrán +
CONDICIONAL COMPUESTO
The conditional perfect describes an action in the past that would have happened but did not due to some other event. It can also be used to express the probability of an action that has already been completed.
Haber + past participle
Habría +
Habrías +
Habríamos +
Habríais +
Habrían +
EL SUBJUNTIVO/EL PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO
The present subjunctive is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.
The subjunctive is formed with the present yo version of the verb.
The endings for AR verbs: —e, —es, —e, —emos, —éis, —en
The endings for ER/IR verbs: —a, —as, —a, —amos, —áis, —an

There are some irregular verbs:
Dar — dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den
Estar — esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén
Ser — sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean
Haber — haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan
Ir — vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan
Saber — sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan
PRETÉRITO PERFECTO DE SUBJUNTIVO
The present perfect subjunctive is used to describe past actions that are connected to the present, as well as actions that will have happened by a certain point in the future.
Haber + past participle
Haya +
Hayas +
Haya +
Hayamos +
Hayáis +
Hayan +
IMPERFECTO DE SUBJUNTIVO
The imperfect subjunctive follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities
It is conjugated by taking the third person plural of the pretérite, removing the —ron, and adding one of the endings/
Yo — ra/se
Tú — ras-ses
Ella/Él/Usted — ra/se
Nosotros/as — ramos/semos (con un acento sobre el A/E antes de ramos)
Vosotros/as — rais/seis
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes — ran/sen
PLUSCUAMPERFECTO DE SUBJUNTIVO The past perfect subjunctive/pluperfect subjunctive is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past, past conditionals, and past actions that preceded other past actions.Haber + past participle Hubiera/Hubiese + Hubieras/Hubieses + Hubiera/Hubiese + Hubiéramos/Hubiésemos + Hubierais/Hubierses + Hubieran/Hubiesen +IMPERFECTO PROGRESIVO The imperfect progressive tense tells what a person was doing. It's especially useful when you want to emphasize the fact that an action in the past was interrupted.Estar + present participle.IMPERFECTO The imperfect is used to describe past habitual actions or to talk about what someone was doing when they were interrupted by something else.Verb endings: AR: —aba, —abas, —ábamos, abais, aban ER/IR: —ía, —ías, —ía, —íamos, —íais, —ían