Exercises – Grammar

Some verbs ending in “-er” and “-ir” drop the “e” or “i” from the infinitive and add a “d”. In this case, the infinitive "poner" is replaced with "pondr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “tener” (to have), “poner” (to put), “valer” (to value or to be worth), “venir” (to come), and “salir” (to go out or to exit).

The simple conditional tense is used to describe a hypothetical situation, express wishes, give advice, or make a polite request. It is similar in its use to the simple conditional tense in English, e.g., “I would do the laundry if I had time.”
The regular verb conjugation is the same for all verb endings and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "saber" is replaced with "sabr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “saber” (to know), “poder” (can), “caber” (to fit), “querer” (to want), and “haber”.

Some verbs ending in “-er” and “-ir” drop the “e” or “i” from the infinitive and add a “d”. In this case, the infinitive "venir" is replaced with "vendr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “tener” (to have), “poner” (to put), “valer” (to value or to be worth), “venir” (to come), and “salir” (to go out or to exit).

Regular verb conjugation of the simple conditional is the same for all verb endings, and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

The verbs “decir” (to say) and “hacer” (to do) change their stem to “dir-” and “har-” to form the simple future tense conjugation. These two verbs are irregular and must be memorized.

Regular verb conjugation of the simple conditional is the same for all verb endings, and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "querer" is replaced with "querr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “saber” (to know), “poder” (can), “caber” (to fit), “querer” (to want), and “haber”.

The simple conditional tense is used to describe a hypothetical situation, express wishes, give advice, or make a polite request. It is similar in its use to the simple conditional tense in English, e.g., “I would do the laundry if I had time.”
The regular verb conjugation is the same for all verb endings and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” and “-ir” drop the “e” or “i” from the infinitive and add a “d”. In this case, the infinitive "tener" is replaced with "tendr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “tener” (to have), “poner” (to put), “valer” (to value or to be worth), “venir” (to come), and “salir” (to go out or to exit).

The verbs “decir” (to say) and “hacer” (to do) change their stem to “dir-” and “har-” to form the simple future tense conjugation. These two verbs are irregular and must be memorized.

The simple conditional tense is used to describe a hypothetical situation, express wishes, give advice, or make a polite request. It is similar in its use to the simple conditional tense in English, e.g., “I would do the laundry if I had time.”
The regular verb conjugation is the same for all verb endings and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "haber" is replaced with "habr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “saber” (to know), “poder” (can), “caber” (to fit), “querer” (to want), and “haber”.

Some verbs ending in “-er” and “-ir” drop the “e” or “i” from the infinitive and add a “d”. In this case, the infinitive "salir" is replaced with "saldr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “tener” (to have), “poner” (to put), “valer” (to value or to be worth), “venir” (to come), and “salir” (to go out or to exit).

The simple conditional tense is used to describe a hypothetical situation, express wishes, give advice, or make a polite request. It is similar in its use to the simple conditional tense in English, e.g., “I would do the laundry if I had time.”
The regular verb conjugation is the same for all verb endings and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "caber" is replaced with "cabr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “saber” (to know), “poder” (can), “caber” (to fit), “querer” (to want), and “haber”.

Regular verb conjugation of the simple conditional is the same for all verb endings, and is formed by adding the conjugation ending to the infinitive rather than to the stem.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "poder" is replaced with "podr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

Some verbs ending in “-er” and “-ir” drop the “e” or “i” from the infinitive and add a “d”. In this case, the infinitive "valer" is replaced with "valdr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “tener” (to have), “poner” (to put), “valer” (to value or to be worth), “venir” (to come), and “salir” (to go out or to exit).

The verbs “decir” (to say) and “hacer” (to do) change their stem to “dir-” and “har-” to form the simple future tense conjugation. These two verbs are irregular and must be memorized.

Some verbs ending in “-er” drop the “e” from the infinitive. In this case, the infinitive "poder" is replaced with "podr-" and the suffix is added accordingly.

There are five common verbs in this category: “saber” (to know), “poder” (can), “caber” (to fit), “querer” (to want), and “haber”.

The expression “para que,” meaning “so that,” is often followed by the present subjunctive.

The expression “a menos que,” meaning “unless,” is followed by the present subjunctive.

Some conjunctions that convey the meaning of “any”, such as “whatever”, “whenever”, “wherever”, “whoever”, etc. require the use of the present subjunctive.

“A pesar de que” means “despite that” or “in spite of the fact that,” and is followed by the indicative tense.

In Spanish, if “aunque” is followed by the present subjunctive, it means "even if."

The expression “sin que,” which means “without,” is often followed by the present subjunctive.

In Spanish, we use the indicative mood after “aunque” or “si bien,” meaning “although.”

“Ojalá” can be used in the present subjunctive in which it can be translated roughly as “hopefully” to express hope for something to happen in the present or the future.

To conjugate the verb, we begin from the first-person singular in the present indicative, i.e. “lluevo”, and we extract the stem “lluev-”.

Then, the appropriate suffix is added for verbs with an "-er" ending; in this case "-a".

“Would have” + past participle = “haber” in conditional tense + past participle

“Would have” + past participle = “haber” in conditional tense + past participle

Notice that it is not uncommon to hear “habría” replaced with “hubiera” in informal conversation.” According to the RAE, this sentence is considered grammatically acceptable.

“Could have” + past participle = “poder” in conditional tense + “haber” + past participle

“Would have” + past participle = “haber” in conditional tense + past participle

“Would have” + past participle = “haber” in conditional tense + past participle

“Should have” + past participle = “dever” in conditional tense + “haber” + past participle

(or)

= “tener” in conditional tense + “que haber” + past participle

“Should have” + past participle = “dever” in conditional tense + “haber” + past participle

(or)

= “tener” in conditional tense + “que haber” + past participle

“Would have” + past participle = “haber” in conditional tense + past participle

Notice that it is not uncommon to hear “habríamos” replaced with “hubiéramos” in informal conversation.” According to the RAE, this sentence is considered grammatically acceptable.

The verb “soler” has no exact equivalent in English, but can mean “usually” or “used to”. It indicates that an action is frequent in the present or was frequent in the past.

Because it is used to describe a repeated action in the past, the imperfect tense is used.

The verb “soler” has no exact equivalent in English, but can mean “usually” or “used to”. It indicates that an action is frequent in the present or was frequent in the past.
When it is in the present tense, it translates often as “usually”.

The verb “soler” has no exact equivalent in English, but can mean “usually” or “used to”. It indicates that an action is frequent in the present or was frequent in the past.

Because it is used to describe a repeated action in the past, the imperfect tense is used.

The verb “soler” has no exact equivalent in English, but can mean “usually” or “used to”. It indicates that an action is frequent in the present or was frequent in the past.

Because it is used to describe a repeated action in the past, the imperfect tense is used.

The verb “soler” has no exact equivalent in English, but can mean “usually” or “used to”. It indicates that an action is frequent in the present or was frequent in the past.
When it is in the present tense, it translates often as “usually”.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the subjunctive, uses the past participle.
The only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

...

...

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows:

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows:

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows:

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows:

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows:

We use the perfect subjunctive when we want to express opinion, possibility, and feelings such as fear, doubt, hope, desire, etc. about something that happened in the past.

In other words, we want to describe the past tense but in the subjunctive mood, i.e. the perfect subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive, similar to the present perfect in the indicative, uses the past participle. However, the only difference is that the auxiliary verb “haber” is conjugated in the subjunctive.

The perfect subjunctive tense is formed as follows: