The Ultimate Guide to EVERY SPANISH VERB TENSE

[@Baselang]

For more examples and exercises on Spanish verb tenses, check out the full article on our blog! gotothe.link/spanish-verb-tenses

[@GraceShover]

I am native Spanish speaker and this tape explained tenses in a very CLEAR way.

[@noamamorhabi9369]

The most complex information condensed into a short and comprehensible 15 minutes. Genuinely never had this concept explained so well in any of the Spanish classes I've taken. Thank you!

[@Baselang]

Yay! We're glad it was helpful!

[@heavenlyhell9288]

Yes, indeed, it was extremely helpful! This should be the first video every spanish teacher teaches, before starting grammar, like an alphabet before learning language. Yet I have been looking for a video like this for 3 years, and just now came across this golden info! Huge thanks! Subscribed!

[@jamesporter6302]

Watched till the end then my brain melted

[@lmb1931]

LOL, mine melted at the first diagram.

[@mmmbjnw]

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[@luisleal7301]

I'm a native Spanish speaker learning linguistics and my brain melted too

[@DD-jf7pu]

@@luisleal7301 you think theres a better way to learn this since its intjitive to yall or is it just complicated when trying to translate its propertys to english?

[@luisleal7301]

@@DD-jf7pu Well, I wouldn't understand how difficult it may be to acquire all these rules and patterns since it comes naturally to me, but I would say that this method is not ideal, in my opinion. One could use it as a starting point though, just realizing that all these tenses exist while internalizing them by the actual use in spoken conversation, because I'm sure memorizing the table wouldn't make you proficient.

[@necrogon22]

I never thought about it but shes right. Litterally just learn all the conjugations to Haber and Estar and you unlock SOOOO much for every other verb you'll ever use

[@11kwright]

Yes but the Spanish may not necessarily speak that way you'll also have to learn their everyday slang or relaxing way of speaking and that is when no foreigners are around!

[@boricuafrican1]

​@@11kwrightthat's fine...point is to get the ball rolling...once you're rolling it's easier to grasp.

[@Monki-w8r]

Ctm hablo español nativo pero no entiendo nada de estructura gramatical, este canal me salvó 🫠

[@brucea9871]

Yes many native English speakers have the same problem. We learned English growing up but didn't learn much about tenses or grammar.

[@camgscott]

Currently in an immersive Spanish a school in Colombia. I’ve watched this video over and over. Probably the BEST video I’ve found on the subject. Only thing missing are the conjugations themselves.

[@gjacx15]

@Camgscott Any chance we can link up. I'm also going to Colombia soon

[@i.m_me9879]

As a french speaking person I'm kind of used to all this but when I think of it it's like learning all of it all over again

[@haddagart]

Yeah ! Although French is my second language. I find it similar, and I can feel what's ahead of me 🤣🤣

[@KellenChase]

Thank you so much for this video and the explanations. I have been doing 1400 days of Duolingo and have encountered much of this but never had such a clear understanding of the conjugations. I decided today to dig into this subject and am grateful for this video. I’m 4 pages into notes on my first watch, my brain is melting as someone else commented, but feel confident in a roadmap forward for practicing these conjugations going forward.

[@Mr3213215]

Even though my native language is Russian and I learn English, your lesson just awesome. I liked it a lot. Thanks , have a nice day.

[@Baselang]

Thank you! 😃

[@GrizikYugno-ku2zs]

Русский очень интересный и красивый язык. I hope our stupid leaders stop stop pulling us apart. Russians and Americans are so similar in so many important ways. We would be great friends if it weren't for the children running things. Russia and America should be united like Japan and America, or England and America. I hope you don't think us normal people like all the political sanctions our government imposes on you. There's something evil about making a law that Russia can't buy Coca Cola. I could understand weapons, but banning everything is something we all hate the government for. We wish you all weren't impacted by the games the politicians play. We have a ton of respect for our Russian immigrants, especially here in Chicago. Many of the our most revered scientists and entrepreneurs fled the CCCP to become American. I hope we can have a more open bordered relationship in my lifetime so that people don't have to pick a side any more.

[@Mrnooknook]

​@GrizikYugno-ku2zs that has some of the the most honest thing I've heard in awhile, I agree with you but theres sadly always going to be disagreement it's inevitable but maybe one day this will end, it's bound to.

[@rohkofantti8673]

This was actually quite comprehensive overview of Spanish verb tenses.

[@mariefrenchtutor3180]

Thank you for your video. Being a beginner, I am not ready for so much information ... but I copied the link and I will gladly come back to it in a few months. When someone would try learning a new language 30 years ago, they were stuck with 1 approach: typically 1 teacher and a few books. Thanks to technology, we now have access to so many methods and free content! One can find something that suits them. That's why I don't understand mean comments. Folks, your learning journey is in your hands. Don't expect everything you find for free on the Internet to suit your every need, because each learner is unique. If this video (or any) helps you, great! If it does not... just keep looking. A good mindset will help you learn.

[@Baselang]

Thank you Marie, learning a language does take a lot of work and dedication but with the right tools and motivation it's definitely worth it!

[@ajwango478]

So very true!

[@petebowen9031]

Just curious: how is your Spanish progressing?

[@mariefrenchtutor3180]

@@petebowen9031 Very well actually. I focussed mostly on understanding (with input). I enjoyed it and that is easy to fit in my schedule. But I am now at the next step. I want to speak, so I started working with a tutor to practice. And obviously I need to work on verbs. Input is great... but it is not enough to speak (at least, for me). So maybe I will check that video again.

[@petebowen9031]

@@mariefrenchtutor3180 I so appreciate your response! Thank you!! I’m just really curious to see how much a person can progress over time! After I get some more vocabulary in, I’m gonna get the new AI Spanish teacher “Langua”. I’ve played around with the free version and it blew me away. Comes highly recommended by QROO Paul (I’m a member of his Spanish community).

[@alexeyelivanov1704]

The best video on KZbin explaining all the Spanish verbs. Muchas gracias!

[@lovejohncooper5007]

Literally the best roadmap of Spanish verbs I’ve ever seen! This brought things together so well! Gracias por ser como eres 🌻☀️

[@laina.11]

AHHH I DONT EVEN KMOW ENGLISH THIS WELL😭

[@Axiannxa]

Literally me I'm struggling to understand this!!

[@Nehauon]

Many of these tense are compound in english

[@patriciaferrer6952]

Excellent description of all the Spanish tenses, narrator is so professional!

[@michaelasorensen4426]

This is a great video and the blog is very comprehensive, but what would be the most helpful is a link to a pdf with the wonderful chart showing all the tenses. It’s clearly laid out and an invaluable document. Please attach the file.

[@DrBalaCIyer]

Fantastic explanation and examples, thank you.

[@JuanMoreno-wo5yb]

I am tense about all those tenses... They put me in a mood that is not good. What gives me hope is there are those like you who know what you are talking about and you do it with a smile. I have to take it slow but not so slow that I stop, so I am going to get one down and move on, poco a poco.

[@AlejandraAlvarez-s5m]

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[@kimaya.3563]

I strongly recommend watching movies in spanish! I was able to pick up on so many tenses without formally learning them just from listening to them talk. Im able to use the correct tense without even thinking about it.

[@shoxla.mamedova]

Could you please recommend the movies you have watched?

[@ggsap]

with english subtitles?

[@Bryan-ty8pi]

Amo este video. No he sido capaz de encontrar una buena explicación hasta encontré esto. Muchas gracias!

[@lucaa.9709]

Muy bien español tiene

[@ssdda]

Hasta que encontré esto* You did it great!

[@xavierr4508]

The correct way is: "No había sido capaz de... " Rationale "No había sido capaz" - In the past I hadn't been capable of, but now I'm. "No he sido capaz" - Now, as before, I'm still not capable of. Native speaker here 😀🇲🇽 Greetings!

[@jordanfangon2468]

watched this video the night before my spanish exam, really did me justice!

[@petebowen9031]

This video is really good! I needed a basic overview of all the tenses and moods!

[@jayhm4331]

Am I the First 🥇 one to like the video 📸 in a year? It summarised all the Spanish CONJUGATION in a nutshell. I deservedly patted myself on the back for having till the end and want to go learn Haber and I heard of hacer SOMEWHERE too

[@TerrenceRutledge]

This is the best video that explains it all in one video. I would like to see another video like this but in more detail and with more of the information presented in Spanish. On Spanish tests at school the teacher uses the technical term in Spanish like el pretérito pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo, and I find that to be tricky.

[@Sageycakes-qf8uc]

1:54 seconds in and brain is already melting

[@steezyoh3402]

Never have I ever started connecting so many pieces in my life I felt like interstellar was playing in the back as I began to understand words and formulas from this video, I can gladly say I feel complete🥲

[@scottlarson1548]

Good God! Learning Spanish has made me appreciate German so much. Spoken German just has past, present, and future (with a couple of exceptions). There is no progressive tense, their subjunctive tense is almost gone (but used more than in English) and the future and conditional tenses are simple helper verbs like English. I'm so glad I took German in high school because I'm sure I would have flunked Spanish.

[@jeancena3556]

German has like 6 tenses and they confuse the hell out of me

[@scottlarson1548]

@@jeancena3556 If only six tenses confuse you then stay away from Spanish. It has about seventeen. Things get even more confusing when you combine tenses, say, past imperfect with present imperfect (i.e. "había visto").

[@DoTheFlopp]

​@@scottlarson1548 im doing spanish gcse rn and honestly it isnt THAT bad

[@scottlarson1548]

@@DoTheFlopp Hundreds of irregular verbs totaling over a thousand exceptions to memorize? Two sets of regular verbs that are conjugated differently? Irregular adjectives? A past tense that no one can explain how to use? Yes, it *is* that bad. gcse rn

[@GrizikYugno-ku2zs]

I know a native German speaker didn't just say his language has easy verbs lol Your language has the most arbitrary and confusing way of handling verbs ever. It's like the proto-germans smoked all the weed in Europe when they came up with their syntax lmao

[@brucea9871]

Thank you for this video. I think a problem many native English speakers (including myself) have when learning another language is that we often didn't learn all these tenses and moods in English. So when trying to learn another language we are overwhelmed. While I can easily understand HOW to form various tenses in Spanish (and French) I do not fully understand WHEN and WHY a particular tense is used (as opposed to a different tense). And I am not certain how to translate all the various tenses into English. Videos like this one cover that gap in our knowledge. (I can equate it to a problem some people have learning calculus. Professors say the problem is often that they don't fully understand algebra which is a prerequisite for calculus. Similarly one must fully understand tenses in English before attempting to learn them in another language.) I will watch your other KZbin videos on tenses. Edit: I meant to add this at the end of my comment but I forgot. You have beautiful hair.

[@camgscott]

The example of yo estudiaba derecho pero luego yo cambié a arquitectura was very helpful to understand the difference between the past tenses. Fiyerrr

[@xavierr4508]

Hi! To sound more native you should drop the pronoun "Yo": "Estudiaba Derecho, pero luego cambié a Arquitectura." "cambié" only applies to the "Yo" pronoun. "Estudiaba" in isolation is kind of ambiguous (who was studying (Yo, Él, Ella)?) , but for the context it's clear that also applies to "Yo".

[@amlsyx_9769]

learning spanish grammars as well as the english one at the same time. muchas gracias por el video!

[@mosesfuego7086]

its good video, would be nice to have more targeted longer vids on each tense

[@look.at.the.flowers]

There are She mentioned it in the video

[@Cecil_X]

Thanks for the lesson. I used to have problems with tenses, but not yet

[@suno8911]

I love that you put the Conditional as a 4th Mood. It really should be, since it’s an attitude in and of itself. However, why is the Compound Conditional not in the middle column? It works the same as all the other tenses with “perfect” aspect. E.g. “habría estudiado si tuviera los libros” (haber in conditional form plus a past participle)

[@bardackx2]

Most comprehensive chart I’ve seen so far, it would be even better if had at least in small translucent font an example in each block

[@amaan-the-analyst]

un gran explicacion sobre todos los verbos que son utilizan. Muchas gracias para esta leccion.

[@randyl5205]

Great presentation of crucial information

[@zulkiflijamil4033]

¡Hola Maestra! Indicative mood. Yo estudio español. Muchas gracias mi maestra.

[@Baselang]

Glad you liked it!

[@Amir003-zh7hy]

Thank you for your amazing video

[@SorthG]

What should be the order when learning those tenses? Which are the most often used ones? I would like to learn 5 or 6 of them in the beginning 😊

[@cswalder7675]

Thank you for putting them all in one spot

[@Baselang]

Glad it was useful! 😊

[@ferdinandhanife8983]

Great video thanks!! From a site: In total, there are 14 (7 simple and 7 compound): Present, Imperfect, Preterite, Future, Conditional, Present Perfect, Pluperfect, Preterit Perfect, Future Perfect, Conditional Perfect, Present Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Present Perfect Subjunctive, and Pluperfect Subjunctive. Are there different definitions?

[@OllieSticksman]

2 minutes in and my mind is boggled because it might aswell be: "we have wigworms, bluts, hons and hiccups. Within each category we have the supergator, witch, ketchups, haberte, quavers and snakes. Within the supergator, witch and ketchup we have the introductory capitals, wooden spoon and bowl creators. I know what you're thinking, and yes. Wooden spoons can also be tensed like the sub-hibernation of a hyper witch but we'll cover that later"

[@Theta111]

In English despite all 12 tenses you need 4 to be fluent speaker, how much of those do you actually need in Spanish?

[@jessmilyh]

Muchísimas gracias! Debo exponer esto 💕

[@laurels4811]

I consider myself extremely fluent in English, but even if this had been about my native language, it would have made my head spin. TELL me it's not as complicated as it seems, or perhaps I should just give up now! LOL

[@shehnazgrewal6926]

Yes I felt like it was very confusing

[@curtpiazza1688]

WOW! Great overview! Very well explained! ❤ 😂

[@valen300196]

Como estudiante de inglés, pienso que la gramática es muy importante para hablar el idioma, pero como nativa del español de Panamá te aseguro que lo que se explica en este video solo se lo sabe un licenciado en español.

[@NatalieMoonYogaNidra]

oooooo thank for this!!

[@shaclo1512]

Video starts at 3:10

[@PulseRoblox1]

ty

[@Justanotheraccnt]

😂

[@anis.anis.a]

Queen 👑, thank you for this ❤️

[@YaboiFoon]

Muy útil, muchas gracias

[@Baselang]

🙏

[@davevanfunk8917]

Wow, I'm starting to feel really moody. Seriously this is a really good recap for time allotted and I do intend to come back to it.

[@budekins542]

Action packed video.

[@SarthakSabharwalMusic]

My respect for English after watching this 📈

[@JoaoPedro-wf6kc]

Muchos gracias mi maestra.

[@Baselang]

De nada!

[@ikezach5469]

Great presentation

[@V21IC]

Kudos!👏🏾👏🏾 Years of study condensee in less than half an hour! At that rate of learning and concise method of teaching, our youths can easily graduate as doctors in medicine by age 24!

[@jimbo_bomberino8606]

difference between learning and mastering the content

[@jonomcfall]

Wow, this video is very helpful, wish I had found it earlier! Thank you!

[@Baselang]

Glad it was helpful!

[@만다린덕]

Tomaré Dele mañana y lo veo ahora 😂 me ayuda mucho! Gracias❤

[@michelleeven24]

How did it go ?

[@Amir003-zh7hy]

Thank you

[@juliatran6617]

Appreciate this video, definitely a bit much. Would like to see a video of examples for present past future tense and so on simplified with common verbs.

[@pauleff3312]

What about the future progressive indicative? _I will be thinking about you while I'm on holiday._

[@chrisknapp308]

I would like an explanation on this one too ....?

[@TheMaru666]

Estaré pensando en ti mientras esté de vacaciones But most natives would simply say : Voy a pasar las vacaciones pensando en ti .

[@jasonepstein8746]

9:20 dear editor. KEEP THE INFORMATION ON SCREEN. It is more important to keep that on screen. we do not need to look at her as she explains things. Just hearing her voice is enough. By trying to make the video what you think is engaging you have made it harder to soak up the information.

[@danwentzel7247]

Great video! Where does "hubo" fit in?

[@hey.its.kenners]

So, is there a difference between “habría+verbo(-ido)” and “hubiera+verbo(-ido)”? …both means “would have”, and the conditional in this sense is kinda “subjunctive-esque“. Thank you for this video! 😭 so helpful!

[@jasonepstein8746]

Other videos out there where they teach this again with a different word? I want to see this with a couple other words so I can tell what’s happening with the conjugation

[@bhattacharya_arnab_1999]

Thank you very much, for this video! It's really helpful! Btw, how to connect with you outside KZbin??

[@altheachan3569]

Love this video🎉 thank you❤

[@pecadorD]

Super useful for memory refreshing!

[@adrianpelin9805]

I'm afraid they aren't all of them, if my mind is not playing tricks on me, but they truly are the ones we use the most. congrats

[@lanlin8267]

Muchísimas gracias por todo esta perfecto 👌

[@GreenGiant2007]

I’ve never known the conditional tense to be described as a mood. And a lot of the tenses have different names.

[@trinidriven]

Excellent video!!! ❤

[@jansonciereszko4968]

Got Spanish gcse tomorrow

[@lou.mvp7752]

I'm not sure if I'm also bad at english or if this is laid out very difficult

[@swarnadeepsarkar7091]

When to use estaba and estuve with example

[@loreleirhinehart1772]

Hola Spanish has a great video on that on KZbin!

[@mizp]

I feel like this girl just gave us snippets of her life story 😅. Great video!

[@ShashwatKumar]

What is the tense for I will be studying the book when my mom arrives

[@friendryan]

That was awesome!!! TY!

[@PulseRoblox1]

not trying to learn spanish, just trying to pass the class tbh.

[@Beatrix_Ditto]

Six minutes into it, my head exploded.

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

This was exceptional and I desperately need to review! Lol

[@debasishsarkar5000]

Thanks

[@mlr6530]

I don't seem to get an answer -What exactly is the total number of verb forms for each verb?

[@henryly6742]

Thanh you very much teacher

[@impulsesystems]

Structurally and theoretically, this lesson is very sound but this is not the way many people learn languages. An easier way to understand each tense/mood is to give more than one example! There is very little actual Spanish in this video! I speak Spanish every day but many of these examples zip by too quickly to even read them. A single example of each tense/mood data point is not enough to cement a concept into the brain, even in your native language.

[@kaushalkapoor456]

Indicative starts at 3:10

[@mollyetmoiria.298]

For someone who is just starting off, listening to this made my head spin. Too much info that I dont understand.

[@CeiyntBizpoMusic]

dope video! thank you

[@Baselang]

Glad you liked it!

[@stellafriker1540]

Liked it a lot, but would have preferred for the last tenses to not be so rushed.

[@p33t3rpark3r]

use french use the conditional past for regrets/wishes ...

[@wellness13]

Thank u

[@nancyhubbert1401]

watching this the night before my final spanish exam...

[@JamieandNickVera]

link does not work

[@mellymel9892]

The first 3 minutes has my brain hurting 😂😂😂

[@Baselang]

Oops, hopefully it made sense in the end 😬

[@ScienceNotFaith]

This is so complex and confusing I had to stop watching. NOBODY and I mean NOBODY understands language that way except scholars and English lesson students. All of this is more confusing than useful. The way to learn these is to give a DIRECT comparison of how one would say it in their native language. They already know all those rules in their heads w/o thinking a second about it. So if one learns the direct comparison and what to use in that case, all you have to do is memorize and use the XYZ form in Spanish when trying to say ABC form in English. For example: I walk Yo camino I will walk Caminaré I am going to walk voy a caminar I walked Caminé I had walked He caminando etc.... Then just substitute the actual verb you want for the one in the example. Then you only have to learn the irregular verbs or exceptions. You don't have to think past, preterite, perfect, etc... Nobody thinks that way. In fact, if you do that, you don't even have to know the different tenses, rules, etc. Just do the substitution from what you have memorized as the translation. I guess what I'm trying to say is to memorize the USE of the 17 tenses, not the rules, names, permutations, etc. Bypass all the definitions because you'll never ever use them in conversation. Tell me ONE person who thinks like this video is outlining to speak in their native language. You won't find a single person on the planet. The reason is they intuitively know the rules. So in learning a new language, all we really need is the direct "when trying to say this" use "this" form.

[@kunikarana3974]

We have 24 tenses in Spanish?

[@ElBendito91]

Understood but my brain is still fried 😂😂😂

[@BatataJoey]

Just the english words alone are enough to destroy me but it’s okay!! WE MOVE