Language
Spanish
Level
A0
Unit
Señales básicas de tiempo verbal
Practice types
0

What this grammar point covers

At A0, Spanish tense work starts as time awareness: now (present), before now (past), and after now (future).

When to use it

Use this overview to classify sentence meaning by time before deeper grammar study.

Key forms

  • presente (now / habitual)
  • past (before)
  • future (after)
  • cues: today, yesterday, tomorrow, going to, went, will go

Examples

Trabajo ahora.

English: I work now. (present)

Trabajé ayer.

English: I worked yesterday. (past)

Trabajaré mañana.

English: I will work tomorrow. (future)

Ella está en casa ahora.

English: She is at home now. (present be)

Tips

  • Identify time words first, then choose the verb form.
  • Do not memorize every tense rule at A0; build recognition first.
  • Use simple timeline thinking: past-left, now-center, future-right.

Exceptions and edge cases

  • Some sentences have no explicit time word, so context decides tense.

Keep exploring

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