Spanish Present Tense

What do we use the present tense for?

• To talk about things happening now

• To talk about completed actions or states of being

• To talk about things we used to do

• To talk about uncertain or hypothetical events

The present tense in Spanish works in _____ ways

What are the 3 ways the present tense works in Spanish?

• Simple present, subjunctive, emphatic present

• Simple present, imperfect, emphatic present

• Simple present, present progressive, emphatic present

• Simple present, present progressive, preterite

Therefore, the 3 ways that "Ella canta" translates are...

• She sings, she used to sing, she does sing

• She sings, she is singing, she does sing

• She sings, she is singing, she sang

• She sings, she is singing, she would sing

Write the simple present translation of: "Nosotros usamos la computadora" translates

Write the present progressive translation of: "Nosotros usamos la computadora" translates

Write the emphatic present translation of: "Nosotros usamos la computadora" translates

What's the third step to conjugate?

What's the first step to conjugate?

What's the fourth step to conjugate?