Spanish tenses, the six major tenses for success at GCSE

These PowerPoints all have a similar style and go through the formation and use of the following tenses:

• Present
• Preterit
• Imperfect
• Present Perfect
• Conditional
• Future

There are introductory slides going through the meanings of each tense (how we would use them in English) and then each one breaks down the formation and use of the tense being described. Stems and Endings are highlighted and there is advice on how to learn the endings (shortcuts) with references to patterns (similar endings between tenses).

Lots of slides have elements which are revealed by clicking (highlighted endings for example).

The later slides have examples of the tenses in use.

As a series, the presentations are designed to build confidence not only with each new tense but with the structure of the six-part verb system. Recognition of the endings will help students identify the tenses when in use (good for reading exams).