Talk:Spanish/Verb Tenses

Ugh. I have spent hours and hours on this page trying to make the presentation as simple and meaningful as possible. I think it makes sense to present the list of tenses in more than one way because it shows the relationships of the parts. Should they be on the same or different pages ? Is the way I have ordered them the most meaningful ? Someone who is a true linguist, please help me out here. -- Karl Wick


 * I'm a little confused about a couple of names. For example, the "potencial" would be called "condicional" (at least in Spain, I don't know if it's the same in Latin America).
 * As for the order of the tenses, in First_conjugation_verb_(Spanish), I made a table on the simple tenses of a typical verb (in this case, amar). I would suggest leaving subjunctive towards the end. Maybe...
 * INDICATIVO: presente - imperfecto - pretérito perf. simple - futuro - condicional + the corresponding composite tenses
 * SUBJUNTIVO: presente - imperfecto - futuro + the corresponding composite forms.
 * I'd note that pretérito perfecto compuesto (hube estudiado) is rare, and futuro de subjuntivo (estudiare) and futuro perfecto de subjuntivo (hubiere estudiado) are almost archaic and used only in law. Even so, I think a link to the last two forms would be useful. Not for people who don't know Spanish at all, but maybe for lawyers who would like to work in Spanish-speaking countries ^^ Sabbut 20:15, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)

This page requires some serious work. I added the present subjunctive page, but there are many tenses that have not been addressed yet. I think that the archaic tenses should be on a separate page of "rare tenses," but that's just a thought. -Fenoxielo 5/18/05

I added a bit to the imperative section. It should probably be edited, but at least now there's something useful there.

Spanish vs. English Headings
It is hard for me to browse through this page and get what I need from it because all the names of the tenses are in Spanish. And I even know enough Spanish to read a book or newspaper or to have a simple conversation. What do others think about this? Would it be okay for me to add the English in addition to the Spanish? --Think Fast 14:04, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Potencial vs. Condicional
Is it more correct to say potencial or condicional for the conditional tense? Also, is the conditional a tense or a mood? --Think Fast 14:05, 28 June 2006 (UTC)