Tenses in English and Spanish

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which phrase correctly states the past tense for 'he/she/it was not flying'?

No voló

No estaba siendo

No estaba volando (correct)

No volaron

What is the correct form to ask if 'they smiled' in the past tense?

¿Sonreían?

¿Estuvieron sonriendo?

¿Sonreído?

¿Sonrieron? (correct)

Which option represents the correct form of 'I was not being' in Spanish?

No estaba

No estaba siendo (correct)

No seré

No fui

In the context given, how would you express 'did he/she/it smile' in Spanish?

¿Sonrió? Signup and view all the answers

What is the appropriate phrase for 'they were not flying' in Spanish?

No estaban volando Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct expression for 'was I flying' in Spanish?

¿Estaba volando? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct negative form of 'He/She/It smiled' in Spanish?

No había sonreído Signup and view all the answers

How would you state 'they did not smile' in Spanish?

No sonrieron Signup and view all the answers

Which of these is the correct form to express 'he/she/it was being' in Spanish?

Estaba siendo Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct interrogative form of 'They had smiled'?

¿Habían sonreído? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct affirmative form of 'I had not flown' in Spanish?

Había volado Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents the correct form for 'Had he/she/it been?' in Spanish?

¿Había sido? Signup and view all the answers

How do you say 'Were they not smiling?' in Spanish?

¿No estaban sonriendo? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct positive form of 'They had not flown' in Spanish?

Habían volado Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase correctly describes 'I was smiling' in Spanish?

Estaba sonriendo Signup and view all the answers

What is the interrogative translation of 'Had they smiled?' in Spanish?

¿Habían sonreído? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct future tense form for 'They will not be' in Spanish?

No estarán Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly translates 'Will they fly?' into Spanish?

¿Volarán? Signup and view all the answers

Identify the correct future continuous form for 'He will be smiling' in Spanish.

Estará sonriendo Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct translation for 'I will not be'?

No seré Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following forms expresses 'He/She/It will not be flying' in Spanish?

No volará Signup and view all the answers

What is the Spanish equivalent for 'Will I be being?'?

¿Estaré siendo? Signup and view all the answers

Select the phrase that means 'They will be flying' in Spanish.

Estarán volando Signup and view all the answers

Which options correctly identify the future tense for 'I will fly' in Spanish?

Volaré Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct future perfect form for 'I will not have smiled' in Spanish?

No habré sonreído Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct future continuous form for 'He will be smiling' in Spanish?

Él estará sonriendo Signup and view all the answers

Identify the incorrect translation for 'They will have flown'.

Ellos volarán Signup and view all the answers

Which option correctly forms a question in the future perfect regarding 'she'?

¿Habrá sonreído ella? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct future perfect tense for 'We will not have been' in Spanish?

No habremos sido Signup and view all the answers

How would you question if 'I will have flown' in Spanish?

¿Habré volado? Signup and view all the answers

Select the phrase that incorrectly translates 'They will not have smiled'.

No habrán sonriendo Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following indicates a question about 'Will he have been' in Spanish?

¿Habrá estado él? Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct future perfect continuous form for 'They have been flying'?

Habrán estado volando Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a correct negation in the future perfect continuous tense?

No habrá estado siendo Signup and view all the answers

What question form correctly asks if 'I have been being' in the future perfect continuous?

¿Habré estado siendo? Signup and view all the answers

What is the affirmative statement for 'He will not have been being' in future perfect continuous?

Habrá estado siendo Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following options accurately represents a question about 'They will have been being'?

¿Habrán estado siendo? Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Simple Past Tense

English: Use "was/were", "did" + verb (base form)
Spanish: "era/estaba", "no era/no estaba" for "be", "volé/no volé", "sonreí/no sonreí" for action verbs

Past Continuous Tense

English: Use "was/were" + verb (-ing)
Spanish: "estaba/estaban" + verb (-ando/-iendo)

Past Perfect Tense

English: Use "had" + verb (past participle)
Spanish: "Había" + verb (past participle)

Future Simple Tense

English: Use "will" + verb (base form)
Spanish: "seré/estaré" for "be", "volaré" for other verbs

Future Continuous Tense

English: Use "will be" + verb (-ing)
Spanish: "estaré" + verb (-ando/-iendo)

Future Perfect Tense

English: Use "will have" + verb (past participle)
Spanish: "habré" + verb (past participle)

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

English: Use "will have been" + verb (-ing)
Spanish: "habré estado" + verb (-ando/-iendo)

Studying That Suits You

Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.

Description

This quiz covers various verb tenses in English and Spanish, including Simple Past, Past Continuous, and Future Perfect Continuous. Test your understanding of how different tenses are formed and used in both languages. Perfect for students of English or Spanish learning the intricacies of verb forms.