Spanish Grammar: Present Continuous, Past Simple, and Future Tense

Present Continuous

To talk about something that is happening at the moment we talk.

• I’m studying now (Yo estoy estudiando ahora)
• I’m it raining? (está lloviendo?)

Past Simple

To speak of a concrete action that began and ended in the past.

• Tom stayed at home last night. (Tom se quedó en casa anoche.)
• I didn’t go to the party yesterday. (No fui a la fiesta ayer.)

Future Tense

Going to

Expresses the duration of a past action and does not indicate if it is finished.

Will

Work to raise capital and start my own business

I will study some specialization or the French language.

According to projections, everything seems to indicate that in the coming years tourism will increase slowly.

Present Perfect

When do we use present perfect? ¿Cuándo usamos el presente perfecto?

Already, Yet, and Just

When do I use already, yet and just? Give 3 examples, one each.

• I have already eaten. (Ya he comido.)
• I haven’t eaten yet. (Todavía no he comido.)
• I just ate. (Acabo de comer.)