cantar
to sing, to stink
Canta en un coro.
She sings in a choir.
cantar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
cantar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
cantar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
cantar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
cantar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
cantar future
Actions yet to happen.
cantar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
cantar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
cantar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
cantar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
cantar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
cantar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
cantar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
cantar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
cantar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
cantar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
cantar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.