4 · presente

present · "do" · Present · Level A

PASTPRESENTFUTURENOWHYPOTHETICAL TIMELINE1adid1bwas /used to2had3have4do5-ing6agoing to6bwill7would8do it!9wish

Now, habits, and things that are simply true. It is the home slot: the one you learn first and the one you say most. With a time word in front, it even covers the near future (mañana trabajo).

Examples

Careful

English uses 'I am eating' for right now and 'I eat' for habits. Spanish uses slot 4 for both unless you want to stress this very second, which is slot 5.

On the site

Every Engine starts in slot 4: quiero, necesito, puedo, voy a, tengo que, me gusta. It is the default when you open Build.

Practice 4 in Build