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Modo indicativo

Spanish indicative mood

Written by qualified Spanish expert Inma Sánchez BA
Last updated: 2023-04-05

The Spanish indicative mood is used when discussing facts or certainties.

There are ten tenses within indicative mood:

  1. El Presente
  2. El Pretérito Indefinido
  3. El Pretérito Imperfecto
  4. El Pretérito Perfecto
  5. El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
  6. El Pretérito Anterior
  7. El Futuro Simple
  8. El Futuro Próximo
  9. El Condicional Simple
  10. El Condicional Perfecto

Related lesson: Tense / Mood

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