Allright, my question is this. I know about twenty conjugated forms of each verb. I know the present, future, imperfect, and preterite tenses of each verb. Is this enough for me to communicate in Spanish? Or do I need to know more? Do native Spanish speakers actually know more tenses than this?Are there more tenses than this?...Sorry for all the questions....I'd appreciate if each person that answers answers all of the questions...thanks...
2007-06-03 04:01:49 · 6 answers · asked by mcc123 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Is it necessary to know any other specific tenses to be able to communicate?
2007-06-03 04:02:41 · update #1
Present, past, and future tense will get you through most basic conversation. I don't believe there are any more tenses, and of course native speakers are always going to know all the tenses because they learned the language at birth. They don't however think of the tense when they speak. They just use the words that they have learned are appropriate. Also, verb tenses are not all you need to know to communicate, you also need nouns, adjectives, adverbs, gerunds, etc. If I may suggest, you can get some idea of how fluent you are by watching one of the Spanish-language TV stations for a while. It's also a good way to practice.
2007-06-03 04:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good start. It would be worth getting familiar with the conditional and pluperfect tenses. All the ones you mention are indicative mood - Spanish uses the subjunctive mood a lot in a variety of circumstances that would fill your computer screen. If you are pushed for time, it's worth learning the present subjunctive and when it is used: the other tenses can come later. I hope that this helps you ('help' would be present subjunctive in Spanish.)
2007-06-03 04:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Learning from a school setting or CD's or audio book I'm sure only gives you enough for bare essientials and will not go into slange and how actual spanish speakers talk. Do listen to the spanish TV and Radio Stations available to you for more help. Just think in english how we twist words into different meanings or how a Southerner speaks vs a New Englander or some one from LA... Take your time and try learning from many sources etc...
2007-06-03 04:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by Scott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can still communicate, and you will pick more tenses along the way once you converse will them regularly. Also, as long as you know the root word, it's pretty simple to figure out what they're saying.
2007-06-03 04:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by Kira 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Uruguayan and the accents and pronunciation is one of a kind among them .Argentinian and Uruguayan Spanish are very equivalent however Argentinian tone is one of a kind and a few one of a kind grammar ,I discover it alright to talk to a Mexican however to any individual from Spain I haven't any inspiration the way to realize what they are saying in any respect
2016-09-05 20:30:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem you have the base.
2007-06-03 04:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋