Ayer, Hoy, Mañana | Past, Present and Future — Beginner Spanish Song Stuck in Your Head: Songs to Learn Spanish

_*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> 🎧 Join the community that finally got me speaking Spanish with REAL people in REAL life: The Layers Method HERE on Skool →  _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> This one is the big picture. _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> Every song in this series has lived in the present — estoy, tengo, voy. This one adds the past and lines all three up together. _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> He vivido. Estoy viviendo. Voy a vivir. I have lived. I am living. I'm going to live. _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> The same ideas — walking, living, loving, working, traveling, learning — told in three tenses, in the order they actually happen in a life. Kole and Tah's life specifically. Brooklyn to Austin to Spain. Peru to Europe. Ten years of choosing each other. A business built side by side. _*]:min-w-0 gap-3"> Three tenses. One story. In motion. 🎵 VERSE 1 — WALKING (Past → Present → Future) We have walked all over the United States… Hemos caminado por todos los Estados Unidos… We are walking with Bruno and Cupcake now… Estamos caminando con Bruno y Cupcake ahora… We are going to walk in Spain soon… Vamos a caminar en España pronto… ⭐️ CHORUS — MANTRA LOOP (PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE OF THE SAME IDEAS) I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have walked… Hemos caminado… We are walking… Estamos caminando… We're going to walk… Vamos a caminar… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We're going to move forward… Vamos a seguir… 🎵 VERSE 2 — WHERE WE'VE LIVED (Past → Present → Future) We have lived in Brooklyn… Hemos vivido en Brooklyn… We are living in Austin now… Estamos viviendo en Austin ahora… We are going to live in Spain… Vamos a vivir en España… ⭐️ CHORUS — MANTRA LOOP (PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE OF THE SAME IDEAS) I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have walked… Hemos caminado… We are walking… Estamos caminando… We're going to walk… Vamos a caminar… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We're going to move forward… Vamos a seguir… 🎵 VERSE 3 — OUR LOVE (Past → Present → Future) We have been getting married for ten years… Hemos estado casándonos por diez años… We are choosing each other today… Estamos eligiéndonos hoy… We are going to keep getting married every year… Vamos a seguir casándonos cada año… ⭐️ CHORUS — MANTRA LOOP (PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE OF THE SAME IDEAS) I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have walked… Hemos caminado… We are walking… Estamos caminando… We're going to walk… Vamos a caminar… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We're going to move forward… Vamos a seguir… 🎵 VERSE 4 — OUR BUSINESS (Past → Present → Future) We have been running a business together… Hemos estado manejando un negocio juntos… We are working side by side now… Estamos trabajando juntos ahora… We are going to keep building our life's work… Vamos a seguir construyendo nuestro trabajo juntos… ⭐️ CHORUS — MANTRA LOOP (PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE OF THE SAME IDEAS) I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have walked… Hemos caminado… We are walking… Estamos caminando… We're going to walk… Vamos a caminar… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We're going to move forward… Vamos a seguir… 🎵 VERSE 5 — TRAVEL (Past → Present → Future) We have traveled to Peru… Hemos viajado a Perú… We are traveling slowly now… Estamos viajando despacio ahora… We are going to travel all over Europe… Vamos a viajar por toda Europa… ⭐️ CHORUS — MANTRA LOOP (PAST / PRESENT / FUTURE OF THE SAME IDEAS) I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have walked… Hemos caminado… We are walking… Estamos caminando… We're going to walk… Vamos a caminar… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We're going to move forward… Vamos a seguir… (Repeat as a loop) He vivido — estoy viviendo — voy a vivir Hemos caminado — estamos caminando — vamos a caminar 🎵 VERSE 6 — LEARNING SPANISH (Past → Present → Future) I have learned a lot of Spanish… He aprendido mucho español… I am learning today… Estoy aprendiendo hoy… I am going to learn even more… Voy a aprender aún más… ⭐️ FINAL CHORUS — ALL THREE TIMES TOGETHER Before… today… tomorrow… Antes… hoy… mañana… I have lived… He vivido… I am living… Estoy viviendo… I'm going to live… Voy a vivir… We have been… Hemos estado… We are here… Estamos aquí… We are going to Spain… Vamos a España… Three times. One life. One story in motion. Tres tiempos. Una vida. Una historia en movimiento. div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"> Phrases in this song: Spanish | English Hemos caminado por todos los Estados Unidos | We have walked all over the United States Estamos caminando con Bruno y Cupcake ahora | We are walking with Bruno and Cupcake now Vamos a caminar en España pronto | We are going to walk in Spain soon He vivido | I have lived Estoy viviendo | I am living Voy a vivir | I'm going to live Hemos caminado | We have walked Estamos caminando | We are walking Vamos a caminar | We're going to walk Hemos estado | We have been Estamos aquí | We are here Vamos a seguir | We're going to move forward Hemos vivido en Brooklyn | We have lived in Brooklyn Estamos viviendo en Austin ahora | We are living in Austin now Vamos a vivir en España | We are going to live in Spain Hemos estado casándonos por diez años | We have been getting married for ten years Estamos eligiéndonos hoy | We are choosing each other today Vamos a seguir casándonos cada año | We are going to keep getting married every year Hemos estado manejando un negocio juntos | We have been running a business together Estamos trabajando juntos ahora | We are working side by side now Vamos a seguir construyendo nuestro trabajo juntos | We are going to keep building our life's work Hemos viajado a Perú | We have traveled to Peru Estamos viajando despacio ahora | We are traveling slowly now Vamos a viajar por toda Europa | We are going to travel all over Europe He aprendido mucho español | I have learned a lot of Spanish Estoy aprendiendo hoy | I am learning today Voy a aprender aún más | I am going to learn even more Antes, hoy, mañana | Before, today, tomorrow Una historia en movimiento | One story in motion The three tenses — side by side: Tense Structure Example Present perfect (past with present connection) Haber + participio He vivido, hemos caminado Present progressive (right now) Estar + gerundio Estoy viviendo, estamos caminando Immediate future Ir + a + infinitive Voy a vivir, vamos a caminar This is the first song in the series to introduce the present perfect — he vivido, hemos caminado, he aprendido — the tense that connects the past directly to now. In Spain this tense is used constantly for things that happened recently or that still have relevance today. He aprendido mucho — I have learned a lot. It happened before. It still matters now. The present perfect — quick reference: Person Haber + Participio Yo He vivido, caminado, aprendido Nosotros Hemos vivido, caminado, viajado Participio endings: -AR verbs → -ado (caminado, viajado) / -ER and -IR verbs → -ido (vivido, aprendido) How to use this song: Each verse tells the same story three ways — past, present, future — let the pattern lock in The chorus mantra is designed to loop — play it on repeat and let the three tenses become one fluid movement Verse 3 is the most personal — estamos eligiéndonos hoy is a beautiful phrase worth carrying beyond the Spanish lesson The final chorus lands the whole thing — tres tiempos, una vida, una historia en movimiento — that's not just Spanish, that's the whole point of this podcast How this fits the series: Ep. 12 — Hecho, Dicho, Vivido, past participles introduced Ep. 29 — Hoy, Ahora, Mañana, three tenses in daily life Ep. 38 — All three tenses together in one life story New here? Episode 1 has the full story →  🎧 The community I'm learning in: The Layers Method on Skool → https://www.skool.com/layersmethod/about?ref=bb309c98f57b4f1396f0ddbf25018f0e Stuck in Your Head: Songs to Learn Spanish — created by Mystikole AI