Verbos Principales en Inglés

Main English Verbs

Los verbos en inglés más importantes son: El verbo "to be", el
verbo "to have", los verbos modales: "can, could, may, might,
should, must, ought to" y los verbos auxiliares: "will" y "would". Aquí
encontrarás ejemplos de esos verbos traducidos al español.
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Verbos Primarios
I am / I was / I have been / I had been / I will be / …
Verbo "to have" - haber o tener I have / I had / I have
had / I had had / I will have / …
Verbos Modales
Can- puedo I can dance.
Could- podría / pude / podía / pudiera I could dance if I
could practice.
May- podría / quizás / puede que It may rain today.
Might- podría / quizás / puede que They might come to-
morrow.
Must- debo / debo de I must go. - She must be crazy.
Should- debería / tendría que I should study more.
Ought to- debería / tendría que I ought to study more.
Verbos Auxiliares
Will- (convierte en futuro al verbo que le sigue)I will
speak English.
Would- (convierte en potencial al verbo que le sigue)I
would speak English
presente Presente perfecto
No conti- Habitos y rutinas simple Accion que ocurrida en el pasado cercana en el
nuos Acciones que tiene lugar en un momento del pre- presente
continuo sente
pasado Pasado perfecto
No conti- Accion finalizada en el pasado No conti-
nuos Accion en progreso en el pasado nuos
continuo continuo
futuro Futuro perfecto
No conti- Predicción No conti- Acabará en un momento del futuro
nuos Accion que tendrá lugar en un momento concreto nuos
continuo del futuro continuo
Futuro planeado going
Decimos cunado se va a ejecutar una acción
condiconal Condiconal perfecto
No conti- No conti-
nuos nuos
continuo continuo
 Verbo 'To Be' - Ser / Estar
Verb 'To Be' - Ser / Estar
Present Present Perfect
I am a student I have been a student
Soy un estudiante He sido un estudiante
I am studying I have been studying
Estoy estudiando He estado estudiando
Past Past Perfect
I was a student I had been a student
Fui/era un estudiante Había sido un estudiante
I was studying I had been studying
Estuve/estaba estudiando Había estado estudiando
Future Future Perfect
I will be a student I will have been a student
Seré un estudiante Habré sido un estudiante
I will be studying I will have been studying
Estaré estudiando Habré estado estudiando
Conditional Conditional Perfect
I would be a student I would have been a student
Sería un estudiante Habría sido un estudiante
I would be studying I would have been studying
Estaría estudiando Habría estado estudiando
present past
Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not) am I? I was I was not (I wasn't) was I?
soy, estoy no soy, no estoy ¿soy yo?, ¿estoy fui, era, no fui, no era, ¿fui?, ¿era?
yo? estuve, estaba no estuve, no estaba ¿estuve?, ¿estaba?
you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you? you were you were not (you weren't) were you?
eres, estás no eres, no estás ¿eres tú?, ¿estás tú? fuiste, eras, no fuiste, no eras, ¿fuiste?, ¿eras?
estuviste, estabas no estuviste, no estabas ¿estuviste?, ¿estabas?
he is (he's) he is not (he's not) is he? he was he was not (he wasn't) was he?
él es, está él no es, no está ¿es él?, ¿está él? fue, era, no fue, no era, ¿fue?, ¿era?
estuvo, estaba no estuvo, no estaba ¿estuvo?. ¿estaba?
we are (we're) we are not (we're not) are we? we were we were not (we weren't) were we?
somos, estamos no somos, no estamos ¿somos?, ¿estamos? fuimos, éramos, no fuimos, no éramos, ¿fuimos?, ¿éramos?
estuvimos, estába- no estuvimos, no estábamos ¿estuvimos?, ¿estába-
mos mos?
you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you? you were you were not (you weren't) were you?
sois, estáis no sois, no estáis ¿sois?, ¿estáis? fuisteis, erais, no fuisteis, no erais, ¿fuisteis?, ¿erais?,
estuvisteis, estabais no estuvisteis, no estabais ¿estuvisteis?, ¿estabais?
they are they are not (they're are they? they were they were not (they were- were they?
(they're) not) n't)
ellos son, están ellos no son, no están ¿son, están ellos? fueron, eran no fueron, no eran, ¿fueron?, ¿eran?
estuvieron, estaban no estuvieron, no estaban ¿estuvieron?, ¿estaban?
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Forma Afirmativa Forma Negativa Forma Interrogativa

Present Present Perfect Present Present Perfect Present Present Perfect
I am - soy/estoy I have been - he sido/estado I am not I have not been am I? have I been?
you are - eres/estás you have been - has sido/es- you are not you have not been are you? have you been?
he is tado he is not he has not been is he? has he been?
we are he has been we are not we have not been are we? have we been?
you are we have been you are not you have not been are you? have you been?
they are you have been they are not they have not been are they? have they been?
they have been
Past Past Perfect Past Past Perfect Past Past Perfect
I was - I had been - había sido/estado I was not I had not been was I? had I been?
fui/era/estuve/estaba you had been you were not you had not been were you? had you been?
you were he had been he was not he had not been was he? had he been?
he was we had been we were not we had not been were we? had we been?
we were you had been you were not you had not been were you? had you been?
you were they had been they were not they had not been were they? had they been?
they were
Future Future Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Future Perfect
I will be - seré/estaré I will have been - habré sido/es- I will not be I will not have been will I be? will I have been?
you will be tado you will not be you will not have been will you be? will you have been?
he will be you will have been he will not be he will not have been will he be? will he have been?
we will be he will have been we will not be we will not have been will we be? will we have been?
you will be we will have been you will not be you will not have been will you be? will you have been?
they will be you will have been they will not be they will not have been will they be? will they have been?
they will have been
Conditional Conditional Perfect Conditional Conditional Perfect Conditional Conditional Perfect
I would be - sería/es- I would have been - habría I would not be I would not have been would I be? would I have been?
taría sido/estado you would not be you would not have been would you be? would you have been?
you would be you would have been he would not be he would not have been would he be? would he have been?
he would be he would have been we would not be we would not have been would we be? would we have been?
we would be we would have been you would not be you would not have been would you be? would you have been?
you would be you would have been they would not be they would not have been would they be? would they have been?
they would be they would have been
 Verbo 'To Have' - Tener / Haber
Verb 'To Be' - Tener / Haber
Present Present Perfect
I have an exam I have had an exam
Tengo un examen He tenido un examen
I have to study I have had to study
Tengo que estudiar He tenido que estudiar
Past Past Perfect
I had an exam I had had an exam
Tuve/tenía un examen Había tenido un examen
I had to study I had had to study
Tuve/tenía que estudiar Había tenido que estudiar
Future Future Perfect
I will have an exam I will have had an exam
Tendré un examen Habré tenido un examen
I will have to study I will have had to study
Tendré que estudiar Habré tenido que estudiar
Conditional Conditional Perfect
I would have an exam I would have had an exam
Tendría un examen Habría tenido un examen
I would have to study I would have had to study
Tendría que estudiar Habría tenido que estudiar
Forma Afirmativa (tener)
I have - yo tengo
You have - tú tienes
He has - él tiene
We have - nosotros tenemos
You have - ustedes tienen
They have - ellos tienen
Forma Negativa (tener)
I don't have - no tengo
You don't have - tú no tienes
He doesn't have - él no tiene
We don't have - nosotros no te-
nemos
You don't have - ustedes no tie-
nen
They don't have - ellos no tienen
Forma Interrogativa (tener)
Do I have? - ¿tengo yo?
Do you have? - ¿tienes tú?
Does he have? - ¿tiene él?
Do we have? - ¿tenemos noso-
tros?
Do you have? - ¿tienen
ustedes?
Do they have? - ¿tienen ellos?
Forma Afirmativa (haber)
I have (I've) - yo he
You have (You've) - tú has
He has (He's) - él ha
We have (We've) - nosotros
hemos
You have (You've) - ustedes
han
They have (They've) - ellos han
Forma Negativa (haber)
I haven't - no he
You haven't - tú no has
He hasn't - él no ha
We haven't - nosotros no hemos
You haven't - ustedes no han
They haven't - ellos no han
Forma Interrogativa (haber)
Have I? - ¿he yo?
Have you? - ¿has tú?
Has he? - ¿ha él?
Have we? - ¿hemos nosotros?
Have you? - ¿han ustedes?
Have they? - ¿han ellos?
Forma Afirmativa (tener)
I had - yo tuve/tenía
You had - tú tuviste/tenías
He had - él tuvo/tenía
We had - nosotros tuvimos/tenía-
mos
You had - ustedes tuvieron/tenían
They had - ellos tuvieron/tenían
Forma Negativa (tener)
I didn't have - no tuve/tenía
You didn't have - no tuviste/tenías
He didn't have - no tuvo/tenía
We didn't have - no tuvimos/te-
níamos
You didn't have - no tuvieron/te-
nían
They didn't have - no tuvieron/te-
nían
Forma Interrogativa (tener)
Did I have? - ¿tuve/tenía yo?
Did you have? - ¿tuviste/tenías tú?
Did he have? - ¿tuvo/tenía él?
Did we have? - ¿tuvi-
mos/teníamos?
Did you have? - ¿tuvieron/tenían
uds?
Did they have? - ¿tuvieron/tenían
ellos?
Forma Afirmativa (haber)
I had (I'd) - yo había
You had (You'd) - tú habías
He had (He'd) - él había
We had (We'd) - habíamos
You had (You'd) - uds habían
They had (They'd) - ellos
habían
Forma Negativa (haber)
I hadn't - yo no había
You hadn't - tú no habías
He hadn't - él no había
We hadn't - no habíamos
You hadn't - uds no habían
They hadn't - ellos no habían
Forma Interrogativa (haber)
Had I? - ¿había yo?
Had you? - ¿habías tú?
Had he? - ¿había él?
Had we? - ¿habíamos noso-
tros?
Had you? - ¿habían ustedes?
Had they? - ¿habían ellos?
 Vista Completa

Forma Afirmativa Forma Negativa Forma Interrogativa

Present Present Perfect Present Present Perfect Present Present Perfect
I have - tengo I have had - he tenido I do not have I have not had do I have? have I had?
you have you have had you do not have you have not had do you have? have you had?
he has he has had he does not have he has not had does he have? has he had?
we have we have had we do not have we have not had do we have? have we had?
you have you have had you do not have you have not had do youhave? have you had?
they have they have had they do not have they have not had do theyhave? have they had?
Past Past Perfect Past Past Perfect Past Past Perfect
I had - tuve/tenía I had had - había tenido I did not have I had not had did I have? had I had?
you had you had had you did not have you had not had did you have? had you had?
he had he had had he did not have he had not had did he have? had he had?
we had we had had we did not have we had not had did we have? had we had?
you had you had had you did not have you had not had did you have? had you had?
they had they had had they did not have they had not had did they have? had they had?
Future Future Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Future Perfect
I will have - tendré I will have had habré tenido I will not have I will not have had will I have? will I have had?
you will have you will have had you will not have you will not have had will you have? will you have had?
he will have he will have had he will not have he will not have had will he have? will he have had?
we will have we will have had we will not have we will not have had will we have? will we have had?
you will have you will have had you will not have you will not have had will you have? will you have had?
they will have they will have had they will not have they will not have had will they have? will they have had?
Conditional Conditional Perfect Conditional Conditional Perfect Conditional Conditional Perfect
I would have - tendría I would have had I would not have I would not have had would I have? would I have had?
you would have habría tenido you would not have you would not have had would you have? would you have had?
he would have you would have had he would not have he would not have had would he have? would he have had?
we would have he would have had we would not have we would not have had would we have? would we have had?
you would have we would have had you would not have you would not have had would you have? would you have had?
they would have you would have had they would not have they would not have had would they have? would they have had?
they would have had
 Verbos Modales
Modal Verbs

Modal Verbs -Can

 El verbo 'Can' pertenece a los verbos modales y se ubica antes del verbo principal en infinitivo.
 Significa 'poder'.
 Se utiliza para expresar habilidad, permiso.
I can - puedo
Affirmative  That cannot be true.
 I can play the trumpet. Eso no puede ser cierto.
Yo puedo/sé tocar la trompeta.  You can't tell me what to do.
 We can take a taxi to the airport. No puedes decirme qué hacer
Podemos tomar un taxi hasta el aeropuerto. Interrogative
 Mary can be very stubborn sometimes.  Can Peter speak German?
Mary puede ser muy terca a veces. ¿Puede/sabe Peter hablar alemán?
 You can sit here if you like.  Can you help me with my homework?
Puedes sentarte aquí si quieres. ¿Me puedes ayudar con mi tarea?
 It can take longer than we thought. Can + have
(Esto) Puede tardar más de lo que pensábamos.  Paul can have gone to Maria's.
 Nobody can understand that. Paul puede haber ido a lo de María.
Nadie puede entender eso.  They can't have left without us.
 Your decision can change our lives. Ellos no pueden haberse ido sin nosotros.
Tu decisión puede cambiarnos la vida.  Jane can't have said that.
Negative Jane no puede haber dicho eso.
 I can not swim.
No puedo/sé nadar.
 Modal Verbs -Could
 El verbo 'Could' Expresa poca probabilidad o condicionalidad.
 Significa: podría, pude, podía, pudiera de acuerdo con el contexto: I could dance if I could practice.
I could - podría / pude / podía / pudiera
Affirmative  Mrs. Jones couldn't stand the smell.
 You could be wrong. La señora Jones no pudo/podría soportar el olor.
Podrías estar equivocado.  We couldn't leave you alone.
 They could manage without us. No podríamos dejarte solo.
Ellos pudieron/podrían arreglárselas sin nosotros. Interrogative
 I could help Ann if she only let me.  Could you open the window?
Yo podría ayudar a Ann si tan solo me dejara. ¿Pudiste/podrías abrir la ventana?
 This new plan could be very risky.  Could they escape?
Este nuevo plan podría ser muy riesgoso. ¿Pudieron/podrían escapar?
 The news could kill Mr. Taylor. Could + have
La noticia podría matarlo al señor Taylor.  You could have told me you weren't at home!
 Anybody could be chosen for the job. ¡Podrías haberme dicho que no estabas en casa!
Cualquiera podría ser elegido para el trabajo.  It could have been worse.
 I could go back and bring Kate with me. Pudo/podría haber sido peor.
Yo podría/pude volver y traer a Kate conmigo.  John couldn't have done that.
Negative John no pudo/podría haber hecho eso.
 I couldn't see very clearly.
Yo no pude/podría ver muy claramente.
 Modal Verbs – May
 El verbo 'may' se utiliza para expresar cierto grado de probabilidad de una acción o grado de cer-
teza:It may rain today.
 Significa: podría, quizás, puede que.
I may - podría / quizás / puede que

Affirmative  You may not leave the classroom without permis-

 We may stay here for the night. sion.
Podríamos pasar la noche aquí. Usted no puede salir del aula sin permiso.
 Jack may be telling the truth.  I may not come next week.
Puede que Jack esté diciendo la verdad. Quizá no venga la semana que viene.
 You may ask three questions. Interrogative
Puedes hacer tres preguntas.  May I go to the bathroom?
 I may visit Susan on Monday. ¿Puedo ir al baño?
Quizás la visite a Susan el lunes.  May you take this to Mr. Richards?
 The road may be blocked. ¿Podrías llevarle esto al señor Richards?
El camino podría estar bloqueado. May + have
 That may be a good idea.  Vicky may have told me.
(Esa) Quizá sea una buena idea. Puede que Vicky me haya dicho.
 Carol may go when she finishes.  They may not have known that.
Carol puede/podrá ir cuando termine. Puede que ellos no hayan sabido eso.
Negative  I may have forgotten to lock the door.
 Mr. Johnson may not remember anything. Quizá me haya olvidado de cerrar la puerta con llave.
Puede que el señor Johnson no recuerde nada.
 Modal Verbs - Might
 El verbo 'might' expresa débil probabilidad o posibilidad.
 Se utiliza cuando queremos decir: podría, quizás, puede que (They might come tomorrow).

I might - podría / quizás / puede que

Affirmative  We might not know everything.
 They might be waiting for us at the station. Puede que no sepamos todo.
Podrían estar esperándonos en la estación.  It might not rain tonight.
 This might be our only chance Puede que no llueva esta noche.
Esta podría ser nuestra única oportunidad. Interrogative
 I might lose my job.  Might I give you a piece of advice?
Podría perder mi trabajo. ¿Podría darte un consejo?
 Harry might write soon.  Might we speak to you for a moment?
Harry podría escribir pronto. ¿Podríamos hablar contigo un momento?
 You might find a solution. Might + have
Podrías encontrar una solución.  They might have finished earlier.
 We might be going the wrong way. Quizás hayan terminado más temprano.
Quizás estemos yendo en la dirección equivocada.  Bob might have died in the accident.
 I might call you tomorrow. Bob podría haber muerto en el accidente.
Podría llamarte mañana.  Miss Green might not have been present at the time.
Negative Puede que la señorita Green no haya estado presente
 Sylvia might not live there anymore. en ese momento.
Quizás Sylvia ya no viva más ahí.
 Verbos Modales - Must
Modal Verbs - Must
 El verbo 'must' expresa una prohibición u obligación fuerte así como cierta certeza:
I must - debo / debo de
I must go. She must be crazy..

Affirmative  We mustn't make noise.

 I must go to the library. No debemos hacer ruido.
Debo ir a la biblioteca.  Mr. Williams must not smoke.
 You must stay here until I come back. El señor Williams no debe fumar.
Debes quedarte aquí hasta que yo vuelva. Interrogative
 We must be at the airport at three o'clock.  Must we do everything today?
Debemos estar en el aeropuerto a las tres. ¿Debemos hacer todo hoy?
 Everybody must wear a uniform.  Must you go so soon?
Todos deben usar uniforme. ¿Debes irte tan pronto?
 You must be joking! Must + have
¡Deben de estar bromeando!  I must have fallen asleep.
 Julia must be in Paris by now. Debo de haberme quedado dormido.
Julia ya debe de estar en París.  Sally must have forgotten about the meeting.
 It must be noon already. Sally debe de haberse olvidado de la reunión.
Ya debe de ser mediodía.  They must have sent it already.
Negative Ya deben de haberlo enviado.
 You must not talk to strangers.
No debes hablar con extraños.
 Verbos Modales - Should
Modal Verbs – Should
Usamos 'should' para expresar grado de posibilidad o probabilidad, así como también para obligación débil
I should - debería / tendría que
. I should study.
Affirmative  Nick shouldn't be working.
 You should tell Miss Baker the truth. Nick no debería estar trabajando.
Deberías decirle la verdad a la señorita Baker.  It shouldn't take long.
 We should go to sleep. (Esto) No debería tardar mucho.
Deberíamos ir a dormir. Interrogative
 I should call my mother.  Should I write Maggie a letter?
Debería llamar a mi madre. ¿Debería yo escribirle una carta a Maggie?
 They should leave as soon as possible.  Should we worry?
Ellos deberían salir lo antes posible. ¿Deberíamos preocuparnos?
 She should be doing her homework. Should + have
Ella debería estar haciendo su tarea.  Charlie should have consulted me.
 Ben should exercise more. Charlie debería haberme consultado.
Ben debería ejercitarse más.  I shouldn't have eaten so much.
 It should be here. Yo no debería haber comido tanto.
(Esto) Debería estar aquí.  Danny and Paul should have waited for you.
 Negative Danny y Paul deberían haberte esperado.
 You should not say that.
No deberías decir eso.
 Verbos Modales - Ought to
Modal Verbs - Ought to

 El verbo 'ought to' es igual al 'should' y expresa una obligación débil.

I ought to - debería / tendría que
Affirmative  They ought not to go camping without a torch.
 Helen ought to be more careful. Ellos no deberían ir de camping sin una linterna.
Helen debería tener más cuidado.  George ought not to wear someone else's glasses.
 I ought to stay in bed. George no debería usar los anteojos de otra persona.
Yo debería quedarme en la cama. Interrogative
 We ought to go together.  Ought Rachel to be here so early?
Deberíamos ir juntos. ¿Debería Rachel estar aquí tan temprano?
 They ought to be here already.  Ought they to live there?
Ellos ya deberían estar aquí. ¿Deberían ellos vivir allí?
 You ought to eat more vegetables. Ought to + have
Deberías comer más vegetales.  You ought to have read the book for today.
 Tom ought to take her home. Deberían haber leído el libro para hoy.
Tom debería llevarla a casa.  They ought to have gone to the supermarket.
 It ought to work properly. Ellos deberían haber ido al supermercado.
(Esto) Debería funcionar correctamente.  We ought to have listened to the guard.
Negative Deberíamos haber escuchado al guardia.
 You ought not to drink so much.
No deberías beber tanto.
 Verbos auxiliares -
Auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs - Will

En inglés no existen los verbos en futuro, sino que
see you tonight.
Affirmative
 Bill will finish this later.
Bill terminará esto después.
 This will be very easy.
Esto será muy fácil.
 I will call you back.
Yo te volveré a llamar.
 It will rain next week.
Lloverá la semana que viene.
 They will catch you if you stay.
Te atraparán si te quedas.
 We will go there the day after tomorrow.
Iremos allí pasado mañana.
 You will get lost in the city.
Te perderás en la ciudad.
Negative
 I won't sleep tonight.
No dormiré esta noche.
al agregar will, convertimos en futuro al verbo que le sigue: I will come to
I will go - iré
I will eat - comeré
I will be - seré / estaré
I will have - tendré / habré
 They will not come.
Ellos no vendrán.
 You won't like it.
No te gustará.
Interrogative
 Will Mrs. Lennon understand me?
¿La señora Lennon me entenderá?
 Will you take me with you?
¿Me llevarás contigo?
Will + have
 Mr. Philips will have left by this evening.
El señor Philips se habrá ido esta noche.
 I will have finished the book by tomorrow.
Habré terminado el libro mañana.
 We will have eaten everything by next week.
Nos habremos comido todo la semana que viene.
 Verbos auxiliares - Would
Auxiliary verbs - Would
 'Would' es el pasado de will en algunos casos y verbo auxiliar en otros.
 Convierte en potencial al verbo que le sigue y va seguido del verbo en forma base.
I would go - iría
I would eat - comería
I would be - sería / estaría
I would have - tendría / habría
Affirmative  We wouldn't spend all the money.
 I would go to the party. No gastaríamos todo el dinero.
Yo iría a la fiesta.  I wouldn't do that.
 You would feel better. Yo no haría eso.
Te sentirías mejor. Interrogative
 That would be great.  Would he give Patty a diamond ring?
Eso sería genial. ¿Él le daría a Patty un anillo de diamantes?
 We would help you.  Would you mind?
Nosotros te ayudaríamos. ¿Te importaría?
 Joan would start to cry. Would + have
Joan comenzaría a llorar.  I would have picked you up.
 Glenn would come right away. Yo te habría pasado a buscar.
Glenn vendría enseguida.  We wouldn't have had enough time.
 They would get very angry. No habríamos tenido tiempo suficiente.
Ellos se enojarían mucho.  Matt would have said he was sorry.
Negative Matt habría dicho que lo lamentaba.
 She would not be happy.
Ella no sería feliz.
 Tiempos Verbales - Voz Activa
Active Voice - Verbal Tenses

Los tiempos verbales del inglés en voz activa (presente, pasado, futuro, condicionales, etc.), con ejemplos tra-
ducidos al español.

Presente - Presente Perfecto - What has happened?

I work - I am working
Pasado - What happened?
I worked - I was working
Futuro - What will happen?
Iwill work - I will be working
Futuro (going to) - What is going to happen?
I am going to work - I am going to be working
I am going to have worked - I am going to have been working
Futuro (in Past) - What was going to happen?
I was going to work - I was going to be working
I was going to have worked - I was going to have been work-
Condicional - What would happen?
I would work - I would be working
Modales - What (could, must, should, …) happen?
I (could, must, …) work - I (could, must, should, …) be working
Imperativos - Make it happen! - Let's make it happen!
Work!. Let's work!
I have worked - I have been working
Pasado Perfecto - What had happened?
I had worked - I had been working
Futuro Perfecto - What will have happened?I will have
worked - I will have been working
Futuro Perfecto (going to) - What is going to have hap-
pened?
Futuro Perfecto (in Past) - What was going to have hap-
pened?
ing
Condicional Perfecto - What would have happened?
I would have worked - I would have been working
Modales + Have - What (could, must, should, …) have hap-
pened?
I (could, …) have worked - I (could, must, should, …) have
been working
 TENSE PREGUNTA: ESTRUCTURA TENSE PREGUNTA: ESTRUCTURA

1. Presente 2. Presente Perfecto

I work What No Continua I have What No Continua
Trabajo happens? • Sujeto worked has happened? • Sujeto
(¿Qué pasa?) + verbo en presente He trabajado ¿Qué ha pasado? + have/has
(I work). + verbo en participio
(I have worked).
I am What Continua I have What Continua
Working is happening? • Sujeto been has been Sujeto
Estoy (¿Qué está pasando?). + am/are/is working happening? + have/has
+ verbo en progressive (¿Qué ha estado pa- + been
trabajando He
(I am working). sando?). + verbo en progre-
estado sivo
trabajando (I have been work-
ing).
3. Pasado 4. Pasado Perfecto
I worked What No Continua I had No Continua
Trabajé happened? • Sujeto worked What • Sujeto
Trabajaba (¿Qué pasó + verbo en pasado Había traba- had happened? + had
/pasaba?) (¿Qué había pa-
(I worked). jado + verbo en participio
sado?) (I had worked).
I was What Continua I had What Continua
Working was happening? • Sujeto been had been • Sujeto
estuve (¿Qué estuvo + was/were Working happening? + had
/estaba pasando?). + verbo en progresivo (I (¿Qué había estado + been
/estaba Había estado
was working). pasando?). + verbo en progre-
trabajando trabajando sivo
(I had been working).
5. Futuro 6. Futuro Perfecto
I will work What No Continua I will Have What No Continua
Trabajaré will happen? Worked Will have
(¿Qué pasará?) • Sujeto Habré happened? • Sujeto
+ will (¿Qué habrá pas- + will + have
trabajado
+verbo presente ado?
 (I will work). + verbo en participio
(I will have worked).
I will be What Continua I will What Continua
working will • Sujeto have Will have • Sujeto
Estaré be happening? + will+ be been been happening? + will + have been
(¿Qué estará pasando?). + Gerundio ¿Qué habrá estado + verbo en progres-
trabajando working
(I will be working). pasando?. sive
Habré estado (I will have been
trabajando working).
7. Futuro - going to 8. Futuro Perfecto - going to
I am going What No Continua I am going to No Continua
to work is • Sujeto have Sujeto
Voy a trabajar going to happen? + am/is/are + going to worked + am/is/are +going to
(¿Qué va a pasar?) + verbo en presente (I + have
am going to work). + verbo en participio
(I am going to have
worked).
I am going What Continua I am going Continua
to be working is to have
going to be happening? • Sujeto Sujeto
Voy a estar + am/is/are been + am/is/are + going
(¿Qué va a estar pa-
trabajando + going to working to
sando?).
+ be + have
+ verbo en progressive + been
(I am going to be work- + verbo en pro-
ing). gresivo
(I am going to have
been working).
9. Futuro - en pasado 10. Futuro Perfecto - en pasado
I was going to What was going to hap- No Continua I was going to No Continua
work pen? • Sujeto have What was going to • Sujeto
Iba ¿Qué iba a pasar? + was/were worked have happened? + was/were
+ going to ¿Qué iba a haber +going to
a trabajar Voy a haber
+ have pasado? + have
trabajado
+ been + verbo en participio
+ verbo en progresivo (I was going to have
worked).
 (I was going to have
been working).
I was going to What Continua I was going to What was going to Continua
be working was going • Sujeto have have been happen- • Sujeto
Iba a estar to be happening? + was/were been ing? + was/were
¿Qué + going to ¿Qué iba a haber + going to
trabajando working
iba + be estado pasando? + have + been
a estar pasando? Iba a haber
+ verbo en progresivo (I + verbo en pro-
was going to be work-
estado gresivo
ing). trabajando (I was going to have
been working).
11. Condicional 12. Condicional Perfecto
I would work What would happen? - No Continua I would No Continua
Trabajaría ¿Qué pasaría? • Sujeto have worked
+ would
+verbo presente
(I would work).
I would be Continua I would Continua
working • Sujeto have
Estaría + would been
trabajando + be working
+ verbo en progresivo (I
would be working).
13. Modales 14. Modales + have
I (can, could, No Continua I (can, could, No Continua
...) work ...) have
worked

I (can, could, Continua I (can, could, Continua

...) ...) have
be working been
working
15. Imperativos
Work! No Continua
 Let's work! Continua

Irregular verbs

Present Past P. Partici- Traduc- arise arose arisen levantarse,

ple ción (aráis) (aróus) (arísen) surgir
a
abide abode abiden sufrir, so-
(abáid) (abóud) (abíden) portar,
cumplir
 awake awoke awoken desper- ofrecer, pu-
(awéik) (awóuk) (awóuken) tarse, des- jar,
pertar bid licitar
(bid)

b bind atar, unir,

bear bore born aguantar, (báind) encuad-
bound ernar
(béar) (bor) (born) soportar,
(báund)
parir

bite bit bitten morder,

beat beat beaten golpear,
(báit) (bit) (bíten) picar
(bíit) (bíit) (bíiten) derrotar,
batir

bleed sangrar
become became become convertirse
(blíid)
(bikám) (bikéim) (bikám) en, llegar a bled
ser, vol- (bled)
verse, po-
nerse
blow blew blown soplar
begin began begun empezar
(blóu) (blú) (blown)
(biguín) (bigáan) (bigán)

break broke broken Romper

bend doblar,
(bréik) (bróuk) (bróuken)
(bend) torcer, incli-
bent narse
(bent)

breed criar, en-

apostar
(bríid) gendrar
bet bred
(bet) (bred)
bring traer c
(bring) lanzar, ec-
brought
har, emitir
(brot) cast
(kast)
transmitir
catch atrapar,
broadcast*
(kach) asir,
(brodkást) caught tomar
(kot)
build construir
(bild) choose chose chosen elegir
built
(chúus) (chóus) (chóusen)
(bilt)

burn quemar
(bern) clap aplaudir
burnt*
(klap) clapt*
(bernt)
(klapt)

burst explotar,
(berst) reventar cling agarrarse,
(kling) clung adherirse,
(klang) aferrarse

buy comprar
(bái) clothe vestir, re-
bought
(klóud) clad* vestir, cu-
(bot)
(klad) brir
come came come venir dive dove* dived zam-
(kam) (kéim) (kam) (dáiv) (dóuv) (dáivt) bullirse, su-
mergirse,
bucear

costar do did done hacer

cost (du) (did) (dan)
(kost)

creep gatear, ar- draw drew drawn dibujar, ex-

(kríip) rastrarse (dróo) (dru) (dróon) traer, sacar
crept
(krept)

cortar
cut
(kat) dream soñar
(dríim) dreamt*
(dremt)
d
deal tratar con,
(díil) dealt repartir, drink drank drunk beber
(delt) dar (drink) (draank) (drank)

dig cavar
(dig) dug drive drove driven conducir,
(dag) (dráiv) (dróuv) (dríven) ir en coche,
llevar en
coche
 dwell habitar, find encontrar
(duél) dwelt morar (fáund) found
(duélt) (fáund)

e encajar,
eat ate eaten comer fit quedar
(íit) (éit) (íiten) (fit) bien, in-
* stalar

flee huir,
f (flíi) fled huir de
fall fell fallen caer, (fled)
(fol) (fel) (fólen) caerse

fling echar, arro-

(fling) flung jar
(flang)

feed alimen-
(fíid) fed tar/se, fly flew flown volar
(fed) dar de co- (flái) (flu) (flóun)
mer

feel sentir/se,
(fíil) felt palpar, to- forbid forbade forbid- prohibir
(felt) car (forbíd) (forbéid) den
(forbíden)

fight pelear,
(fáit) fought combatir pronosticar,
(fot) forecast preveer
(forkást)
*
foresee foresaw foreseen preveer g
(forsíi) (forsó) (forsíin) get got got/got- conseguir,
(get) (got) ten recibir, pon-
(goten) erse, llegar

foretell predecir
(fortél) foretold give gave given dar
(fortóuld) (guív) (guéiv) (guíven)

forget forgot forgotten olvidar

(forguét) (forgót) forgóten) go went gone ir
(góu) (went) (góon)

forgive forgave forgiven Perdonar

(forguív) (forguéiv) (forguíven grind Moler
) (gráind) ground
(gráund)

forsake forsook forsaken abandonar, grow grew grown crecer, cul-

(forséik) (forsúuk) (forséiken) desampara (gróu) (gru) (gróun) tivar
r

freeze froze frozen congelar h

(fríiss) (fróuss) (fróussen) handwrite hand- handwrit- escribir a
(jand-ráit) wrote ten mano
(jand-róut) (jand-rí-
ten)
hang colgar herir, lasti-
(jáang) hung hurt mar, doler
(jang) (jert)

have tener i
(jáav) had inlay incrustar
(jáad) (inléi) inlaid
(inléid)
)
hear oír
(jíier) heard entrar, in-
(jerd) input troducir
(ínput)*

hide hid hidden esconder/s

(jáid) (jid) (jíden) e k
keep mantener,
(kíip) guardar,
kept continuar,
(kept) criar

kneel arrodillarse,
hit golpear, (níil) estar de ro-
(jit) hit pegar knelt* dillas
(jit) (nelt)

tejer, trico-
hold sostener, tar
(jóuld) held celebrar, knit
(jeld) esperar (nit)*
 know knew known saber, leave irse,
(nóu) (niú) (nóun) conocer (líiv) dejar, mar-
left charse
(left)

l lend prestar
lay poner, colo- (lend) lent
(léi) car (lent)
laid
(léid)
dejar, per-
lead guiar, mitir
let
(líid) llevar, con-
led (let)
ducir
(led)
lie lay lain yacer, ec-
lean apoyarse, (lái) (léi) (léin) harse,
(líin) inclinarse quedar

leant*
(lent) light * Encender
(láit)
lit*
(lit)
leap saltar
(líip)
leapt*
lose Perder
(lept)
(lúus)
lost
(lost)
learn aprender,
(lern) learnt* enterarse
(lernt)
m misunder- entender
make hacer stand mal
(misander- misunderstood
(méik)
made stánd) (misanderstúud)
(méid)
mow mowed mown segar, cor-
mean significar, (móu) (móud) (móun) tar
(míin) querer de-
meant cir,
(ment) tener la in-
tención de o
meet encontrarse overhear oír por ca-
(míit) con, (ouverjíier) sualidad,
met conocer overheard oír sin in-
(met) (ouverjérd) tención de
ello
melt melted molten* Derretir overtake overtook over- sobrepasar
(melt) (mélted) (móulten) (ouvertéik) (ou- taken
vertúuk) (ouver-
téiken)

p
mislead engañar, pay pagar
(mislíid) despistar, (péi)
misled llevar por paid
(misléd) mal camino (péid)

mistake mistook mistaken confundir, prove proved proven* probar, re-

(mistéik) (mistúuk) (mistéiken interpretar (prúuv) (prúuvt) (prúuven) sultar
) mal
 poner rise rose risen levantarse,
(ráis) (róus) (rísen) subir
put
(put)

q run ran run correr

abandonar, (ran) (raan) (ran)
rendirse,
quit dejar
(kuít)
s
r saw sawed sawn* serrar, ser-
leer (so) (sod) (sóon) ruchar
read
(ríiid)
say decir
librar, (séi)
rid said
desemba-
(sed)
(rid)* razar

see saw seen ver

ride rode ridden andar en, (síi) (so) (síin)
(ráid) (róud) (ríden) pasear en,
montar

seek buscar
ring rang rung sonar, (síik) sought
(ring) (raang) (rang) llamar por (sot)
teléfono
sell vender shed derramar,
(sel) (shed) mudar, ec-
sold shed har
(sóuld) (shed)

send enviar shine brillar, lus-

(send) (sháin) trar
sent shone
(sent) (shóun)

poner, am- shoot disparar,

set bientar (shúut) matar a ti-
(set) shot ros
(shot)

sew sewed sewn* coser show showed shown mostrar,

(sóu) (sóud) (sóun) (shóu) (shóud) (shóun) exhibir

shake shook shaken sacudir, shrink shrank shrunk encoger/se

(shéik) (shúuk) (shéiken) agitar, (shrink) (shraank) (shrank) reducir/se
hacer tem-
blar

cerrar
shave shaved shaven* afeitarse, shut
(shéiv) (shéivt) (shéiven) rasurar (shat)

sing sang sung cantar

shear shore* shorn* esquilar, (sing) (saang) (sang)
(shíir) (shor) (shorn) cortar
sink sank sunk hundir/se slit rajar, cortar
(sink) (saank) (sank) (slit)
slit

sit sentar/se smell Oler

(sit) (smel)
sat smelt*
(sat) (smelt)

slay slew slain Matar sneak entrar/salir

(sléi) (slúu) (sléin) (sníik) poner a
snuck* hurtadillas
(snak)

sleep dormir sow sowed sown sembrar

(slíip) (sóu) (sóud) (sóun)
slept
(slept)

slide deslizar/se speak spoke spoken hablar

(sláid) resbalarse (spíik) (spóuk) (spóuken)
slid
(slid)

sling tirar, arrojar speed acelerar,

(sling) (spíid) ir a toda
slung sped* velocidad
(slang) (sped)

slink moverse spell deletrear

(slink) sigilosa- (spél)
slunk mente, es- spelt*
(slank) cabullirse (spélt)
spend gastar, spring sprang sprung saltar
(spend) pasar (spring) (spraang) (sprang)
spent
(spent)

spill derramar, stand estar de

(spil) volcar (stáand) pie, pa-
spilt* stood rarse, so-
(spilt) (stúud) portar

spin girar, steal stole stolen robar

(spin) dar vueltas, (stíil) (stóul) (stóulen)
spun hilar,
(span) tejer

spit escupir stick pegar,

(spit) (stik) stuck clavar,
spat atascarse,
(stak)
(spat) asomar

partir, sting picar, arder

split rajar, (sting) stung
(split) dividir (stang)

spoil estropear, stink stank stunk apestar,

(spóil) spoilt* echar a (stink) (stáank) (stank) oler mal
(spóilt) perder,
arruinar

spread extender, stride strode* stridden andar con

(spred) desplegar, (stráid) (stróud) (stríden) pasos lar-
spread esparcir gos
(spred)
strike struck struck/ golpear, swim swam swum nadar
(stráik) (strak) stricken dar (suím) (suáam) (suám)
(stríken) (la hora)

string encordar, swing balancear,

(string) ensartar, (suíng) swung mecer, col-
strung atar gar
(suáng)
(strang)

strive strove striven luchar, t

(stráiv) (stróuv) (stríven) esforzarse take took taken tomar,
(téik) (túuk) (téiken) llevar

swear swore sworn jurar,

(suéer) (suóor) (suóorn) decir teach enseñar
palabrotas, (tíich) taught
malcedir (tot)

sudar
sweat tear tore torn desgarrar,
(suét)* (téar) (tóor) (tóorn) romper, ar-
rancar

sweep barrer, azo-

(suíip) swept* tar tell decir, con-
(suépt) (tel) told tar
(tóuld)

swell swelled swollen hincharse,

(suél) (suéld) (suólen) crecer, au-
mentar
think pensar under- entender
(zink) thought stand
ander- understood
(zot)
stáand (anderstúud)

thrive throve* thriven* prosperar, under- Under- Under- emprender,

(zráiv) (zróuv) (zríven) crecer mu- take took taken acometer
cho, desar- (andertéik) (ander- ander-
rollarse túuk) téiken

throw threw thrown tirar, enfadar,

(zróu) (zrú) (zróun) arrojar trastornar
upset
(apsét)

empujar w
thrust con fuerza, wake woke woken despertar
(zrast) clavar (uéik) (uóuk) (uóuken)

tread trod trodden pisar,

(tred) (trod) (tróden) andar wear wore worn usar,
(uéer) (uóor) (uórn) vestir, gas-
tar

u
undergo Under Under- sufrir, weave wove woven tejer
(andergóu) went gone ser some- (uíiv) (uóuv) (uóuven)
anderwént anderwént tido a, reci-
) bir
 wed casarse, withdraw With With retirar,
(uéd)* contraer (widróo) Drew drawn sacar
matrimonio widrú) (widróon)

weep llorar withhold retener, oc-

(uíip) (widjóuld) ultar,
wept withheld no revelar
(uépt) (widjéld)

mojar withstand resistir,

(widstáand aguantar,
wet ) withstood oponerse
(wét) (widstúud)
*
win ganar wring torcer, re-
(wín) (ring) torcer, es-
won wrung trujar, es-
(wán) (rang) currir

wind dar cuerda, write wrote written escribir

(wáind) serpentear, (ráit) (róut) (ríten)
wound envolver,
(wáund) enrollar

* Se puede conjugar también como un verbo regular (terminación "ed")