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Tiempos Verbales - Tabla-Usos
Tiempos Verbales - Tabla-Usos
ESTRUCTURA
Afirmativa:
Subject + present conjugation of verb
I play tennis on Mondays.
PRESENTE
SIMPLE
Negativa
Subject + DO not + base form of verb
They don't work in New York.
Pregunta
(Wh?)+do+subject+base form of verb ?
Does she know him?
PRESENTE
CONTINUO
Afirmativa:
Subject + verb be (AM / IS / ARE) in
present + verb ing
He's working at the moment.
Negativa
Subj.+ V. be in present+ not+ Ving
They aren't coming this evening.
Pregunta
(Wh?) verb be in present+subj. verbing?
What are you doing?
Afirmativa
S+V in past (regular, <-ed>; irregular, 2nd
column): She went to Paris last week.
Negativa
PASADO SIMPLE Subject + DID not + root of the verb.
They didn't drive to work.
Pregunta
(Wh_) did + subject + root of the verb?
Where did she get that hat?
USO
Acciones habituales
Opiniones y estados de mente
Situaciones permanentes o de larga duracin.
Hechos y verdades generales
Sentimientos
Horarios y programas
Expresiones de tiempo presentes comunes:
usually, always, often, sometimes, on Saturdays,
at weekends, rarely, on occasion, never, seldom.
EJEMPLOS
PRESENTE
PERFECTO
SIMPLE
Afirm.: S+have/has+V_participle
I have seen Mick three times this week
.
Negat.: S+have/has+not+V-participle
She has not been to New York.
Preg:(Wh?) Have/has+S+V-participle?
How long have you worked at Smith's?
Afirmativa: S+have/has+been+V-ing
Ive been living in Melilla for 30 years
PRESENTE
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
Negat.: S+have/has+not+been+V-ing
He hasnt been studying for long.
Preg.: (Wh?)+Have/has+S+been+V-ing?
How long have you been working on that
problem?
PASADO
PERFECTO
PASADO
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
FUTURO CON
BE GOING TO
FUTURE
CONTINUO
FUTURO
PERFECTO
FUTURO
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
VERBOS ESTTICOS: verbos que nunca o rara vez se usan en formas continuas.
Estados emocionales y mentales:
Percepcin:
Comunicacin:
Otros estados:
Believe prefer
dislike
doubt
feel
Guess
Hate
hope
Imagine
know
like
love
need
appear
seem
see
hear
smell
taste
sound
agree
disagree
deny
astonish
impress
mean
please
promise
satisfy
surprise
be
belong lack
concern
consist
contain
cost
depend
deserve
fit
include
realize
recognize
remember / forget
suppose
think
understand
want
wish
involve
matter
owe
own
possess