CUADRO RESUMEN DE LOS TIEMPOS

VERBALES
EL PRESENTE SIMPLE
Afirmativa.

Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

Otros.

Sujeto + Inf.
3 p. ( He, She, It )
aade
-s o -es
Sujeto + Dont o
Doesnt + Inf
Do o Does + S + Inf?

I live in Elda.
He kisses her.
She washes up every day.
I dont like coffee.
She doesnt smoke.

Do you love me?

Does he go to school?
Acciones habituales. I get up at 7.45.
Verdades universales. Snow is cold.
The match starts at 6.00.
Horarios.
The train leaves at 6.00.
Acciones en el futuro
sujetas a un horario.
Le suelen acompaar: every day, always, usually, often,
never, generally, etc.

EL PRESENTE CONTINUO
Afirmativa.

I am reading.

Negativa.

S + Be (am, is, are) +

Ing.
S + Be + Not + Ing.

She is not smoking.

Interrogativa.

Am, Is, Are + S + Ing?

Are you running?

Usos.

Acciones en proceso
Planes futuros.
Acciones repetidas.

I am readind a book.
I am playing tennis
tomorrow.
He is always talking.

Otros.

Le suelen acompaar: at present , nowadays, now, at the

moment, etc.

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EL PRESENTE PERFECTO
Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

Otros.

S + Have (have o has) + I have played tennis.

I have eaten paella.
Participio pasado
I have not washed the dishes.
S + Have + Not +
I have not seen her.
Participo pasado.
Have you been there?
Have o Has + S +
Participo pasado?
I have read the book.
Acciones acabadas
de las que no se dice
cuando sucedieron.
Puede llevar just , for, since, already, yet, etc.

EL PASADO SIMPLE
Afirmativa.

I played.
S + Vb. Regular + ed
S + Vb Irr ( 2Columna). I ate.

Negativa.

S + Did + Not (didnt) + I did not play.

I did not eat.
Inf.

Interrogativa

Did + S + Inf?

Usos.

I went to Barcelona.
Acciones que
I was reading the paper and then
ocurrieron en el
it began to rain.
pasado.
A veces acompaa al
pasado continuo
Le suelen acompaar: last year, yesterday, two days ago
etc.

Otros.

Did you play?

Did you eat?

EL PASADO CONTINUO
Afirmativa.
Negativa.

S + Be (Was, Were) +
Ing.
S + Was, Were + Not +
Ing

I was writing a letter.

I was not writing a letter.

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Interrogativa.

Was, Were + S + Ing?

Were you writing a letter?

Usos.

Acciones en proceso
en el pasado.
En narraciones.
Para descripciones.

I was painting the gate.

The girls were smiling.

EL PRESENTE PERFECTO CONTINUO

Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

Otros.

S + Have o Has + Been I have been learning English for

20 years.
+Ing.
S + Have o Has+ not + I have not been sleeping.
Been + Ing.
Have o Has + S + Been Have you been reading?
+ Ing?
Acciones que
comenzaron en el
pasado y todava
continuan o acaban
de suceder, Resalta la
duracin de la accin.
For y since le suelen acompaar.

EL PASADO PERFECTO
Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

Otros.

I had gone.
S + Had + Participio
Pasado.
I had not gone.
S + had + Not +
Participio Pasado.
Had she gone?
Had + S + Participio
Pasado?.
Acciones que
ocurrieron antes que
otra accin pasada.
Le suelen acompaar: when, before, by the time etc.

EL PASADO PERFECTO CONTINUO

Afirmativa.

S + Had + Been + Ing.

I had been watching TV.

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Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

S + Had + Not + Been + I had not been watching TV.

Ing.
Had + S + Been + Ing?. Had she been ironing?
Acciones que estaban
en proceso antes que
otra accin pasada
ocurriera.

EL FUTURO SIMPLE
Afirmativa.

S + Will o Shall + Inf.

I will go.

Negativa.

S + Will + Not + Inf.

I will not go.

Interrogativa.

Will + S + Inf?

Will she come?

Usos.

Acciones futuras.
Predicciones
Le suelen acompaar: tonight , tomorrow, next year, in a
month.

Otros.

EL FUTURO CONTINUO
Afirmativa.

S + Wil be + Ing

I will be reading Valle de Elda.

Negativa.

S + Will + Not + Be +
Ing.
Will + S + Be + Ing?

I will not be watching TV.

Interrogativa.
Usos.

Will you be working?

Acciones futuras en
progreso.

EL FUTURO PERFECTO
Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.

S + Will have +
Participio Pasado.
S + Will + Not + Have +
Participio Pasado.
Will + S + Have +
Participio Pasado?

I will have arrived at 7.00.

I will not have finished.
Will she have paid?

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Usos.

Acciones acabadas
en el futuro.

EL FUTURO PERFECTO CONTINUO

Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.
Usos.

S + Will have + Been + I will have been working.

Ing.
S + Will + Not + Have + I will not have been working.
Been + Ing.
Will + S + Have + Been + Will you have been working?
Ing.
Acciones que estarn
finalizadas en el futuro.

EL CONDICIONAL SIMPLE
Afirmativa.

S + Would + Inf.

I would go to London.

Negativa.

S + Would + Not + Inf.

I would not go to London.

Interrogativa.

Would + S + Inf?

Would you go to Lisbon?

Usos.

Deseos en el presente
o en el futuro.

EL CONDICIONAL PERFECTO
Afirmativa.
Negativa.
Interrogativa.

Usos.

I would have gone to London.

S + Would + Have +
Participio Pasado.
S + Would + Not + Have I would not have gone to London.
+ Participio Pasado.
Would you have gone to Paris?
Would + S + Have +
Participio Pasado?
Lamentos sobre
acciones pasadas.

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