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Afirmativa:
Subject + present conjugation of verb Acciones habituales I usually get up at 7 o'clock.
I play tennis on Mondays. Opiniones y estados de mente I think he is a wonderful student.
Situaciones permanentes o de larga duracin. She lives in New York.
Negativa Hechos y verdades generales The Earth goes around the Sun.
PRESENTE
Subject + DO not + base form of verb Sentimientos I love walking around late at night.
SIMPLE
They don't work in New York. Horarios y programas The plane leaves at 4 p.m.
Expresiones de tiempo presentes comunes: She doesn't often go to the cinema.
Pregunta usually, always, often, sometimes, on Saturdays,
(Wh?)+do+subject+base form of verb ? at weekends, rarely, on occasion, never, seldom.
Does she know him?
Afirmativa:
Accin que ocurre en el momento presente What are you doing?
Subject + verb be (AM / IS / ARE) in
Actions happening in a period around the She's studying hard for her final exam
present + verb ing
present moment in time
He's working at the moment.
Planes futuros inmediatos, acuerdos She isn't coming on Friday.
PRESENTE Negativa
Acciones montonas y molestas. You are always laughing at me!
CONTINUO Subj.+ V. be in present+ not+ Ving
Expresiones de tiempo presente continuo
They aren't coming this evening.
comunes como: at the moment, now, today, this I am working until 21h this week.
Pregunta
(Wh?) verb be in present+subj. verbing? week, this month, tomorrow, next week (for
What are you doing? future arrangements), currently
Para expresar una accin que comenz en el I have been here for two hours
Afirm.: S+have/has+V_participle pasado y termina, continua o tiene cualquier tipo They have sold more than a million
I have seen Mick three times this week de relacin con el presente. snowboards since 1991.
PRESENTE . Cuando no decimos exactamente cundo una
PERFECTO Negat.: S+have/has+not+V-participle accin ocurri, normalmente con expresiones tales The postman hasnt come yet.
SIMPLE She has not been to New York. como: yet, always, never, ever, just, already.
Expresiones espaolas tales como::
Preg:(Wh?) Have/has+S+V-participle? Hace una semana que no te veo I have not seen you for a week.
How long have you worked at Smith's? Acabo de llegar a casa I have just got home.
Afirmativa: S+have/has+been+V-ing Para expresar la duracin de una actividad I have been waiting for the bus for a
Ive been living in Melilla for 30 years continua comenzada en el pasado y continuando long time.
en el presente.
PRESENTE Negat.: S+have/has+not+been+V-ing
PERFECTO He hasnt been studying for long. En expresiones espaolas como: I have been studying for two months.
CONTINUO Llevo dos meses estudiando.
Preg.: (Wh?)+Have/has+S+been+V-ing? Excepcin:
How long have you been working on that Esta maana me he levantado a las 900h I got up at 9 oclock this morning.
problem?
Afirmativa: Subject + HAD + participle
I had already eaten before they came. She had cooked the lunch (1st
Para expresar una accin que
PASADO Negativa: Subject + had + not + participle action) before she went to work
ocurre antes de otra accin en el
PERFECTO She hadn't (had not) been to Rome before that trip. (2nd action)
pasado.
Pregunta: (Wh?) Had + subject + participle?
Had you ever seen such a crazy lady before that?
Afirmativa: Subject + HAD + BEEN + verb-ing
Shed been waiting for 3 hours when he finally arrived.
PASADO Para expresar la duracin de una
Negativa: Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing We had been waiting for hours
PERFECTO actividad continua comenzada
I hadn't been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring when the train finally arrived.
CONTINUO antes de otra actividad pasada.
Pregunta: (Wh?) Had + subject + been + verb-ing?
How long had you been playing tennis when she arrived?
That's difficult! I'll help you with the
Afirm.: Subject+ WILL+ base form of verb + object(s) Decisiones espontneas tomadas
problem.
I will meet you at the airport tomorrow. en el momento sobre el futuro.
She won't win the game.
Negat.: Subject+ will+not base form of verb+object(s) Predicciones futuras (sin
FUTURO SIMPLE
He will not be able to come. evidencias)
Will you marry me?
Pregunta: (Quest. Word) + will + S+ base form of verb? Promesas futuras, ofrecimientos,
Ill make you a sandwich
Will they visit us soon? ayudas y sugerencias.
Afirm.: S+to be+going to+base form of verb+object(s) I'm going to study Languages at
He's going to fly to Boston next week. Decisiones planeadas, hechas antes university next year.
FUTURO CON Negativa: S+to be+not+going to+base form of verb+obj. del momento de habla. Look at those clouds. It's going to
BE GOING TO They're not going to invite the Browns. Predicciones futuras con evidencias rain.
Pregunta: ( Wh?)+ to be+S+ going to+base form of verb? Intenciones futuras I'm going to be a policeman when I
Where are you going to stay? grow up.
Afirmativa: Subject + will + be + verb-ing
I'll be cooking dinner when you arrive. Para expresar que estamos muy Next Friday at this time I will be
FUTURE Negativa: Subject + will + not + be + verb-ing seguros de que algo ocurrir tal y travelling to London.
CONTINUO They won't be living in Paris this time next year. como se ha planeado.
Pregunta: (Wh?) + will + subject + be + verb-ing?
What will you be doing next week at this time?
Afirmativa: Subject + will + have + verb-participle
We'll have lived here for twenty years by 2005.
Negativa: Subject + will + not + have + participle
FUTURO Para expresar qu habr ocurrido o durante cunto tiempo algo
She won't have finished her homework by the time
PERFECTO habr ocurrido hasta un cierto punto en el tiempo.
we arrive.
Pregunta: (Wh?) + will + subject + have + participle?
How long will you have lived in France by the end of next year?
VERBOS ESTTICOS: verbos que nunca o rara vez se usan en formas continuas.
Estados emocionales y mentales: Percepcin: Comunicacin: Otros estados: