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VB Tenses SOL
VB Tenses SOL
PRESENTE SIMPLE
Presente simple: se forma con el infinitivo, añadiendo una “-s” para la tercera persona; se
usa para acciones habituales:
I get up at half past six
He goes to the cinema from time to time
Rellena los huecos con el presente simple de los verbos entre paréntesis
1. My sister (WAKE UP) WAKES UP at seven.
2. My hamster (BE) IS two months old.
3. I (usually / BEAT) BEAT my brother at chess.
4. Silk worms (BECOME) BECOME butterflies.
5. Films (always / BEGIN) ALWAYS BEGIN at 5:30 in Zamora.
6. Students (sometimes / BEND) SOMETIMES BEND the rules.
7. I (never / BET) NEVER BET.
8. Your dog (hardly / BITE) HARDLY BITES, he’s a very nice dog.
9. Wounds (normally / BLEED) NORMALLY BLEED.
10. Winds (usually / BLOW) USUALLY BLOW hard in Ponferrada.
11. If you (BREAK) BREAK it you (pay) PAY for it.
12. Arabians (BREED) BREED the best racing horses in the world.
13. Jack (always /BRING) ALWAYS BRINGS his backpack.
14. Masons (BUILD) BUILD houses.
15. We (sometimes / BURN) SOMETIMES BURN confidential papers.
16. These tyres (normally /BURST) NORMALLY BURST after 1000 km.
17. My mother (generally /BUY) GENERALLY BUYS at that shop.
18. I (usually /CAN) CAN USUALLY stay out after dinner.
19. My brother (CATCH) CATCHES the bus every morning.
20. We (always /CHOOSE) ALWAYS CHOOSE class rep at the beginning of the course.
21. We (COME) COME to school by bus.
22. These sneakers (usually / COST) USUALLY COST a lot of money.
El presente simple describe una acción que sucede todos los días o continuamente:
I work we work
you work you work
he works
she works they work
it works
Escribe la forma correcta del presente simple para los verbos entre paréntesis.
1. She (read) the newspaper every day. -> She reads the newspaper every day.
2. We (come) COME to school by bus.
3. I always (walk) WALK to school.
4. You and I (play) PLAY in the park every afternoon.
5. I (eat) EAT lunch in the cafeteria every day.
6. Helen (work) WORKS very hard.
7. I (like) LIKE sitting in the sun.
8. The dog (chase) CHASES the cat all around the house.
9. Mr. Smith (work) WORKS for Eastern Airlines.
10. Gene generally (sit) SITS at this desk.
11. We always (play) PLAY tennis on Saturdays.
12. He always (cook) COOKS dinner at home.
13. They (eat) EAT lunch together every day.
14. Some girls (ride) RIDE the bus to school.
15. They (take) TAKE a lot of trips together.
16. We always (travel) TRAVEL by car.
17. You (attend) ATTEND church every Sunday.
18. He (speak) SPEAKS several foreign languages.
La forma negativa del presente simple se construye poniendo “not” a la derecha del verbo
si el verbo es auxiliar (to be, to have) o modal (can, must, should) y con el presente del verbo
TO DO más “not” a la izquierda del verbo si el verbo no es de los mencionados
anteriormente:
“I live here” – “I DO NOT live there” (el verbo “live” está en infinitivo)
“He comes at 8:45” – “He DOES NOT COME at 6:50” (el verbo “come” esta en
infinitivo)
Acuérdate de que después de does not (doesn't), el verbo no tienela “-s” de la 3ª persona.
La forma interrogativa, igual que la negativa, es diferente para los verbos no auxiliares: se
conjuga el verbo TO DO en presente a la izquierda del sujeto; a la derecha del sujeto se
coloca el verbo principal en su forma base (infinitivo sin TO):
He likes sweets - he does not like sweets
Do I study? Do we study?
Do you study? Do you study?
Does he study?
Does she study? Do they study?
Does it study?
1. Patricia goes to class twice a week. -> Does Patricia go to class twice a week?
2. They enjoy their English lessons. -> DO THE ENJOY THEIR …?
3. That company buys a lot of merchandise from us. -> DOES THAT COMPANY BUY …?
4. It looks like rain. ->DOES IT LOOK LIKE RAIN?
5. He drives to Washington once a week. ->DOES HE DRIVE TO …?
6. The class meets on the third floor. ->DOIES THE CLASS MEET …?
7. He seems to be very busy. ->DOES HE SEEM TO BE …?
8. This book belongs to her. ->DOES THIS BOOK BELONG TO HER?
9. You like New York. ->DO YOU LIKE NY?
10. You speak French well. ->DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH…?
11. He often goes out of town. ->DOES HE OFTEN GO OUT OF TOWN?
12. I take the Number 65 bus to my new job. ->DO I TAKE NUMBER …?
13. They sell newspapers there. ->DO THEY SELL …?
14. The store opens at nine o'clock.DOES THE STORE OPEN AT …?
15. It closes at five-thirty. ->DOES IT CLOSE AT …?
16. He smokes a lot. ->DOES HE SMOKE A LOT?
17. She lives in Los Angeles. ->DOES SHE L.IVE IN LA?
18. He and I sing too softly. ->DO HE AND I SONG TOO SOFTLY?
19. Tony and his mother play chess every day. ->DO TONY AND HIS MOTHER PLAY …?
Más preguntas
Cambia estas frases a su forma negativa, preguntando por las palabras subrayadas.
1. They live in Boston. - Where do they live?
2. The lesson begins at eight o'clock. ->WHAT TIME DOES THE LESSON BEGIN?
3. They get home at six o'clock every night. ->HOW OFTEN DO THEY GET HOME AT 6?
4. The travel agent speaks French poorly. (How well) ->HOW WELL DOES THE TRAVEL
AGENT SPEAK FRENCH?
5. Those books cost $8.95. ->HOW MUCH DO THOSE BOOKS COST?
6. They travel by car. ->HOW DO THEY TRAVEL?
7. He comes here once a week. ->HOW OTEN DOES HE COME HERE?
8. She feels good. ->HOW DOES SHE FEEL?
9. Francine wants to learn English in order to get a better job. ->WHY DOES FRANCINE
WANT TO LEARN ENGLISH?
10. They meet on the corner every morning. ->WHERE DO THEY MEET EVERY
MORNING?
11. We go to the movies twice a week. ->HOW OFTEN DO WE/YOU GO TO THE
MOVIES?
12. The banker goes to the park after the lesson. ->WHERE DOES THE BANKER GO
AFTER THE LESSON?
13. We learn ten new words every day. ->HOW MANY WORDS DO WE LEARN EVERY
DAY?
14. They eat lunch in the cafeteria. ->WHERE DO THEY EAT LUNCH?
15. He drives a Ford. ->WHAT (KIND OF CAR) DOES HE DRIVE?
16. This book belongs on the shelf. ->WHERE DOES THIS BOOK BELONG?
17. The class meets in Room 10. ->WHERE DOES THE CLASS MEET?
18. She teaches us grammar. ->WHAT DOES SHE TEACH US?
19. It rains in the spring. ->WHEN DOES IT RAIN?
20. He gets up at seven o'clock every morning. ->WHAT TIME DOES HE GET UP EVERY
MORNING?
21. She goes to bed at ten o'clock. ->WHAT TIME DOES SHE GO TO BED?
PRESENTE CONTINUO
El presente continuo se forma con el presente del verbo TO BE y el gerundio (forma en “-
ing”) del verbo que necesitemos. Se usa para las acciones que se están realizando en este
momento:
Recuerda que los verbos de sentidos involuntarios no usan tiempos continuos, en su lugar
usan el verbo “can”
Rellena los huecos con el presente continuo de los verbos entre paréntesis
Rellena los huecos con el pasado simple de los verbos entre paréntesis
La forma negativa del pasado simple se construye colocando DID NOT a la izquierda de la
forma base (infinitivo sin TO) del verbo que necesitamos:
1. They ate chicken for dinner. - They did not eat chicken for dinner.
2. You told me about it. ->YOU DIDN’T TELL ME ABOUT IT
3. He put the books on the table. ->HE DIDN’T PUT THE BOOKS ON THE TABLE
4. They stayed in Mexico City. ->THEY DIDN’T STAY IN MEXICO CITY
5. Judy and I saw Eliot yesterday. ->JUDY AND I DIDN’T SEE ELIOT YESTERDAY
6. He planned his work well. ->HE DIDN’T PLAN IN WORK WELL
7. The meeting lasted a long time. ->THE MEETING DIDN’T LOAST A LONG TIME
8. The book cost $3.95. ->THE BOOK DIDN’T COST …
9. The woman and her husband worked together. ->THE WOMAN AND HER HUSB AND
DIDN’T WORK TOGETHER
10. I knew him very well. ->I DIDN’T KNOW HIM WELL
11. They sold their home. ->THEY DIDN’T SELL THEIR HOME
12. I spoke with George about that matter. ->I DIDN’T SPEAK WITH GEORGE …
13. She came to the meeting alone. ->SHE DIDN’T COME TO THE …
14. We sat together at the concert last night. ->WE DIDN’T SIT TOGETHER ..
15. I went to Bermuda by boat. ->I DIDN’T GO TO BERMUDA …
16. You gave her your message. ->YOU DIDN’T GIVE HER YOUR MESSAGE
Las preguntas se forman colocando did a la izquierda del sujeto y cambiando el verbo
principal a la forma base (infinitive sin TO).
She went home. Did she go home?
1. She lived in Peru for two years. - Did she live in Peru for two years?
2. He gave her a lot of presents. ->DID HE GIVE A LOT OF PRESENTS?
3. They stayed in Europe all summer. ->DID THEY STAY IN EUROPE ALL SUMMER?
4. She told them all about her trip. ->DID SHE ELL THEM ALL ABOUT HER TRIP?
5. You moved here in February. ->DID YOU MOVE HERE IN FEBRUARY?
6. Terry flew to Minneapolis. ->DID TERRY FLY TO MIN.?
7. We went home after you did last night. ->DID WE GO HOME AFTER YOU DID LAST
NIGHT?
8. They came to the party together. ->DID THEY COME TO THE PARTY TOGETHER?
9. Carla and Dave knew each other as children. ->DID CARLA AND DAVE KNOW EACH
OTHER AS CHILDREN?
10. He worked in that firm for many years. ->DID HE WORK FOR THAT FIRM FOR
MANY YEARS?
11. She felt much better after her operation. -> DID SHE FEEL MUCH BETTER AFTER
…?
12. The meeting began on time. ->DID THE MEETING BEGIN ON TIME?
13. I passed all my examinations. ->DID I PASS ALL MY EXAMS?
14. They put him in the advanced class. ->DID THEY PUT IN IN HR ADVANCED CLASS?
15. I gave you my new telephone number. ->DID I GIVE YOU MY NEW PHONE
NUMBER?
16. The crowd waited a long time to see the President. ->DID THE CROWD WAIT A LONG
TIME …?
1. The police (catch) __________ the thief after the robbery. - The police caught the thief
after the robbery.
2. The students (write) WROTE the sentences on the blackboard.
3. Edgar (forget) FORGOT to bring his books to school.
4. The plane (arrive) ARRIVED an hour late.
5. Gwen (answer) ANSWERED all the teacher's questions.
6. The secretary (make) MADE some mistakes in the letter.
7. The bell (ring) RANG ten minutes ago.
8. I (wait) WAITED for Beth for half an hour.
9. The students (go) WENT to this class when the bell (ring) RANG.
10. Our new car (cost) COST more than eight thousand dollars.
11. I (try) TRIED to get to school on time yesterday.
12. We (have) HAD a very good time at the picnic.
13. They (plan) PLANNED to take their vacation in June.
14. Al (take) TOOK his vacation in May last year.
15. Amos (send) SENT a present to his mother.
16. Joyce (need) NEEDED a new umbrella for months; she finally (buy) BOUGHT one last
week.
17. The teacher (speak) SPOKE to the students' parents.
18. He (tell) TOLD them that they (have) HAD to study harder.
19. You (break) BROKE a lot of dishes last week.
20. I (think) THOUGHT about the problem all night.
21. Mamie Gallagher (be) WAS the president of her company for five years.
22. She (know) KNEW the presidents of all the other companies.
23. We (understand) UNDERSTOOD them even when they (speak) SPOKE rapidly.
PASADO CONTINUO
El pasado continuo se usa para hablar:
a) de algo que estaba ocurriendo en un momento específico en el pasado:
I was having lunch at 3:15 yesterday (había empezado antes y seguiría mas allá de las
3:15)
When I saw him he was having lunch (igual que la anterior, sólo que sustituimos el
momento -la hora- por una acción más o menos puntual, o que se percibe, se entiende,
como una acción corta.
La acción larga puede ir introducida por “while” o “as”
I met him while he was waiting for the bus
La forma negativa del pasado continuo se construye añadiendo NOT a la derecha del verbo
auxiliar:
PASADO CONTINUO
El pasado continuo describe una acción pasada que estaba en transcurso cuando otra acción
ocurrió.
Se usa para:
a) hablar de experiencias: algo que hemos hecho en alguna ocasión a lo largo de nuestra vida
SIN MENCIONAR EL MOMENTO (porque ello las colocaría en el pasado y habría que
utilizar el pasado simple)
Have you ever ridden a pony? - No, but I have ridden a horse
I have never played Monopoly
My brother has been to the USA
b) para dar noticias, hablar de cosas que se consideren recientes SIEMPRE SIN
MENCIONAR EL MOMENTO; como mucho, y para enfatizar la idea de que algo es reciente
podemos utilizar LATELY (últimamente), RECENTLY (recientemente, hace poco), JUST
(acabo de) ...
They have seen wolves in Sanabria lately
I have just seen Paul
c) para hablar de cosas que han sucedido desde algún momento en el pasado hasta el
presente:
I have always lived in Zamora
se pueden utilizar complementos de tiempo para concretar la duración. Entre ellos hay que
destacar SINCE que mencionará el momento en que empezó a ocurrir la acción, y que puede
ser
a) un número:
I have lived here since1984
3rd November
3:15
b) una acción, un evento
I have lived here since my last birthday / I married her / I can remember
también se puede utilizar FOR, que siempre introducirá una cantidad de tiempo:
I have lived here for 3 years / 2 minutes / a long time / ever
FOR, SINCE
For muestra la longitude de la acción: He has worked there for six months.
Since muestra cuándo empezó la acción: He has worked there since February.
Cambia estas frases para introducer since en lugar de for. Intrtoduce todos los cambios que
sean necesarios.
1. She has been sick for three days. -> She has been sick since Wednesday.
2. We have been living here for three years. ->WE HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE SINCE
2009
3. Sue has worked for that firm for six months. ->SUE HAS WORKED FOR THAT FIRM
SINCE AUGUST
4. I have not seen him for several days. ->I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM SINCE LAST WEEK
5. I have not eaten anything for two days. ->I HAVE NOT EATEN ANYTHING SINCE
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
6. We have been planning this trip for a year. ->WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING THIS TRIP
SINCE LAST YEAR
7. It has been raining steadily for eight hours. ->IT HAS BEEN RAINING STEADILY
SINCE THE MORNING
8. I have not smoked a cigarette for two days. ->I HAVE NOT SMOKED A CIG. SINCE
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY
9. We have been waiting for you for two hours. ->WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
SINCE 6 O ‘CLOCK
10. He has been in hospital for almost a month. ->HE HAS BEEN IN HOSPITAL SINCE
LAST MONTH
Como TO HAVE aquí funciona como auxiliar, las interrogativas se construyen conjugando
HAVE a la izquierda del sujeto (ver primer ejemplo arriba), y las negativas se construyen
colocando NOT a la derecha de HAVE
Rellena los huecos con el pretérito perfecto de los verbos entre paréntesis
Las oraciones de pretérito perfecto generalmente no mencionan los momentos exactos en que
ocurren las acciones. Para ello se suele utilizar el pasado simple.
1. I (go) went to bed late last night; I (do) have done this many times lately.
2. Mr. Ashe (go) WENT to Chicago last week.
3. I (read) HAVE READ that book several times.
4. I first (read) READ it while I was on my vacation last summer.
5. I (be) HAVE BEEN in Norfolk many times.
6. Mr. Dale (have) HAS HAD little experience in teaching that subject.
7. Billy (fall) FELL as he was crossing the street.
8. I (see) SAW Diane a few days ago.
9. When the bell rang, Wade (jump) JUMPED from his seat and, (run) RAN from the room.
10. I (try) HAVE TRIED that restaurant again and again but I do not like the food there.
11. When I was young, I often (go) WENT fishing with my father.
12. I (complete) HAVE COMPLETED writing my exercise at last.
13. You (start) STARTED to study English last winter.
14. The day before yesterday, we (have) HAD a bad storm.
15. I hear that you (give) HAVE GIVEN up the idea of studying Russian.
16. I (never be) HAVE NEVER BEEN to Italy.
17. It (be) WAS very cold yesterday.
18. We (learn) HAVE LEARNT many new words in this course.
19. The First World War (begin) BEGAN in 1914 and (end) ENDED in 1918.
20. Rebecca says that she (lose) HAS LOST her purse.
21. We (live) LIVED in Washington from 1975 to 1980.
22. Before he came to the United States, Emil (work) WORKED as a carpenter.
23. Since coming here, however, he (work) HAS WORKED as a clerk.
24. My former teacher was Miss Coe. I (study) STUDIED with her for one year.
25. My present teacher is Mr. Ming. I (study) HAVE STUDIED with him for six months.
26. Juanita Chavez speaks English well because she (speak) HAS SPOKEN English all her
life.
27. Earl (work) WORKED hard all his life. (He is dead.)
28. Eric (work) HAS WORKED hard all his life. (He is alive)
29. Ms. Pate (leave) LEFT New York last month and (work) HASW WORKED in Pittsburgh
since then.
30. Gail, who is now in the fourth grade, (study) HAS STUDIED English for two years.
31. I myself (study) HAVE STUDIED English steadily since 1980.
32. Henry, who is now in the hospital, (be) HAS BEEN there for several weeks.
33. When I saw her, Linda (feel) FELT ill.
34. We (buy) BOUGHT this car two years ago and (drive) HAVE DRIVEN it 5,000 miles
since then.
35. Up to the present time, I (never / be) HAVE NEVER BEEN further west than St. Louis.
USED TO
Además de estas formas verbales también hay que mencionar USED TO, que se utiliza para
hablar de un hábito pasado que ya no se tiene:
I used to bite my nails
Pepe used to be very shy.
Aunque también se usa para hablar de una ocurrencia pasada (no tiene por qué ser un hábito)
cuyas circunstancias ya han cambiado:
I used to live near the river. Now I live in the city center.
pero
He used to live near the river - He would live near the river (el uso de esta forma aquí
indicaría que el hombre insistía en vivir en esa zona, no que ello ocurriera por circunstancias
ajenas a su voluntad, que suele ser el caso con “he used to live near the river”)
Used to describes an action that was customary or that happened for some time in the past but
that does not happen at the present time.
Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma going to, usando los verbos entre paréntesis.
Cuando queremos hablar de un plan concertado (ya lo hemos acordado con alguien, se lo
hemos prometido, ya hemos llamado a la abuela para quedar con ella ...) Utilizamos el
presente continuo que ya hemos visto más arriba
Tomorrow I am having lunch with my grandmother (ya he quedado con ella)
We are spending our summer holidays at Benidorm (ya hemos hablado con la agencia de
viajes)
Completa las siguientes oraciones usando el presente continuo de los verbos entre
paréntesis.
1. When (you / leave) are you leaving for Rome? I hear that Charlene (leave) is leaving next
Saturday.
2. My brother (come) IS COMING to visit me next week.
3. What time (you / go) ARE YOU GOING to the movies tonight? Ron says that he (go) IS
GOING at 9:00.
4. Coretta (sail) IS SAILING for England on the Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday.
5. When (come) IS Ms Green COMING to see you?
6. Tony says that he (leave) HE LEAVING for Chicago on the fifteenth.
7. I (go) AM GOING to the seashore on my vacation.
8. Mr. Schwartz (arrive) IS ARRIVING on Pan Am flight 109 this evening.
9. Where (you / go) ARE YOU GOING on your vacation? IS your wife (go) GOING with
you?
10. Mr. Zane (leave) IS LEAVING for Utah in the morning.
11. Some friends (come) ARE COMING to visit us tonight.
12. She (go) IS GOING to Philadelphia on Wednesday, but her husband IS not (go) GOING
until next week.
13. On what bus IS your friend (arrive) ARRIVING?
14. He (come) IS COMING in on a Trailways bus which arrives at eight o'clock.
15. Mr. Wye (fly) IS FLYING to Dallas on Saturday.
16. I (leave) AM LEAVING for Houston in the morning.
17. On what train IS Mr. North (leave) LEAVING?
Futuro con WILL: Se utiliza para
a) hablar del futuro haciendo premociones:
In the future cars will fly.
My city will be very important in the future.
b) hablar de decisiones momentáneas (=en el momento de tomar esa decisión):
(Llaman al timbre) I’ll get it
(Despedida) I’ll see you tomorrow
c) en las oraciones condicionales del primer tipo para hablar de una acción específica:
If I don’t go home right now my mother will kill me
o como alternativa al presente en verdades universales y otros:
if you heat water over 100ºC it will boil
if you walk under a ladder you’ll be unlucky
El futuro con will se forma con WILL y la forma base (infinitivo sin TO) del verbo que
necesitamos:
Completa estas oraciones con la forma futuro “will” de los verbos entre paréntesis.
1. He (call) will call you tomorrow.
2. They (see) WILL SEE us in the morning.
3. I (give) WILL GIVE you that money tomorrow.
4. She (help) WILL HELP you with that work.
5. Mary (clean) WILL CLEAN off the table right away.
6. The stores (close) WILL CLOSE early today.
7. I (leave) WILL LEAVE the tip.
8. Helen (find) WILL FIND the book which you need.
9. You (spend) WILL SPEND a lot of money there.
10. John (do) WILL DO well in that job.
11. The wind (blow) WILL BLOW that sign down.
12. We (meet) WILL MEET you in Grand Central Station.
13. I (pay) WILL PAY the bill.
14. You (learn) WILL LEARN a great deal in that course.
15. We (remain) WILL REMAIN in Mexico about a month.
WILL es una forma auxiliar, así que la forma negativa se construye añadiendo NOT a la
derecha de WILL y la forma interrogativa poniendo WILL a la izquierda del sujeto y la forma
base del verbo principal a la derecha del sujeto: