CUADRO RESUMEN DE LOS

TIEMPOS VERBALES
EL PRESENTE
SIMPLE
Afirmativa. Sujeto + Inf. I live in Elda.
3ª p. ( He, She, It ) He kisses her.
añade She washes up every day.
“-s” o “-es
Negativa. Sujeto + Don’t o I don’t like coffee.
Doesn’t + Inf She doesn’t smoke.
Interrogativa. Do o Does + S + Inf? Do you love me?
Does he go to school?
Usos. Acciones habituales. I get up at 7.45.
Verdades universales. Snow is cold.
Horarios. The match starts at 6.00.
Acciones en el futuro The train leaves at 6.00.
sujetas a un horario.
Otros. Le suelen acompañar: every day, always, usually, often,
never, generally, etc.

EL PRESENTE CONTINUO

Afirmativa. S + Be (am, is, are) + I am reading.

Ing.
Negativa. S + Be + Not + Ing. She is not smoking.

Interrogativa. Am, Is, Are + S + Ing? Are you running?

Usos. Acciones en proceso I am readind a book. I

Planes futuros. Acciones am playing tennis
repetidas. tomorrow.
He is always talking.

Otros. Le suelen acompañar: at present , nowadays, now, at the moment,

etc.

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 EL PRESENTE
PERFECTO
Afirmativa. S + Have (have o has) + I have played tennis. I
Participio pasado have eaten paella.
Negativa. S + Have + Not + I have not washed the dishes. I
Participo pasado. have not seen her.
Interrogativa. Have o Has + S + Have you been there?
Participo pasado?
Usos. Acciones acabadas de las I have read the book.
que no se dice cuando
sucedieron.
Otros. Puede llevar just , for, since, already, yet, etc.

EL PASADO
SIMPLE
Afirmativa. S + Vb. Regular + ed I played. I
S + Vb Irr ( 2ªColumna). ate.

Negativa. S + Did + Not (didn’t) + I did not play. I

Inf. did not eat.

Interrogativa Did + S + Inf? Did you play?

Did you eat?

Usos. Acciones que I went to Barcelona.

ocurrieron en el I was reading the paper and then it
pasado. began to rain.
A veces acompaña al
pasado continuo
Otros. Le suelen acompañar: last year, yesterday, two days ago
etc.

EL PASADO CONTINUO

Afirmativa. S + Be (Was, Were) + I was writing a letter.

Ing.
Negativa. S + Was, Were + Not + I was not writing a letter.
Ing

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Interrogativa. Was, Were + S + Ing? Were you writing a letter?

Usos. Acciones en proceso en I was painting the gate.

el pasado. The girls were smiling.
En narraciones. Para
descripciones.

EL PRESENTE PERFECTO CONTINUO

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

+Ing. 20 years.
Negativa. S + Have o Has+ not + I have not been sleeping.
Been + Ing.
Interrogativa. Have o Has + S + Been Have you been reading?
+ Ing?
Usos. Acciones que comenzaron
en el pasado y todavía
continuan o acaban de
suceder, Resalta la
duración de la acción.

Otros. For y since le suelen acompañar.

EL PASADO
PERFECTO
Afirmativa. S + Had + Participio I had gone.
Pasado.
Negativa. S + had + Not + I had not gone.
Participio Pasado.
Interrogativa. Had + S + Participio Had she gone?
Pasado?.
Usos. Acciones que ocurrieron
antes que otra acción
pasada.
Otros. Le suelen acompañar: 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. S + Had + Not + Been + I had not been watching TV.
Ing.
Interrogativa. Had + S + Been + Ing?. Had she been ironing?

Usos. Acciones que estaban en

proceso antes que otra
acción 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
Otros. Le suelen acompañar: tonight , tomorrow, next year, in a month.

EL FUTURO
CONTINUO
Afirmativa. S + Wil be + Ing I will be reading Valle de Elda.

Negativa. S + Will + Not + Be + I will not be watching TV.

Ing.
Interrogativa. Will + S + Be + Ing? Will you be working?

Usos. Acciones futuras en

progreso.

EL FUTURO
PERFECTO
Afirmativa. S + Will have + I will have arrived at 7.00.
Participio Pasado.
Negativa. S + Will + Not + Have + I will not have finished.
Participio Pasado.
Interrogativa. Will + S + Have + Will she have paid?
Participio Pasado?

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Usos. Acciones acabadas en el
futuro.

EL FUTURO PERFECTO CONTINUO

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

Ing.
Negativa. S + Will + Not + Have + I will not have been working.
Been + Ing.
Interrogativa. Will + S + Have + Been + Will you have been working?
Ing.
Usos. Acciones que estarán
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. S + Would + Have + I would have gone to London.
Participio Pasado.
Negativa. S + Would + Not + Have I would not have gone to London.
+ Participio Pasado.
Interrogativa. Would + S + Have + Would you have gone to Paris?
Participio Pasado?

Usos. Lamentos sobre

acciones pasadas.

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