CUADRO RESUMEN DE LOS TIEMPOS VERBALES EL PRESENTE SIMPLE Afirmativa.

Negativa. Interrogativa. Usos.

Otros.

Sujeto + Inf. 3ª p. ( He, She, It ) añade “-s” o “-es Sujeto + Don’t o Doesn’t + Inf Do o Does + S + Inf?

I live in Elda. He kisses her. She washes up every day. I don’t like coffee. She doesn’t 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 acompañar: 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 acompañar: 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 ( 2ªColumna). I ate.

Negativa.

S + Did + Not (didn’t) + 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 acompaña al pasado continuo Le suelen acompañar: 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 todavía continuan o acaban de suceder, Resalta la duración de la acción. For y since le suelen acompañar.

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 acción pasada. 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. 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 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 Le suelen acompañar: 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 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. 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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