This document discusses verbs in English and their conjugations and meanings. It begins by defining what a verb is and then discusses the main differences between English and Spanish verbs. It explains that English verbs have few inflections and only have two main tenses - past and present. It then categorizes the different types of verbs in English - regular verbs, irregular verbs, auxiliary verbs (be, do, have), and modal verbs (can, may, must). The rest of the document provides tables outlining the conjugations of different English verb tenses and aspects, including simple, continuous, and perfect forms in the present, past, and future. It also discusses conditional verb forms.

1. Verbos: Tiempos de conjugación y significados
David Hiram Verduzco, Enrique Meneses, Stephanie Santamaría

2. ¿ QUÉ ES UN VERBO?
Clase de palabra con la que se expresan acciones, procesos, estados o existencia que afectan a
las personas o las cosas; tiene variación de tiempo, aspecto, modo, voz, número y persona; y
funciona como núcleo del predicado.
El verbo inglés es diferente al verbo español por dos razones principales:
Primero, lleva pocas inflexiones. Los verbos regulares e irregulares, con la excepción del verbo "to
be", cambian solamente en la tercera persona singular (él, ella - he, she, it) en el tiempo presente.
Este cambio se presenta en la terminación de una "s".
Segundo, se puede decir que el verbo inglés solamente posee dos tiempos: pasado y presente
(anduve - I walked; ando - I walk). Para hablar del futuro hay que emplear aspectos compuestos del
verbo o auxiliares (andaré - I will walk; I'm going to walk etc.), los cuáles se llaman los auxiliares
modales (modal auxiliaries).
¿ EN QUE ES DIFERENTE ?

3. ¿CUANTOS TIPOS DE VERBOS HAY?
 Podemos clasificar los verbos en cuatro clases.
Verbos regulares. Son los que se conjugan siguiendo dos reglas: el Simple Past y el Past Participle tienen
exactamente la misma terminación – ed
Ejemplo: dance - danced – danced
Verbos irregulares. Los verbos irregulares en inglés son aquellos cuyo pasado simple y participio pasado no
siguen ninguna regla ; la palabra cambia en su totalidad .
Ejemplo: eat - ate – eaten
Verbos auxiliares. Sólo hay tres pero son muy importantes: to be, to do y to have. Se llaman así porque
aparte de poder utilizarse como verbos principales se usan como auxiliares, es decir, acompañan a
cualquier otro verbo, que será el verbo principal, para construir los tiempos verbales.
Ejemplo: you are eating
I have eaten
Do you speak English?

4. Verbos Modales. Son verbos auxiliares que no pueden funcionar como un verbo principal. Pueden
expresar habilidad, posibilidad, necesidad u otra condición. Son verbos auxiliares del futuro y del
condicional. Como verbos complementarios que son, no funcionan sin otro verbo. Este otro verbo
siempre va después del verbo modal y está en la forma de base (el infinitivo sin "to"). No se conjugan los
verbos modales y no tienen tiempo. Los verbos modales son: can, could, may, might, will, shall,
should, ought to, must y would.
Ejemplo. I can speak five languages.
I couldn't sleep last night
May I leave now?
(http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/irregular-verbs.php)

5. CONJUGACION DE VERBOS EN INGLES
TIEMPOS SIMPLES. Compuestos por el sujeto y el verbo
TIEMPOS CONTINUOS. (presente, pasado y futuro). Estan compuestos por el verbo “estar” (to be)
convenientemente conjugado
Y el verbo principal en “gerundio”
TIEMPOS PERFECTOS. están compuestos por el verbo “haber” (to have) convenientemente
conjugado
Y el verbo principal en participio

6. Presente Simple:
En general, el presente simple expresa hechos o situaciones que existen, por lo general, habitualmente, sino que ahora existen, han
existido en el pasado, y es probable que existan en el futuro.
Ejemplos: It snows in Alaska.
I watch television everyday.
I visit my cousin all the time.
Pasado Simple:
Actividad ocurrida en un momento dado en el pasado, esto ocurrió. Comenzó y terminó en el pasado.
Ejemplos: It snowed yesterday.
I watched television last night.
I visited my cousin last year.
Futuro Simple :
En un determinado momento en el futuro esta acción va a suceder.
Ejemplos: It will snow tomorrow.
I will watch television tonight.
I will visit my cousin later.
Tiempos Simples

7. PRESENTE
SIMPLE
Sujeto + verbo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Infinitive
He/she/it + -s
I work
He Works
I go
He goes
I don’t work
He doesn’t work
I don’t go
He doesn’t go
Do I work?
Does he work?
Do I go?
Does go?
 I go to the
party.
 He/she goes to
the party
PRESENTE
CONTINUO
Sujeto + to be +
verbo –ing
FORM Examples affirmative Example negative Example
interrogative
To be
(am/are/is)+
Infinitive + ing
(I’m) I am working
(He’s) He is working
I am going
He is going
I’m not working
He isn’t working
I’m not going
He isn’t going
Am I working?
Is he working?
Am i going?
Is he going?
 He is going to
the party
 She is always
shouting
USO: Acción que se esta desarrollando en este momento /Acción habitual que se repite
frecuentemente
 TIEMPOS DE CONJUGACIÓN

8. PRESENTE
PERFECTO
Sujeto +
have/has + p.p v
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Have/has + past
participle*
*(infinitive + -ed)
or (3rd column of
table of irregular
verbs)
I have worked
He has worked
I have gone
He has gone
I haven’t worked
He hasn’t worked
I haven’t gone
He hasn’t gone
Have I worked?
Has he worked?
Have I gone?
Has he gone?
 He has cleaned
the window
 I have bought a
car
PRESENTE
PERFECTO
CONTINUO
Sujeto +
have/has + been
+ verbo -ing
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example interrogative
Have/has
+ been+
infinitive +
ing
I have been working
He has been working
I have been going
He has been going
I haven’t been working
He hasn’t been working
I haven’t been going
He hasn’t been going
Have I been working?
Has he been working?
Have I been going?
Has he been going?
 I have been
studying
 I have been
waiting for you
USO: describe acciones que acaban de suceder en el pasado y que guardan alguna relación con
el presente.
Describe acciones que empezaron en el pasado y que aun no han finalizado
USO: se refiere acciones que se iniciaron en el pasado y que en el momento prsente se siguen
desarrollando / acciones que se iniciaron en el pasado y que acaban de finalizar.

9. PASADO
SIMPLE
Sujeto + verbo
en pasado
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Regular:
Infinitive + -ed
Irregular:
2nd column of
table of irregular
verbs
I worked
He worked
I went
He went
I didn’t work
He didn’t work
I didn’t go
He didn’t go
Did I work?
Did he work?
Did I go?
Did he go?
 I studied
English
USO: se refiere a una acción que se desarrollo en el pasado.
PASADO
CONTINUO
Sujeto + to be
pasado + verbo
-ing
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Was / were +
infinitive + ing
I was working
He was working
I was going
He was going
I wasn’t working
He wasn’t working
I wasn’t going
He wasn’t going
Was I working
Was he working
Was I going
Was he going
 Last Monday he
was travelling
USO:describe acciones que se estaban desarrollando en el momento del pasado al que nos
estamos refiriendo y que continuaron después de ese momento.

10. PASADO
PERFECTO
Sujeto + had +
participio del
verbo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Had + past
participe*
*(infinitive + -ed)
or (3rd column of
table of irregular
verbs)
I had worked
He had worked
I had gone
He had gone
I hadn’t worked
He hadn’t worked
I hadn’t gone
He hadn’t gone
Had I worked?
Had he worked?
Had I gone?
had he gone?
 She had waited for you
USO: es el pasado del presente perfecto.

11. FUTURE
– WILL
Sujeto + will +
infinitivo del
verbo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Will + infinitive
I’ll work
He’ll work
I’ll go
He’ll go
I won’t work
He won’t work
I won’t go
He won’t go
Will i work?
Will he work?
Will I go?
Will he go?
 I think it will
snow
USO: Se utiliza para hablar de un futuro no planificado o incierto
También para hacer predicciones
FUTURE
– GOING TO
Sujeto + be
going to + verbo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example interrogative
Be
(am/are/is)
+ going to +
infinitive
I’m going to work
He’s going to work
I’m going to go
He’s going to go
I’m not going to work
He’s not going to work
I’m not going to go
He’s not going to go
Am I going to work
Is he going to work
Am I going to go
Is he going to go
 Are you going
to take the car
tonight?
USO: Accion relativa a una intensión o una decisión que se había tomado con anterioridad, se
utiliza para expresar planes,citas, etc.

12. FUTURE
CONTINUOS
Sujeto + will +
be+ verbo -ing
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example interrogative
Will + be
infinitive +
ing
I’ll be working
He’ll be working
I’ll be going
He’ll be going
I won’t be working
He won’t be working
I won’t be going
He won’t be going
will I be working
will he be working
Will I be going
Will he be going
 She will be
visiting her
mother
USO: se utiliza el “future continuos” para describir una acción que va a tener lugar en el futuro
y que en el momento del tiempo al que nos referimos aun seguirá desarrollándose. Este
momento del futuro puede mencionarse o no en la oración.

13. FUTURO
PERFECTO
Sujeto + will +
have + pp verbo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example
interrogative
Will + have +
past participe*
*(infinitive +
-ed)
or (3rd column
of table of
irregular verbs)
I’ll have worked
He’ll have
worked
I’ll have gone
He’ll have gone
I won’t have worked
He won’t have worked
I won’t have gone
He won’t have gone
will I have worked?
will he have
worked?
Will I have gone?
Will he have gone?
 Before summer
you will have
sold your house
USO: describir acciones que están ya desarrollando o que se van a desarrollar en el futuro, pero
que, en cualquier caso, cuando llegue ese momento futuro al nos estamos refiriendo la acción
ya habrá finalizado. Esta forma suele utilizar con una expresión temporal.

14. CONDICIONAL
SIMPLE
If+ sujeto+
verbo pasado
sujeto + would
+ infinitivo
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example interrogative
Would +
infinitive
I would work
He would work
I would go
He would go
I wouldn’t work
He wouldn’t work
I wouldn’t go
He wouldn’t go
would I work?
would he work?
would I go?
would he go?
 if I worked, I
would pass the
exam
USO: Que podría suceder.
Clausula tipo II de “if”
CONDICIONAL
CONTINUO
FORM Examples affirmative Example negative Example interrogative
Would + be
+ infinitive
+ ing
I would be working
He would be working
I would be going
He would be going
I wouldn’t be
working
He wouldn’t be
working
I wouldn’t be going
He wouldn’t be
going
would I be working?
would he be working?
would I be going?
would he be going?
USO: Que podría suceder.
Longitud de tiempo en una acción

15.  if I had
worked, I
would have
passed the
exam
CONDICIONAL
PERFECTO
If + sujeto +
past perfect
+
Sujeto +
would have +
pp
FORM Examples
affirmative
Example negative Example interrogative
Woluld + have +
past participe*
*(infinitive +
-ed)
or (3rd column
of table of
irregular verbs)
I would have
worked
He would have
worked
I would have gone
He would have
gone
I wouldn’t have
worked
He wouldn’t have
worked
I wouldn’t have
gone
He wouldn’t have
gone
would I have worked?
would he have
worked?
would I have gone?
would he have gone?
USO: Que podría haber sucedido en el pasadol
Clausula tipo III de “if”

16. PASSIVE
Formas del verbo
VERB TENSE STRUCTURE EXAMPLE
PRESENT SIMPLE Am/are/is + pp Spanish is poken here
PRESENT CONTINUOS Am/are/is being + pp Your questions are being answered
FUTURE (will) Will be + pp It’llbe painted bu next week
FUTURE (going to) Am/are/is going tobe + pp This house going to be built by my
father
PAST SIMPLE Was/were being + pp We were invited to the party
PAST CONTINUOS Was/were + pp The hotel room was being cleaned,
when…
PRESENT PERFECT Have/has been + pp The President has been shot
PAST PERFECT Had been + pp His money had been stolen when…

17. Ejemplos:
arise arose arisen surgir, originarse
awake awoke awoken despertar(se)
bear bore borne soportar
beat beat beaten golpear
become became become convertirse en
begin began begun empezar
bend bent bent doblar(se)
bet bet bet apostar
bid bid bid pujar (en apuestas)
bind bound bound encuadernar
bite bit bitten morder
bleed bled bled sangrar
blow blew blown soplar
break broke broken romper
breed bred bred criar
bring brought brought traer
build built built construir
burn burnt burnt quemar(se)
burst burst burst estallar
buy bought bought comprar
cast cast cast tirar
catch caught caught atrapar
choose chose chosen elegir
cling clung clung aferrarse
come came come venir
cost cost cost costar
creep crept crept arrastrar
cut cut cut cortar
deal dealt dealt tratar
dig dug dug cavar

18. do did done hacer
draw drew drawn dibujar
dream dreamt dreamt soñar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven conducir
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen caer(se)
feed fed fed alimentar
feel felt felt sentirse
fight fought fought pelearse
find found found encontrar
flee fled fled huir
fly flew flown volar
forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
forget forgot forgotten olvidar(se)
forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
freeze froze frozen congelar(se)
get got got conseguir
give gave given dar
go went gone irse

19. ESTRATEGIAS DE APRENDIZAJE Y ACTIVIDAD