The document provides information on various verb tenses in English and Spanish, including:
- Present simple tense and examples such as "I work with my father."
- Past simple tense and examples like "Did you eat meat?"
- Future simple tense using will/going to, for example "They will dance all night."
- Past perfect tense showing actions before others, like "I had done my homework."
- Future perfect tense expressing completion in the future, such as "You will have written the essay."
- Present perfect tense with examples like "I've talked to Peter."
Exercises are provided to practice each tense.
2. Tiempos verbales
1. Present Time (present) answers the question:
What happens? = What? or What is happening?
= What is happening ?. Formed: Subject +
verb in the present (I work). Subject + am /
are / is + verb in progressive (I am working).
I am going to leave for Asia next month.
Voy a partir a Asia el mes que viene.
We are going to watch a movie on TV tonight.
Vamos a ver una película en la televisión a la
noche.
The company is going to raise its prices next
summer.
La compañía va a subir los precios el próximo
mes.
Mrs. Black is going to teach pottery next year.
La Sra. Black va a enseñar alfarería el año que
viene.
3. PRESENT SIMPLE
In English, the simple present, also known as the present simple, 1 is the
present tense of (not perfective aspect).
It is one of several times used for this in English, the other being the present
continuous, which has progressive aspect, the present perfect and present
perfect continuous
4. examples
1 I work with my father in the newspaper
Yo trabajo con mi padre en el periódico
2 I read the bible every day
Yo leo la biblia cada día
3 I watch the tv in the night
Yo veo la tv en la noche
4 I see my girlfriend every friday
Yo veo a mi novia cada viernes
5 I like the music of Green Day
Me gusta la música de Green Day
5. Excercises
sometimes _______ (go) to work by car.
Ben _______ (work) in a hospital.
She _______ (not/teach) English.
Matthew never _______ (watch) television.
We _______ (not/live) in a big house.
6. Pasado simple
The tenses are different ways of combining the verbal aspect and tense in an
expression. According to the verb tense used, a sentence has a certain time
reference indicating when the action of the verb is developed.
7. Examples
1. Did you eat meat? (¿Comiste carne?).
2. No, I didn’t eat meat. (No, yo no comí carne).
3. I liked the fruits. (Me gustaron las frutas).
4. I listened to music. (Yo escuché música).
5. She ran every morning. (Ella corría cada mañana).
6. Did you hear that? (¿Escuchaste eso?).
7. They did it. (Ellos lo hicieron).
8. He was there. (Él estuvo ahí).
9. We thought so. (Lo pensamos).
10. I tried so hard. (Lo intenté muy duro).
8. Excercises
Last night we _____ (walk) to the cinema.
Sam _____ (stop) the car to take a picture.
I _____ (study) for the exam for three hours.
They _____ (be) happy to be home.
Sally _____ (be) disappointed she _____ (miss) the party.
9. Futuro simple
The Simple Future tense is used to describe actions that will be developed in
the future without the need to clarify at what point will occur. Its equivalent
in the Spanish language is Future Imperfect
10. Examples
They will dance all night long.
(Bailarán toda la noche.)
Next month he will be ten years old.
(El mes que viene cumplirá diez años.)
How old will he be next month?
(¿Cuántos años cumplirá el mes que viene?)
It will be very cold in the winter.
(Hará mucho frío en el invierno.)
This winter will not be so cold.
(Este invierno no hará tanto frío.)
11. Excercises
He wants to learn French so he _____ (go) to Paris to study. [Todavía no ha
comprado el billete]
John _____ (help) me paint my apartment this weekend.
The plane _____ (depart) at 9:00.
I promise I _____ (study) for the exam after the game.
We _____ (play) football this weekend. Do you want to join us?
12. Pasado perfecto
he Past Perfect English language is a tense that is used to refer to an action
that took place at a time before another action, although both have
happened in the past establishing an order including
13. Examples
1. He had gone to the movies. (El había ido al cine).
2. I had bought things for dinner. (Yo había comprador cosas para la cena).
3. You had always been there. (Tu siempre habías estado allí).
4. She had written a note. (Ella había escrito una nota).
5. I had done my homework. (Yo había hecho mi tarea).
14. excercises
Betty _____ (work) in a bank before she _____ (go) back to school.
She _____ (enjoy) the beach when it _____ (start) to rain.
He _____ (be) healthy all his life before he _____ (have) the heart attack.
I _____ (be) exhausted because I _____ (sleep, not) well.
Bill said that he _____ (run) in three marathons last year.
15. Futuro perfecto
he Future Perfect tense is used to express situations that are occurring or are
developed in the future and we imagine to be completed when the time
comes to which we refer. This verbal form is often accompanied by a
temporal expression,
16. Examples
I´m going to go to Argentina next summer (Viajaré a Argentina el próximo
verano)
I will open the window (Abriré la ventana > ofrecimiento)
She´s playing football tomorrow (Mañana jugará al fútbol)
I will go to the concert if i can (si puedo iré al concierto)
They are climbing the mountain next week (Escalarán la montaña la próxima
semana)
You will travel to London if you pass your exam (Irás a Londres si apruebas el
examen)
17. Excercises
Nathan _______ (finish) the race by the time his wife has reached the half
way point.
My children _______ (done) their homework before bed
We _______ (not/decide) before we see you tonight.
_______ you ________ (write) the essay before you leave for your vacation?
She _______ (move) before she starts her new job.
18. Simple perfecto
The Past continuous (also called absolute tense, past tense, simple perfect,
past simple, past all perfect, one last, indefinite and preterite) is an absolute
time of perfective aspect, as the action listed is considered terminated or
global basis. It is characteristic of the Romance languages. In literary texts,
this past presents the specific events that advance the story.
19. Examples
I've talked to Peter. (He hablado con Peter.)
She's gone to work. (Ha ido a su trabajo.)
We've been to London. (Hemos ido a Londres.)
They've learned English. (Han aprendido inglés.)
20. Excersices
We _____ (go) to the movies last night.
Tom _____ (see) that movie three times already.
The students _____ (have) eight exams last month.
They _____ (practice) for the concert for over three hours now.
How long _____ you _____ (work) here?