Tiempos Verbales en Inglés: Guía Completa con Ejemplos, Estructuras y Usos

Tiempos Verbales en Inglés: Estructuras y Usos

Present Simple

Present Simple: I / You / We / They + verb | I / You / We / They + don't + verb | Do + I / you / we / they + verb?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Hechos y estados: 9000 people live in Buñol.
• Hábitos y acciones repetidas: 20000 visitors arrive in Buñol every summer.

Present Continuous

Present Continuous: I + am + verb-ing | I + am not + verb-ing | Are + you + verb-ing?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Acciones que ocurren ahora: Ellie is doing a degree in anthropology.
• Situaciones temporales: I'm staying in Buñol this summer.

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Simple: He / She / It + has + verb (past participle) | He / She / It + hasn't + verb (past participle) | Have + you + verb (past participle)?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Situaciones presentes que comenzaron en el pasado: Liz has worked as a designer for several years.
• Algo ocurrido en el pasado que tiene un efecto en el presente: I've lost my towel, I can't go to the beach!
• Experiencias pasadas sin especificar cuándo ocurrieron: I've been to a lot of different festivals.

Past Simple

Past Simple: He / She / It + verb (-ed / segunda forma) | I + didn't + infinitive | Did + he + infinitive…?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Eventos o acciones pasadas que han terminado por completo: We arrived at twelve o'clock.
• Cosas que ocurrieron repetidamente en el pasado: We went to France every summer in the 1990s.
• Estados pasados: I lived in London for five years.

Past Continuous

Past Continuous: I / He / She / It was / We / You / They were + verb-ing | I + wasn't + verb-ing | Were + they + verb-ing?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Una acción en progreso en un momento específico del pasado: I was still sitting on the plane at twenty past twelve.
• Una acción pasada interrumpida por otra acción: I was walking home when I saw them.

Past Perfect Simple

Past Perfect Simple: I / He / She / It / We / You / They + had + verb (past participle) | I + hadn't + verb (past participle) | Had + you + verb (past participle)?

Se utiliza para hablar de:

• Acciones o situaciones pasadas que ocurrieron antes que otras acciones o situaciones del pasado: I'd already left the office before she arrived.
• Acciones o situaciones que ocurrieron antes de un momento específico del pasado: By the time he was twelve, he had composed a symphony.
• Con la expresión it was the first/second/third time: It was the first time that I'd visited Cuba.

Will (Future)

Will: I / You / He… + will + infinitive | I / You / He… + won't + infinitive | Will + I / you / he… + infinitive?

Se utiliza para:

• Hacer predicciones u opiniones sobre el futuro: He'll probably go to Australia this summer.
• Expresar decisiones espontáneas tomadas en el momento de hablar: The window is open. Don't worry, I'll close it.

Going To (Future)

Going to: I'm + going to + infinitive | I'm not + going to + infinitive | Is he + going to + infinitive?

Se utiliza para:

• Hablar de planes e intenciones: He's going to see Jeff tonight.
• Hacer predicciones basadas en evidencias en el momento de hablar: It's going to be a hard exam.

Future Continuous

Future Continuous: I / You / He… + will + be + verb-ing | I / You / He… + won't + be + verb-ing | Will + I / you / he… + be + verb-ing?

Se utiliza para referirse a acciones futuras que:

• Tienen lugar durante un período de tiempo: I can't go out at seven - I'll be finishing my homework.
• Ya han sido planificadas: This time next week, I'll be taking my exams.

Future Perfect Simple

Future Perfect Simple: I / You / He… + will + have + verb (past participle) | I / You / He… + won't + have + verb (past participle) | Will + I / you / he… + have + verb (past participle)?

Se utiliza para:

• Hablar de algo que se completará en un momento específico del futuro: I'll have mended my moped by the end of the day.

Used To

Used to: I + used to + infinitive | I + didn't use to + infinitive | Did + I + use to + infinitive?

Se utiliza para:

• Contrastar un hábito o situación del pasado con el presente: I used to think Canada was really quiet.