Vocabulario en inglés y tiempos verbales: pasado perfecto, used to y would con ejemplos

Vocabulario básico en inglés

Vocabulario sobre etapas de la vida

• Adolescent → adolescente
• Grown-up → adulto
• Role models → modelos a seguir
• Adulthood → adultez
• Innocent → inocente
• Teen → adolescente (13–19)
• Bring up → criar / educar
• Mature → maduro
• Childhood → infancia
• Middle-age → mediana edad

Vocabulario sobre emociones

• Amused → divertido
• Concerned → preocupado
• Emotional → emocional
• Thrilled → emocionado
• Anxious → ansioso
• Delighted → encantado
• Furious → furioso
• Uneasy → incómodo / inquieto
• Ashamed → avergonzado
• Depressed → deprimido
• Irritated → irritado
• Awkward → incómodo
• Desperate → desesperado
• Miserable → miserable

Tiempos verbales

Pasado perfecto continuo (Past Perfect Continuous)

Afirmativa: Sujeto + had been + verbo con -ing + complemento
Negativa: Sujeto + had not (hadn’t) been + verbo con -ing + complemento
Interrogativa: Had + sujeto + been + verbo con -ing + complemento + ?
Respuestas cortas: Yes, sujeto + had / No, sujeto + hadn’t

Pasado perfecto simple (Past Perfect Simple)

Afirmativa: Sujeto + had + verbo en participio pasado (terminado en -ed o forma irregular) + complemento
Negativa: Sujeto + had not (hadn’t) + verbo en participio pasado + complemento
Interrogativa: Had + sujeto + verbo en participio pasado + complemento + ?
Respuestas cortas: Yes, sujeto + had / No, sujeto + hadn’t

📌 Used to

Afirmativa: Sujeto + used to + verbo base + complemento
Negativa: Sujeto + did not (didn’t) use to + verbo base + complemento
Interrogativa: Did + sujeto + use to + verbo base + complemento + ?
Respuestas cortas: Yes, sujeto + did / No, sujeto + didn’t

📌 Would

Afirmativa: Sujeto + would + verbo base + complemento
Negativa: Sujeto + would not (wouldn’t) + verbo base + complemento
Interrogativa: Would + sujeto + verbo base + complemento + ?
Respuestas cortas: Yes, sujeto + would / No, sujeto + wouldn’t

Ejemplo práctico

When I was 7 years old, I went to Disney with my family, and it was one of the most beautiful trips of my childhood. I felt very excited and a little anxious because it was my first time traveling to such a special place. We had been planning that trip for a long time, and I had imagined it many times before it finally happened.

When we arrived, everything looked amazing, like a dream. I used to think about castles and characters, but seeing them in real life was even better. What I loved the most was going on the rides. I liked them so much that I wanted to try all the rides possible. My family would take photos while I happily ran around the park.

At one point, we had been waiting in line for a long time, and I started to feel a bit uneasy, but when I got on the ride, it was totally worth it. I laughed a lot and felt very happy and delighted.

At the end of the day, I was tired but not miserable. I felt very emotional and grateful because it was such a special memory.