TIEMPO ESTRUCTURA US EJEMPLO
O S
Afirmativa:
Subject + present conjugation of verb I Rutinas, hábitos I usually get up at 7 o'clock.
play tennis on Mondays. Hechos y verdades generales I think he is a wonderful student.
Negativa Sentimientos She lives in New York.
Subject + DO not + base form of verb Horarios y programas
They don't work in New York. The Earth goes around the Sun.
Expresiones de tiempo presentes comunes: usually, I love walking around late at night.
PRESEN Pregunta (Wh?)
always, often, sometimes, on Saturdays, at weekends, The plane leaves at 4 p.m.
TE +do+subject+base form of verb ? Does she
rarely, on occasion, never, seldom. She doesn't often go to the cinema.
SIMPLE know him?
Afirmativa: What are you doing?
Subject + verb ‘be’ (AM / IS / ARE) in Acción que ocurre en el momento presente
She's studying hard for her final exam
present + verb –ing Planes futuros inmediatos, acuerdos
He's working at the moment. Acciones monótonas y molestas. She isn't coming on Friday.
PRESENT Negativa Expresiones de tiempo presente continuo comunes You are always laughing at me!
E como: at the moment, now, today, this week, this month,
Subj.+ V. ‘be’ in present+ not+ V–ing
CONTINU tomorrow, next week (for future arrangements),
They aren't coming this evening. I am working until 21h this week.
O currently…
Pregunta
(Wh?) verb ‘be’ in present+subj. verb–ing?
What are you doing?
Afirmativa I went to Paris last year
S+V in past (regular, <-ed>; irregular, 2nd Acciones acabadas que ocurren en un momento
column): She went to Paris last week. definido en el pasado. He stopped drinking alcohol 3 years ago.
Negativa Con la palabra ‘ago’
PASADO SIMPLE Subject + DID not + root of the verb. Para expresar acciones cortas y consecutivas I fell down and someone helped me.
They didn't drive to work. Cuando hay dos acciones simultáneas, una de ellas
Pregunta suele The light went out (short action) while we
(Wh_) did + subject + root of the verb? ser más corta (simple) e interrumpe a la acción más were having dinner (long action)
Where did she get that hat? larga (continuo).
Afirm.: S+V ‘be’ in past (WAS/WERE) +
verb-ing. ‘I Acciones en progreso (en realización) en un momento At midnight we were driving
PASADO was pasado. home.
CONTINU watching TV’
O Acciones largas e inacabadas Yesterday I was studying very
Negativa: S+V ‘be’ in past + not + verb- ing: hard all day.
He wasn't working Queja y monotonía en el pasado.
He was always telling boring
Pregunta:(Wh?) + V+ ‘be’ in past +S +V- ing?: jokes
What were you doing?
Para expresar una acción que comenzó en el pasado y ‘I have been here for two hours’
Afirm.: S+have/has+V_participle termina, continua o tiene cualquier tipo de relación con el They have sold more than a million
I have seen Mick three times this week presente. snowboards since 1991.
PRESEN . Cuando no decimos exactamente cuándo una acción
TE Negat.: S+have/has+not+V-participle She ocurrió, normalmente con expresiones tales como: yet, The postman hasn’t come yet.
PERFEC has not been to New York. always, never, ever, just, already.
TO Expresiones españolas tales como::
Preg:(Wh?) Have/has+S+V-participle? How Hace una semana que no te veo Acabo I have not seen you for a week.
long have you worked at Smith's? de llegar a casa I have just got home.
Afirmativa: Subject + HAD + participle
I had already eaten before they came. She had cooked the lunch (1st action)
PASAD Negativa: Subject + had + not + participle Para expresar una acción que ocurre before she went to work (2nd action)
O She hadn't (had not) been to Rome before that trip. antes de otra acción en el pasado.
PERFEC Pregunta: (Wh?) Had + subject + participle?
TO Had you ever seen such a crazy lady before that?
Afirm.: Subject+ WILL+ base form of verb + object(s) Decisiones espontáneas tomadas en That's difficult! I'll help you with the
FUTURO I will meet you at the airport tomorrow. el momento sobre el futuro. problem.
SIMPLE Negat.: Subject+ will+not base form of verb+object(s) Predicciones futuras (sin She won't win the game.
He will not be able to come. evidencias)
Pregunta: (Quest. Word) + will + S+ base form of verb? Promesas futuras, ofrecimientos, Will you marry me?
Will they visit us soon? ayudas y sugerencias. I’ll make you a sandwich
Afirm.: S+to be+going to+base form of verb+object(s) I'm going to study Languages at
He's going to fly to Boston next week. Decisiones planeadas, hechas antes university next year.
FUTURO CON Negativa: S+to be+not+going to+base form of verb+obj. del momento de habla. Look at those clouds. It's going to rain.
‘BE GOING TO’ They're not going to invite the Browns. Predicciones futuras con evidencias I'm going to be a policeman when I grow
Pregunta: ( Wh?)+ to be+S+ going to+base form of verb? Intenciones futuras up.
Where are you going to stay?
