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Tenses Resumen
Tenses Resumen
Tenses Resumen
Present Subject + "to be" + now, near future Now, at the place at the time of
situations. plans.
To narrate specific
Completed actions or
Subject + Past Yesterday, last past events that
Past Simple events at a specific
Simple Form of Verb year occurred at a definite
time in the past.
time.
relevance. now.
To emphasize the
present.
past.
To describe actions
Ongoing actions
that were in progress
Past Perfect Subject + "had been" completed before a
For, since and were completed
Continuous + Present Participle specific time in the
before a specific past
past.
event.
Past Perfect Continuous (Pasado Perfecto Continuo): Este tiempo verbal se usa
para acciones en progreso que se completaron antes de un punto específico en
el pasado. Por ejemplo, "I had been speaking" se traduce como "Había estado
hablando" y describe una acción en curso antes de un evento pasado.
Present Simple with Future Meaning (Presente Simple con Sentido de Futuro):
Este uso del presente simple se refiere a eventos futuros programados, horarios
y planes fijos. Por ejemplo, "I fly tomorrow" se traduce como "Vuelo mañana" y
muestra un evento futuro programado.
I am speaking with my friend on the phone. (Estoy hablando con mi amigo por
teléfono).
Yesterday, I spoke to her about the project. (Ayer, le hablé sobre el proyecto).
While I was speaking on the phone, the power went out. (Mientras hablaba por
teléfono, se fue la luz).
I have spoken to the manager about your request. (He hablado con el gerente
sobre tu solicitud).
I have been speaking for an hour, and my throat is sore. (He estado hablando
durante una hora, y tengo dolor de garganta).
By the time I arrived, they had spoken to the client. (Cuando llegué, habían
hablado con el cliente).
He had been speaking on the phone for hours before it died. (Había estado
hablando por teléfono durante horas antes de que se apagara).
I am going to speak with the team about the new project. (Voy a hablar con el
equipo sobre el nuevo proyecto).
Present Simple with Future Meaning (Presente Simple con Sentido de Futuro):
I am flying to Paris next month for a business meeting. (Voy a París el próximo
mes para una reunión de negocios).