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 01 TIEMPOS VERBALES DEL PRESENTE
Presente Simple
Presente Continuo
CONTENIDOS Presente Perfecto
Presente Perfecto Continuo
02 TIEMPOS VERBALES DEL PASADO
Pasado Simple
Pasado Continuo
Pasado Perfecto
Pasado Perfecto Continuo
03 TIEMPOS VERBALES DEL FUTURO
Futuro Simple
Futuro Continuo
Cuando hablamos de tiempos verbales, Futuro Perfecto
nos referimos a las conjugaciones de los Futuro Perfecto Continuo
verbos.
04 PRACTICE
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TIEMPOS VERBALES DEL
PRESENTE
Hablamos de presente cuando hablamos de:
hábitos, fechas, acciones que se están realizando en el
momento e incluso experiencias.
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 TIEMPOS
Hablar del presente significa hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo en
este momento o que ocurren regularmente. Pero decir “Mei está
jugando” no es lo mismo que decir “Mei juega” ¿cierto?

Ambas oraciones están en presente pero las usaríamos en

diferentes situaciones ¿verdad?

Tanto en inglés como en español, tiene Presente Simple

diferentes formas. En inglés estas son 4: Presente Continuo
Presente Perfect
Presente Perfecto Continuo

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 Es usado para hablar de verdades, hechos en general, expresar
situaciones regulares y habituales, y para dar indicaciones.

Se construye de la siguiente manera VERBO TO BE

I Am
PRESENT SIMPLE

He/She/It Is
SUJETO + VERBO We/They/You Are

VERBO AUXILIAR
EJEMPLO
I play soccer every afternoon. I/We/They/You Do / Don’t
Yo juego fútbol todas las tardes. He/She/It Does / Doesn’t

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 Si el sujeto es he/she/it, entonces el verbo tendrá que ser
conjugado.
Fíjate: “Mei jugar juega con su peluche.”

SUJETO + VERBO + S/ES/IES

PRESENT SIMPLE

EJEMPLO SI TERMINA EN.. AGREGAS

Mei plays soccer every afternoon. ss, -ch, -x, -sh, -o -ES
consontante + y -IES
Mei goes to the beach.
El resto -S
Mei cries when she is sad.

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 Lo usamos para hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo en el
mismo momento que hablamos.
Usaremos el verbo to be y agregando la terminación -ing al verbo
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

principal

SUJETO + VERBO TO BE + VERBO +

ING
EJEMPLO VERBO TO BE
I am speaking english now.
I Am
Yo estoy hablando inglés ahora. He/She/It Is
We/They/You Are

el -ing es la conjugación -ando ; -endo

jugando, hablando, leyendo, corriendo, etc...
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 Lo usamos para hablar de eventos del pasado que aún tienen
conexión con el presente.
Usamos el verbo auxiliar have/has y el verbo principal en
participio.
PRESENT PERFECT

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + VERBO EN

HAVE/HAS PARTICIPIO
EJEMPLO VERBO AUXILIAR
Laura has worked as a teacher for 2 years.
I/We/They/You Have / Haven’t
Laura ha trabajado como maestro por 2 años. He/She/It Has / Hasn’t

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Úsalo para hablar de acciones que han finalizado
recientemente o han comenzado en el pasado y continúan en
el presente. Utiliza el verbo auxiliar has/have, been y el verbo
principal con -ing.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + BEEN + VERBO + ING

HAVE/HAS

EJEMPLO VERBO AUXILIAR

He has been travelling around the world.
I/We/They/You Have been
El ha estado viajando por el mundo. He/She/It Has been

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 TIEMPOS VERBALES
DEL PASADO

02 Cuando hablamos del pasado, nos referimos

a acciones que ya ocurrieron o, incluso, que
comenzaron en algún momento del pasado.

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 TIEMPOS
Hablar del pasado significa hablar de acciones que sucedieron o estuvieron
sucediendo en cualquier momento del pasado.

Podemos decir “Kumiko comió todo su pescado” no es lo mismo que

decir “Kumiko estaba comiendose todo su pescado” ¿cierto?

Los tiempos gramaticales en inglés que Pasado Simple

sirven para referirse al pasado son 4: Pasado Continuo
Pasado Perfect
Pasado Perfecto Continuo

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 Se usa al hablar de acciones que empezaron y terminaron en el
pasado. Debes usar los verbos en pasado, que por lo general
terminan en -ed, a menos que sean irregulares

SUJETO + VERBO EN PASADO

EJEMPLO (regular -ed)

Mei cooked dinner tonight.
PAST SIMPLE

Mei cocinó la cena esta noche. VERBO AUXILIAR

I
He/She/It
EJEMPLO (irregular) We
Did / Didn’t
They
Mei ate fish tonight.
You
Mei comió pescado esta noche.
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 Úsalo para hablar de acciones que tuvieron una continuidad en
el pasado. Usa el verbo auxiliar was/were y el verbo principal +
ing.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + VERBO + ING

PAST CONTINUOUS

WAS/WERE

EJEMPLO VERBO TO BE (PAST)

I was reading a book yesterday.
I/He/She/It Was /Wasn’t
Yo estaba leyendo un libro ayer. We/They/You Were / Weren’t

el -ing es la conjugación -ando ; -endo

jugando, hablando, leyendo, corriendo, etc...
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 Úsalo para hablar de secuencias de eventos en el pasado e
indicar la acción que ocurrió antes que otra.
Usamos el auxiliar had y el verbo principal en participio.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + VERBO EN

HAD PARTICIPIO
PAST PERFECT

EJEMPLO VERBO AUXILIAR

I
We had finished the project when you called He/She/It
Nosotros habiamos terminado el proyecto We
Had

cuando llamaste. They

You

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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS Indica acciones que tuvieron una continuidad en el pasado
pero que ya acabaron.
Usamos el verbo auxiliar had, el verbo to be en participio y el
verbo principal con -ing.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + BEEN + VERBO + ING

HAD

EJEMPLO VERBO AUXILIAR

I
We had been calling him but he didn’t answer. He/She/It
Had been
Nosotros habiamos estado llamándolo pero no We
They
respondió. You

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03 TIEMPOS VERBALES
DEL FUTURO
Al hablar del futuro estamos refiriéndonos a
acciones que sabemos que pasarán o que nos
gustaría que pasaran
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 TIEMPOS
Hablar del presente significa hablar de acciones que están ocurriendo en
este momento o que ocurren regularmente. Pero decir “Mei está
jugando” no es lo mismo que decir “Mei juega” ¿cierto?

Ambas oraciones están en presente pero las usaríamos en

diferentes situaciones ¿verdad?

Tanto en inglés como en español, tiene Futuro Simple

diferentes formas. En inglés estas son 4: Futuro Continuo
Futuro Perfect
Futuro Perfecto Continuo

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 Puedes usar dos formas para hablar en future simple.
La primera forma es usando will como auxiliar + verbo en base.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR + VERBO EN BASE

WILL

EJEMPLO
I will study for my history test.
FUTURE SIMPLE

Yo estudiaré para mi prueba de historia.

La segunda forma es usando el presente VERBO AUXILIAR
I
continuo. He/She/It
Will / Will not
EJEMPLO We
They
I am going to visit my mom tomorrow. You
Yo voy a visitar a mi mamá mañana.
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 Úsalo para expresar acciones que tendrán una continuidad en el
futuro.

SUJETO + VERBO AUXILIAR +

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

BE + VERBO + ING
WILL

EJEMPLO
Matias will be cleaning the house when VERBO AUXILIAR
I
you get home.
He/She/It
Will Be
Matías estará limpiando la casa cuando We
They
llegues. You

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 Úsalo para indicar acciones que estarán terminadas en algún
momento del futuro.

VERBO VERBO
SUJETO + VERBO EN
AUXILIAR + AUXILIAR + PARTICIPIO
WILL HAVE
FUTURE PERFECT

VERBO AUXILIAR
EJEMPLO I
He/She/It
Anahis will have finished her homework next We Will Have
week. They
You
Anahis habrá terminado su tarea la próxima
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS Sirve para expresar la duración que tendrá una acción dentro de
una cantidad determinada de tiempo.

VERBO VERBO VERBO

SUJETO + AUXILIAR + AUXILIAR + BEEN + + ING
WILL HAVE

EJEMPLO
In two days, I will have been crossing the ocean VERBO AUXILIAR
I
for a month. He/She/It
Will Have Been
We
En dos días, yo habré estado cruzando el
They
oceano por un mes. You

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04 A PRACTICAR
Siempre Recuerda:

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THE PRESENT PRACTICE

COMPLETE WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE

a) I ______________ (swim) in the ocean every day.

b) You always ______________ (jump) on the bed.
c) They never ______________ (run) in the park.
d) I ______________ (study) English at The Little English Academy.
e) You ______________ (not/sing) a song.
f) We ______________ (play) golf on Mondays.

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THE PRESENT PRACTICE

COMPLETE WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. I ______________ (speak) English now.

2. He ______________ (read) a book on the bed.
3. They ______________ (cook) pasta for dinner.
4. I ______________ (study) English at school.
5. He ______________ (sing) a song.
6. We ______________ (play) computer games.

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 THE PRESENT PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT

a) I _______________ (study) French.

b) She _______________ (eat) octopus.
c) They _______________ (be) to Australia.
d) We _______________ (read) Harry Potter's book.
e) He _______________ (live) here for three years.
f) You _______________ (play) nintendo switch for three hours!

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 THE PRESENT PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

a) She ______________ (work) on this project since yesterday.

b) They ______________ (study) English for two hours.
c) How long ______________ (you / wait) for the bus?
d) We ______________ (not/play) tennis since noon.
e) How long ______________ (you / learn) to cook?
f) She ______________ (read) that book for two weeks.

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ANSWERS

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

a) SWIM a) AM SPEAKING
b) JUMP b) IS READING
c) RUN c) ARE COOKING
d) STUDY d) AM STUDYING
e) DON’T SING e) IS SINGING
f) PLAY f) ARE PLAYING

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ANSWERS

PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

a) HAVE STUDIED a) HAVE BEEN WORKING

b) HAS EATEN b) HAVE BEEN STUDYING
c) HAVE BEEN c) HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING
d) HAVE READ d) HAVEN’T BEEN PLAYING
e) HAS LIVED e) HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING
f) HAVE PLAYED f) HAVE BEEN READING

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 THE PAST PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE

a) She ____________ (watch) a movie last night.

b) They ____________ (travel) to Europe last summer.
c) He ____________ (finish) his homework two hours ago.
d) We ___________ (eat) dinner at a restaurant yesterday.
e) The cat ___________ (jump) off the table and ran away.
f) He ___________ (ride) his bike to work yesterday.

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 THE PAST PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PAST CONTINUOUS

a) Steven _________________ (do) his homework, he was playing with his

friends.
b) It _________________ (rain) last night, so I took my umbrella.
c) Anne _________________ (study) in London last year.
d) I _________________ (work) as a teacher when I first met your mother.
e) We _________________ (swim) while you _________________ (play)
volleyball.
f) I _________________ (practice) my english last night.
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 THE PAST PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PAST PERFECT

a) She ________________ (finish) her work before the meeting.

b) They ________________ (read) the book before the movie started.
c) He ________________ (clean) the house before his guests arrived.
d) I ________________ (prepare) my presentation before the class started.
e) We ________________ (tell) the truth to the teacher before she asked.
f) The thief ________________ (run) away before the police came.

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 THE PAST PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

a) She ________________ (study) for three hours before the exam.

b) They ________________ (wait) for the bus for half an hour before it finally
arrived.
c) He ________________ (work) in the garden all morning before it started
raining.
d) I ________________ (drive) to the city before you called me.
e) We ________________ (read) the test report before we forgot it.
f) I ________________ (cook) lunch when the accident happened.
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ANSWERS

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

a) WATCHED a) WAS DOING

b) TRAVELLED b) WAS RAINING
c) FINISHED c) WAS STUDYING
d) ATE d) WAS WORKING
e) JUMPED e) WERE SWIMMING/WERE
f) RODE PLAYING
f) WAS PRACTICING

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ANSWERS

PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

a) HAD FINISHED a) HAD BEEN STUDYING

b) HAD READ b) HAD BEEN WAITING
c) HAD CLEANED c) HAD BEEN WORKING
d) HAD PREPARED d) HAD BEEN DRIVING
e) HAD TOLD e) HAD BEEN READING
f) HAD RUN f) HAD BEEN COOKING

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 THE FUTURE PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE FUTURE SIMPLE

a) We ________________ (travel) to Asia next summer.

b) She ________________ (start) her new job next month.
c) They ________________ (attend) the conference tomorrow.
d) Tomorrow, I ________________ (meet) my friend for lunch.
e) Next year, we ________________ (move) to a new house.
f) I _______________ (start) a new business.

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 THE FUTURE PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS

a) At this time tomorrow, they ________________ (have) dinner with

friends.
b) By 8 PM tonight, I ________________ (study) for the exam.
c) This weekend, she ________________ (work) on her project.
d) What ________________ (you / do) at this time next Friday?
e) How long ________________ (she / practice) before the concert?
f) Next year, I _______________ (eat) a croissant in France.

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 THE FUTURE PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE FUTURE PERFECT

a) By next year, she ________________ (finish) her studies.

b) By the time they arrive, we ________________ (prepare) dinner.
c) By the end of the month, he ________________ (read) that book.
d) How many books ________________ (you / read) by the end of this year?
e) By next week, how much work ________________ (she / complete)?
f) In 10 years, we ____________ (do) our professional career.

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 THE FUTURE PRACTICE
COMPLETE WITH THE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

a) By this time next year, she ________________ (work) on her project for five
years.
b) By the end of the month, they ________________ (study) English for six
months.
c) By tomorrow afternoon, he ________________ (wait) for the bus for two
hours.
d) How long ________________ (you / practice) by next Monday?
e) By the end of the day, how many hours ________________ (she / exercise)?
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ANSWERS

FUTURE SIMPLE FUTURE CONTINUOUS

a) WILL TRAVEL a) WILL BE HAVING

b) WILL START b) WILL BE STUDYING
c) WILL ATTEND c) WILL BE WORKING
d) WILL MEET d) WILL YOU BE DOING
e) WILL MOVE e) WILL SHE BE
f) WILL START PRACTICING
f) WILL BE EATING

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ANSWERS
FUTURE PERFECT FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
a) WILL HAVE FINISHED a) WILL HAVE BEEN WORKING
b) WILL HAVE PREPARED b) WILL HAVE BEEN STUDYING
c) WILL HAVE READ c) WILL HAVE BEEN WAITING
d) WILL YOU HAVE READ d) WILL YOU HAVE BEEN PRACTICING
e) WILL SHE HAVE COMPLETED e) WILL SHE HAVE BEEN EXERCISING
f) WILL HAVE DONE

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