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Verb Forms and Functions

auxiliary verbs

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Yadhira Conde Liñan@yadhiracondelia

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# Present Continuos

+Subj + am/is/are + Ub-ing I am playing

Subj + am/is/are + not + Ub-ing lam not playing

am/is/are + subj + Ub-ing am

Present Continuous y Past Simple

El Present Continuous es súper fácil: solo tienes que usar am/is/are + verbo con -ing. Lo usas cuando algo está pasando justo ahora ("I am playing"), para hablar de planes cercanos o cuando algo te molesta y se repite mucho.

Para el Past Simple necesitas memorizar los verbos irregulares (esa tercera columna que tanto odiamos). Se forma con verbo + -ed o la forma irregular. Lo usas para acciones que ya terminaron completamente en el pasado.

La clave está en las expresiones de tiempo: now, right now, today van con Present Continuous, mientras que yesterday, last week, when I was 10 siempre van con Past Simple.

Truco útil: Si puedes poner "ahora mismo" en la frase, usa Present Continuous. Si no, probablemente sea Past Simple.

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Past Perfect y Past Continuous

El Past Perfect puede parecer complicado, pero piénsalo así: cuando tienes dos acciones en el pasado, la que pasó primero va en Past Perfect (had + participio). Es como contar una historia hacia atrás.

El Past Continuous (was/were + verbo con -ing) describe acciones que estaban en proceso en el pasado. Imagínate una película a cámara lenta: "I was studying when you called".

Usa while con Past Continuous para acciones simultáneas, y combínalo con Past Simple para acciones que interrumpen. Por ejemplo: "I was playing football when it started raining".

Consejo clave: Past Continuous = acción larga interrupted by Past Simple = acción corta.

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Inglés

Verb Forms and Functions

auxiliary verbs

Inglés206 views·Updated Jun 25, 2026·2 pages

Presente continuo, pasado simple y pasado perfecto

Yadhira Conde Liñan@yadhiracondelia

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¿Te lías con los tiempos verbales en inglés? Tranquilo, que pasa a todo el mundo. Vamos a aclarar de una vez por todas cómo y cuándo usar el Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Perfect y Past Continuous de forma sencilla.

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Present Continuous y Past Simple

La clave está en las expresiones de tiempo: now, right now, today van con Present Continuous, mientras que yesterday, last week, when I was 10 siempre van con Past Simple.

Truco útil: Si puedes poner "ahora mismo" en la frase, usa Present Continuous. Si no, probablemente sea Past Simple.

of 2

Past Perfect y Past Continuous

El Past Continuous (was/were + verbo con -ing) describe acciones que estaban en proceso en el pasado. Imagínate una película a cámara lenta: "I was studying when you called".

Usa while con Past Continuous para acciones simultáneas, y combínalo con Past Simple para acciones que interrumpen. Por ejemplo: "I was playing football when it started raining".

Consejo clave: Past Continuous = acción larga interrupted by Past Simple = acción corta.