Verbos en inglés (Verbs) con traducción

1. ¿Qué es un verbo?

Un verbo (verb) es la palabra que expresa acción, estado o proceso. Es el elemento más importante de la oración porque sin verbo no hay oración.

En español: correr, comer, ser, estar, tener, hablar
En inglés: run, eat, be, have, speak

Verbo	Traducción	Ejemplo	Traducción
run	correr	I run every day.	Yo corro todos los días.
eat	comer	She eats pizza.	Ella come pizza.
be	ser/estar	He is happy.	Él está feliz.
have	tener	We have a car.	Nosotros tenemos un coche.
speak	hablar	They speak English.	Ellos hablan inglés.

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2. Tipos de verbos en inglés

Tipo	Función	Ejemplos	Traducción
Principales (Main verbs)	Tienen significado propio	run, eat, speak, write	correr, comer, hablar, escribir
Auxiliares (Auxiliary verbs)	Ayudan a formar tiempos	be, have, do	ser/estar, haber/tener, hacer
Modales (Modal verbs)	Expresan posibilidad, obligación	can, could, will, would, should, must, may, might	poder, podría, querer, debería, deber
Copulativos (Linking verbs)	Conectan sujeto con complemento	be, seem, become, look, feel	ser/estar, parecer, convertirse, lucir, sentirse
Transitivos (Transitive)	Necesitan objeto	read, buy, want, see	leer, comprar, querer, ver
Intransitivos (Intransitive)	No necesitan objeto	sleep, arrive, happen, smile	dormir, llegar, suceder, sonreír
Regulares (Regular)	Forman pasado con -ed	work, play, study	trabajar, jugar, estudiar
Irregulares (Irregular)	Pasado y participio especial	go, see, eat, have	ir, ver, comer, tener
Frasales (Phrasal verbs)	Verbo + preposición/adverbio	get up, turn on, look for	levantarse, encender, buscar

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3. Verbos auxiliares (Auxiliary Verbs)

a) To be (ser/estar)

Pronombre	Presente	Pasado	Futuro
I = yo	am = soy/estoy	was = era/estaba	will be = seré/estaré
You = tú	are = eres/estás	were = eras/estabas	will be = serás/estarás
He = él	is = es/está	was = era/estaba	will be = será/estará
She = ella	is = es/está	was = era/estaba	will be = será/estará
It = ello	is = es/está	was = era/estaba	will be = será/estará
We = nosotros	are = somos/estamos	were = éramos/estábamos	will be = seremos/estaremos
You (pl) = ustedes	are = son/están	were = eran/estaban	will be = serán/estarán
They = ellos	are = son/están	were = eran/estaban	will be = serán/estarán

Usos:

• Como verbo principal: She is a doctor. = Ella es doctora.

• Como auxiliar en continuo: She is working. = Ella está trabajando.

• Como auxiliar en pasiva: The book was written. = El libro fue escrito.

b) To have (haber/tener)

Pronombre	Presente	Pasado	Futuro
I = yo	have = tengo/he	had = tenía/había	will have = tendré/habré
You = tú	have = tienes/has	had = tenías/habías	will have = tendrás/habrás
He = él	has = tiene/ha	had = tenía/había	will have = tendrá/habrá
She = ella	has = tiene/ha	had = tenía/había	will have = tendrá/habrá
It = ello	has = tiene/ha	had = tenía/había	will have = tendrá/habrá
We = nosotros	have = tenemos/hemos	had = teníamos/habíamos	will have = tendremos/habremos
You (pl) = ustedes	have = tienen/han	had = tenían/habían	will have = tendrán/habrán
They = ellos	have = tienen/han	had = tenían/habían	will have = tendrán/habrán

Usos:

• Como verbo principal: I have a car. = Tengo un coche.

• Como auxiliar en perfecto: I have eaten. = He comido.

c) To do (hacer)

Pronombre	Presente	Pasado	Futuro
I = yo	do = hago	did = hice/hacía	will do = haré
You = tú	do = haces	did = hiciste	will do = harás
He = él	does = hace	did = hizo	will do = hará
She = ella	does = hace	did = hizo	will do = hará
It = ello	does = hace	did = hizo	will do = hará
We = nosotros	do = hacemos	did = hicimos	will do = haremos
You (pl) = ustedes	do = hacen	did = hicieron	will do = harán
They = ellos	do = hacen	did = hicieron	will do = harán

Usos:

• Como verbo principal: I do my homework. = Hago mi tarea.

• Como auxiliar en negativas: I don't like it. = No me gusta.

• Como auxiliar en preguntas: Do you speak English? = ¿Hablas inglés?

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4. Verbos modales (Modal Verbs)

Los modales NO cambian según el pronombre y van seguidos de verbo en base.

Modal	Traducción	Uso	Ejemplo	Traducción
can	poder	Habilidad, permiso	I can swim.	Yo puedo nadar.
could	podía/podría	Pasado de can, cortesía	Could you help me?	¿Podrías ayudarme?
will	(futuro)	Futuro, promesa	I will call you.	Te llamaré.
would	(condicional)	Cortesía, condicional	I would like tea.	Me gustaría té.
should	debería	Consejo, recomendación	You should rest.	Deberías descansar.
must	deber/tener que	Obligación fuerte	I must go.	Debo irme.
may	poder (permiso)	Permiso formal, posibilidad	May I come in?	¿Puedo pasar?
might	podría	Posibilidad remota	It might rain.	Podría llover.
have to	tener que	Obligación	I have to study.	Tengo que estudiar.
need to	necesitar	Necesidad	You need to sleep.	Necesitas dormir.
ought to	debería	Consejo moral	You ought to apologize.	Deberías disculparte.
used to	solía	Hábito pasado	I used to smoke.	Solía fumar.

Regla: Después de un modal, el verbo va en base (sin to, sin -s, sin -ing).

• ✅ She can swim. = Ella puede nadar.

• ❌ She can swims / to swim / swimming.

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5. Verbos regulares vs irregulares

a) Verbos regulares

Forman el pasado y participio agregando -ed.

Base	Pasado	Participio	Traducción
work	worked	worked	trabajar
play	played	played	jugar
study	studied	studied	estudiar
watch	watched	watched	mirar
clean	cleaned	cleaned	limpiar
open	opened	opened	abrir
close	closed	closed	cerrar
love	loved	loved	amar
call	called	called	llamar
help	helped	helped	ayudar

Reglas del -ed:

• work → worked

• love → loved (se quita la -e)

• study → studied (consonante + y → ied)

• play → played (vocal + y → queda igual)

• stop → stopped (se duplica consonante)

b) Verbos irregulares (los más comunes)

Base	Pasado	Participio	Traducción
be	was/were	been	ser/estar
have	had	had	tener/haber
do	did	done	hacer
go	went	gone	ir
see	saw	seen	ver
eat	ate	eaten	comer
drink	drank	drunk	beber
come	came	come	venir
get	got	gotten/got	obtener
make	made	made	hacer/fabricar
take	took	taken	tomar
give	gave	given	dar
know	knew	known	saber/conocer
think	thought	thought	pensar
say	said	said	decir
tell	told	told	contar/decir
find	found	found	encontrar
write	wrote	written	escribir
read	read	read	leer
speak	spoke	spoken	hablar
run	ran	run	correr
buy	bought	bought	comprar
bring	brought	brought	traer
sleep	slept	slept	dormir
put	put	put	poner
cut	cut	cut	cortar
let	let	let	dejar/permitir
begin	began	begun	comenzar
break	broke	broken	romper
choose	chose	chosen	elegir
drive	drove	driven	conducir
fall	fell	fallen	caer
feel	felt	felt	sentir
forget	forgot	forgotten	olvidar
hear	heard	heard	oír
keep	kept	kept	mantener
leave	left	left	dejar/salir
lose	lost	lost	perder
meet	met	met	conocer/encontrar
pay	paid	paid	pagar
sing	sang	sung	cantar
sit	sat	sat	sentarse
stand	stood	stood	estar de pie
swim	swam	swum	nadar
teach	taught	taught	enseñar
understand	understood	understood	entender
wear	wore	worn	llevar puesto
win	won	won	ganar

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6. Tiempos verbales (Tenses)

a) Presente Simple (Present Simple)

Uso: Rutinas, hábitos, verdades generales.

Estructura: S + V (base / +s/-es en 3ª persona)

Pronombre	Verbo work	Traducción
I = yo	work	trabajo
You = tú	work	trabajas
He = él	works	trabaja
She = ella	works	trabaja
It = ello	works	trabaja
We = nosotros	work	trabajamos
You (pl) = ustedes	work	trabajan
They = ellos	work	trabajan

Ejemplos:

• I work in an office. = Yo trabajo en una oficina.

• She works in a hospital. = Ella trabaja en un hospital.

• They don't like coffee. = Ellos no gustan del café.

• Does he speak English? = ¿Habla él inglés?

b) Presente Continuo (Present Continuous)

Uso: Acciones que ocurren ahora, temporalmente.

Estructura: S + am/is/are + V-ing

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	am + V-ing	I am working	Estoy trabajando
You = tú	are + V-ing	You are working	Estás trabajando
He = él	is + V-ing	He is working	Está trabajando
She = ella	is + V-ing	She is working	Está trabajando
It = ello	is + V-ing	It is working	Está trabajando
We = nosotros	are + V-ing	We are working	Estamos trabajando
You (pl) = ustedes	are + V-ing	You are working	Están trabajando
They = ellos	are + V-ing	They are working	Están trabajando

Ejemplos:

• I am studying right now. = Estoy estudiando ahora mismo.

• She is working from home. = Ella está trabajando desde casa.

c) Pasado Simple (Past Simple)

Uso: Acciones terminadas en un momento específico del pasado.

Estructura: S + V-ed (regular) / V irregular

Pronombre	Verbo work	Traducción
I = yo	worked	trabajé/trabajaba
You = tú	worked	trabajaste
He = él	worked	trabajó
She = ella	worked	trabajó
It = ello	worked	trabajó
We = nosotros	worked	trabajamos
You (pl) = ustedes	worked	trabajaron
They = ellos	worked	trabajaron

Ejemplos:

• I worked yesterday. = Trabajé ayer.

• She went to Madrid. = Ella fue a Madrid.

• They didn't come. = Ellos no vinieron.

d) Pasado Continuo (Past Continuous)

Uso: Acción en progreso en un momento del pasado.

Estructura: S + was/were + V-ing

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	was + V-ing	I was working	Estaba trabajando
You = tú	were + V-ing	You were working	Estabas trabajando
He = él	was + V-ing	He was working	Estaba trabajando
She = ella	was + V-ing	She was working	Estaba trabajando
It = ello	was + V-ing	It was working	Estaba trabajando
We = nosotros	were + V-ing	We were working	Estábamos trabajando
You (pl) = ustedes	were + V-ing	You were working	Estaban trabajando
They = ellos	were + V-ing	They were working	Estaban trabajando

e) Futuro Simple (Future Simple)

Uso: Predicciones, decisiones espontáneas, promesas.

Estructura: S + will + V (base)

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	will + V	I will work	Trabajaré
You = tú	will + V	You will work	Trabajarás
He = él	will + V	He will work	Trabajará
She = ella	will + V	She will work	Trabajará
It = ello	will + V	It will work	Funcionará
We = nosotros	will + V	We will work	Trabajaremos
You (pl) = ustedes	will + V	You will work	Trabajarán
They = ellos	will + V	They will work	Trabajarán

f) Futuro con "going to"

Uso: Planes e intenciones.

Estructura: S + am/is/are + going to + V

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	am going to + V	I am going to travel	Voy a viajar
You = tú	are going to + V	You are going to travel	Vas a viajar
He = él	is going to + V	He is going to travel	Va a viajar
She = ella	is going to + V	She is going to travel	Va a viajar
It = ello	is going to + V	It is going to rain	Va a llover
We = nosotros	are going to + V	We are going to travel	Vamos a viajar
You (pl) = ustedes	are going to + V	You are going to travel	Van a viajar
They = ellos	are going to + V	They are going to travel	Van a viajar

g) Presente Perfecto (Present Perfect)

Uso: Acciones pasadas con relevancia en el presente.

Estructura: S + have/has + V (participio)

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	have + P.P.	I have worked	He trabajado
You = tú	have + P.P.	You have worked	Has trabajado
He = él	has + P.P.	He has worked	Ha trabajado
She = ella	has + P.P.	She has worked	Ha trabajado
It = ello	has + P.P.	It has worked	Ha funcionado
We = nosotros	have + P.P.	We have worked	Hemos trabajado
You (pl) = ustedes	have + P.P.	You have worked	Han trabajado
They = ellos	have + P.P.	They have worked	Han trabajado

h) Pasado Perfecto (Past Perfect)

Uso: Acción que ocurrió antes de otra acción pasada.

Estructura: S + had + V (participio)

Pronombre	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
I = yo	had + P.P.	I had worked	Había trabajado
You = tú	had + P.P.	You had worked	Habías trabajado
He = él	had + P.P.	He had worked	Había trabajado
She = ella	had + P.P.	She had worked	Había trabajado
It = ello	had + P.P.	It had worked	Había funcionado
We = nosotros	had + P.P.	We had worked	Habíamos trabajado
You (pl) = ustedes	had + P.P.	You had worked	Habían trabajado
They = ellos	had + P.P.	They had worked	Habían trabajado

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7. Formas no personales del verbo

a) Infinitivo (Infinitive)

Forma	Ejemplo	Traducción
to + V	I want to go.	Quiero ir.
V base (después de modales)	She can swim.	Ella puede nadar.

b) Gerundio (Gerund)

Forma	Ejemplo	Traducción
V-ing	I like swimming.	Me gusta nadar.
V-ing (después de preposición)	I'm good at cooking.	Soy bueno cocinando.

c) Participio (Participle)

Forma	Ejemplo	Traducción
V-ed / irregular	The book is written.	El libro está escrito.
V-ing	The running man	El hombre corriendo

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8. Verbos frasales (Phrasal Verbs)

Verbo + preposición/adverbio que cambia el significado.

Phrasal Verb	Traducción	Ejemplo	Traducción
get up	levantarse	I get up at 7.	Me levanto a las 7.
wake up	despertarse	She woke up late.	Ella se despertó tarde.
turn on	encender	Turn on the TV.	Enciende la TV.
turn off	apagar	Turn off the light.	Apaga la luz.
look for	buscar	I'm looking for my keys.	Estoy buscando mis llaves.
look after	cuidar	She looks after her brother.	Ella cuida a su hermano.
give up	rendirse	Don't give up.	No te rindas.
put on	ponerse	Put on your shoes.	Ponte los zapatos.
take off	quitarse	Take off your hat.	Quítate el sombrero.
find out	descubrir	I found out the truth.	Descubrí la verdad.
run out of	quedarse sin	We ran out of milk.	Nos quedamos sin leche.
come back	regresar	She came back home.	Ella regresó a casa.
go on	continuar	Go on, please.	Continúa, por favor.
pick up	recoger	I'll pick you up at 8.	Te recogeré a las 8.
throw away	tirar	Throw away the trash.	Tira la basura.

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9. Conjugación en negativas e interrogativas

Negativas

Tiempo	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
Presente simple	S + don't/doesn't + V	She doesn't work.	Ella no trabaja.
Pasado simple	S + didn't + V	She didn't work.	Ella no trabajó.
Presente continuo	S + am/is/are + not + V-ing	She isn't working.	Ella no está trabajando.
Futuro	S + won't + V	She won't work.	Ella no trabajará.
Presente perfecto	S + haven't/hasn't + P.P.	She hasn't worked.	Ella no ha trabajado.

Preguntas

Tiempo	Estructura	Ejemplo	Traducción
Presente simple	Do/Does + S + V?	Does she work?	¿Trabaja ella?
Pasado simple	Did + S + V?	Did she work?	¿Trabajó ella?
Presente continuo	Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing?	Is she working?	¿Está ella trabajando?
Futuro	Will + S + V?	Will she work?	¿Trabajará ella?
Presente perfecto	Have/Has + S + P.P.?	Has she worked?	¿Ha trabajado ella?

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10. Errores comunes de hispanohablantes

Error	Corrección	Explicación
She work here	She works here	3ª persona agrega -s
He don't like it	He doesn't like it	3ª persona usa doesn't
I didn't went	I didn't go	Después de did, verbo en base
She can to swim	She can swim	Modal + base
I am agree	I agree	Agree ya es verbo
I have 20 years	I am 20 years old	Edad con to be
She is knowing	She knows	Verbos de estado no van en continuo
I am living here since 2010	I have lived here since 2010	Con since, presente perfecto
When I will arrive	When I arrive	No will en cláusulas de tiempo
I get up myself	I get up	No reflexivo en inglés

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11. Tabla maestra de conjugación

Pronombre	To be (pres)	To have (pres)	To work (pres)	To go (pres)	Can
I = yo	am = soy/estoy	have = tengo	work = trabajo	go = voy	can = puedo
You = tú	are = eres/estás	have = tienes	work = trabajas	go = vas	can = puedes
He = él	is = es/está	has = tiene	works = trabaja	goes = va	can = puede
She = ella	is = es/está	has = tiene	works = trabaja	goes = va	can = puede
It = ello	is = es/está	has = tiene	works = trabaja	goes = va	can = puede
We = nosotros	are = somos/estamos	have = tenemos	work = trabajamos	go = vamos	can = podemos
You (pl) = ustedes	are = son/están	have = tienen	work = trabajan	go = van	can = pueden
They = ellos	are = son/están	have = tienen	work = trabajan	go = van	can = pueden

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12. Ejercicios prácticos

Completa con el verbo correcto:

1. She ______ (work) in a bank.

2. They ______ (go) to the beach yesterday.

3. I ______ (be) tired right now.

4. He ______ (can) swim very well.

5. We ______ (have) a car.

6. ______ (Do/Does) you speak English?

7. I ______ (not/like) coffee.

8. She ______ (study) English every day.

9. They ______ (be) at home last night.

10. I ______ (will/call) you tomorrow.

Respuestas:

1. works = trabaja

2. went = fueron

3. am = estoy

4. can = puede

5. have = tenemos

6. Do = ¿...?

7. don't like = no me gusta

8. studies = estudia

9. were = estaban

10. will call = llamaré

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13. Resumen visual

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VERBOS EN INGLÉS
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├── PRINCIPALES:  run, eat, speak, write
├── AUXILIARES:   be, have, do
├── MODALES:      can, could, will, would, should, must
├── COPULATIVOS:  be, seem, become, look, feel
├── TRANSITIVOS:  read, buy, want, see
├── INTRANSITIVOS: sleep, arrive, happen, smile
├── REGULARES:    work → worked → worked
├── IRREGULARES:  go → went → gone
└── FRASALES:     get up, turn on, look for

CONJUGACIÓN:
• Solo he/she/it agrega -s en presente simple
• To be: am/is/are (presente), was/were (pasado)
• To have: has en 3ª persona
• Modales nunca cambian
• Después de do/does/did, verbo en base

TIEMPOS:
Presente simple:   I work
Presente continuo: I am working
Pasado simple:     I worked
Pasado continuo:   I was working
Futuro:            I will work / I am going to work
Presente perfecto: I have worked
Pasado perfecto:   I had worked

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