Tiempos Verbales en Inglés: Tabla Completa con Fórmulas, Ejemplos y Usos

Tenses

Affirmative

Negative

Yes/No Questions

Wh-Questions (who/what/where/when)

Usage

Present Simple

he/she/it + verb + -s / -ies / -es

Ej.:

- She studies English 1 hour a day

- He works at Lidl

- She wishes a lot of money

he/she/it + doesn’t + verb

- She doesn’t study English 1 hour

- He doesn’t work at Lidl

- She doesn’t wish a lot of money

Does + he/she/it + verb + ?

- Does she study English 1 hour a day?

- Does he work at Lidl?

- Does she wish a lot of money?

Who/what/where/when + does + he/she/it + verb

- Where does she study?

- When does he work at Lidl?

- What does she wish?

- Routines and habits
ej.: She works every Friday

- Future meaning: timetables, appointments, scheduled events

Present Continuous

he/she/it + am/is/are + verb-ing

- She is studying

- He is working at Lidl

- She is wishing

he/she/it + is not (isn’t) + verb-ing

- She isn’t studying

- He isn’t working at Lidl

- She isn’t wishing

Is/Am/Are + subject + verb-ing + ?

- Is she studying?

- Is he working?

- Is she wishing?

Who/what/where/when + is + subject + verb-ing + ?

- What is she studying?

- Where is he working?

- When is she wishing?

- Actions happening now

- Temporary actions

- Future arrangements

Past Simple

subject + verb (regular: -ed / irregular: 2nd column)

- She studied

- He worked at Lidl

- She wished a lot of money

subject + didn’t + verb

- She didn’t study

- He didn’t work at Lidl

- She didn’t wish

Did + subject + verb + ?

- Did she study?

- Did he work at Lidl?

- Did she wish?

Who/what/where/when + did + subject + verb + ?

- What did she study?

- Where did he work?

- When did she wish?

- Completed past actions

- Past habits

- Actions in sequence

Past Continuous

he/she/it + was / we/they + were + verb-ing

- She was studying

- He was working at Lidl

- They were wishing for a lot of money

he/she/it + wasn’t / we/they + weren’t + verb-ing

- She wasn’t studying

- He wasn’t working at Lidl

- They weren’t wishing for a lot of money

Was/Were + subject + verb-ing + ?

- Was she studying?

- Was he working at Lidl?

- Were they wishing?

Who/what/where/when + was/were + subject + verb-ing + ?

- When was she studying?

- Where was he working?

- What were they wishing for?

- Action in progress in the past

- Interrupted actions

- Background description

Present Perfect

he/she/it + has / we/they + have + past participle

- She has studied

- He has worked at Lidl

- They have wished

he/she/it + hasn’t / we/they + haven’t + past participle

- She hasn’t studied

- He hasn’t worked at Lidl

- They haven’t wished

Has/Have + subject + past participle + ?

- Has she studied?

- Has he worked at Lidl?

- Have they wished?

Who/what/where/when + has/have + subject + past participle + ?

- When has she studied?

- Where has he worked?

- What have they wished for?

- Experiences

- Past action with present result

- Unfinished time

Present Perfect Continuous

he/she/it + has been / we/they + have been + verb-ing

- She has been studying

- He has been working at Lidl

- They have been wishing

he/she/it + hasn’t been / we/they + haven’t been + verb-ing

- She hasn’t been studying

- He hasn’t been working at Lidl

- They haven’t been wishing

Has/Have + subject + been + verb-ing + ?

- Has she been studying?

- Has he been working at Lidl?

- Have they been wishing?

Who/what/where/when + has/have + subject + been + verb-ing + ?

- When has she been studying?

- Where has he been working at Lidl?

- What have they been wishing for?

- Duration from the past until now

- Emphasis on the activity

- Recently finished actions

Past Perfect

subject + had + past participle

- She had studied

- He had worked at Lidl

- They had wished

subject + hadn’t + past participle

- She hadn’t studied

- He hadn’t worked at Lidl

- They hadn’t wished

Had + subject + past participle + ?

- Had she studied?

- Had he worked at Lidl?

- Had they wished?

Who/what/where/when + had + subject + past participle + ?

- What had she studied?

- Where had he worked?

- When had they wished?

- Action completed before another past action

- Reported speech

- Unreal conditions

Past Perfect Continuous

subject + had been + verb-ing

- She had been studying

- He had been working at Lidl

- They had been wishing

subject + hadn’t been + verb-ing

- She hadn’t been studying

- He hadn’t been working at Lidl

- They hadn’t been wishing

Had + subject + been + verb-ing + ?

- Had she been studying?

- Had he been working at Lidl?

- Had they been wishing?

Who/what/where/when + had + subject + been + verb-ing + ?

- What had she been studying?

- Where had he been working?

- How long had they been wishing?

- Duration before another past action

- Emphasize the cause of a past situation

Future "going to"

subject + am/is/are + going to + verb

- She is going to study

- He is going to work at Lidl

- They are going to wish

subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb

- She isn’t going to study

- He isn’t going to work at Lidl

- They aren’t going to wish

Am/Is/Are + subject + going to + verb + ?

- Is she going to study?

- Is he going to work at Lidl?

- Are they going to wish?

Who/what/where/when + am/is/are + subject + going to + verb + ?

- What is she going to study?

- Where is he going to work?

- When are they going to wish?

- Planned future actions

- Predictions with evidence

Future Simple

subject + will + verb

- She will study

- He will work at Lidl

- They will wish

subject + won’t + verb

- She won’t study

- He won’t work at Lidl

- They won’t wish

Will + subject + verb + ?

- Will she study?

- Will he work at Lidl?

- Will they wish?

Who/what/where/when + will + subject + verb + ?

- What will she study?

- Where will he work?

- When will they wish?

- Predictions

- Promises, offers, decisions

- Future facts

Future Continuous

subject + will be + verb-ing

- She will be studying

- He will be working at Lidl

- They will be wishing

subject + won’t be + verb-ing

- She won’t be studying

- He won’t be working at Lidl

- They won’t be wishing

Will + subject + be + verb-ing + ?

- Will she be studying?

- Will he be working at Lidl?

- Will they be wishing?

Who/what/where/when + will + subject + be + verb-ing + ?

- What will she be studying?

- Where will he be working?

- When will they be wishing?

- Actions in progress at a future time

- Polite inquiries about plans

Future Perfect

subject + will have + past participle

- She will have studied

- He will have worked at Lidl

- They will have wished

subject + won’t have + past participle

- She won’t have studied

- He won’t have worked at Lidl

- They won’t have wished

Will + subject + have + past participle + ?

- Will she have studied?

- Will he have worked at Lidl?

- Will they have wished?

Who/what/where/when + will + subject + have + past participle + ?

- What will she have studied?

- Where will he have worked?

- When will they have wished?

- Action completed before a future time

- Deadlines in the future

Future Perfect Continuous

subject + will have been + verb-ing

- She will have been studying

- He will have been working at Lidl

- They will have been wishing

subject + won’t have been + verb-ing

- She won’t have been studying

- He won’t have been working at Lidl

- They won’t have been wishing

Will + subject + have been + verb-ing + ?

- Will she have been studying?

- Will he have been working at Lidl?

- Will they have been wishing?

Who/what/where/when + will + subject + have been + verb-ing + ?

- How long will she have been studying?

- Where will he have been working?

- What will they have been wishing for?

- Duration up to a future point

- Emphasize the continuous nature of a future activity