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Here you can find some information and activities to practise the tenses used to talk about PAST actions or events.

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Here you can find some information and activities to practise the tenses used to talk about PAST actions or events.

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Information about the tenses used to express actions that happen in the PRESENT time.

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Information about the tenses used to express actions that happen in the PRESENT time.

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Here you can find some advice and sites about the tenses used to talk about the FUTURE.

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Here you can find some advice and sites about the tenses used to talk about the FUTURE.

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El present simple o el presente simple hace parte de los tiempos verbales del inglés y con este artículo aprenderás a usarlo adecuadamente en diferentes situaciones. Encontrarás cómo se conforman (estructura), cuáles son sus principales usos, la manera correcta de conjugar los verbos del inglés en presente simple, ejemplos claros y algunos casos excepcionales que harán tu comunicación más natural y precisa.
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Claves para utilizar el present simple

Establezcamos algunas condiciones claves para que puedas usar y expresarte correctamente con el presente simple:

1. Cuando quieres comunicar estados o acciones permanentes.

Ejemplo: The earth is the third planet from the sun.

2. Al manifestar estados o situaciones que son rutinarias o acciones que tienen periodicidad.

Ejemplo: Every ten years is a decade.

3. Para hablar de hábitos, rutinas o hechos que se repiten en lapsos de tiempo determinado.

Ejemplo: I drink coffee every morning.

4. Cuando das indicaciones, instrucciones y señales.

Ejemplo: You go down this street to the cinema, then you turn right .

5. Para transmitir citas, hechos o compromisos que pasarán en un tiempo determinado.

Ejemplo: Tomorrow is my birthday!

¡Atención! Ten en cuenta que el presente simple nunca debe ser usado para describir estados, situaciones o acciones que pasan al instante mismo en el que se está hablando. Esto es un error común y el tiempo verbal que debe ser usado en estas situaciones es el presente continuo.

¿Cuál es la estructura del presente simple en la formación de oraciones?

Veamos con cuidado la estructura básica que se utiliza para para la formación de oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas según este tiempo verbal. En esta tabla puedes ver cada uno de sus componentes para entenderlo mejor.

El presente simple y su estructura

El present simple y la tercera persona

Para entender mejor el presente simple en inglés, veremos 4 reglas para su uso correcto: en las dos primeras podremos observar cómo el present simple influye únicamente en la tercera persona, mientras en la tercera y cuarta reglas se afecta directamente a los sujetos y las conjugaciones.

Regla 1: En las oraciones afirmativas del present simple a todos los verbos se les adiciona una -s al final. No olvides que, al encontrarse en oraciones negativas e interrogativas, la -s no debe ponerse.

Cuando los verbos finalizan en -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, -x y -z debes añadirles -es al final. Por ejemplo:

¿Cómo conjugar el present simple?

Saber emplear el presente simple en inglés no es sólo conocer su estructura, se debe entender también la forma adecuada para su conjugación correcta de los verbos en present simple tens.

La conjugación del present simple en ejemplos

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Presente simple en inglés. Reglas y ejemplos de cómo usarlo.

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Aprende cómo usar el presente simple del inglés como un nativo. Cómo conjugar los verbos en present simple tens y otros tips claves para dominar el inglés.

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Used To vs Past Simple - Learn English Grammar with Harry 👴

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Used to vs Past Simple grammar rules explained in detail. When to use 'used to'. When to use the Past Simple in English. No more confusion.

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With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding -ed:

But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms:

We use the past tense to talk about:

something that happened once in the past:

something that happened several times in the past:

something that was true for some time in the past:

we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

Past simple questions and negatives

We use to make questions with the past simple:

But questions with who often don't use did:
Who discovered penicillin?
Who wrote Don Quixote?

Past simple questions 1

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We use didn't ( did not) to make with the past simple:

Past simple negatives 1

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Past simple negatives 2

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Level: intermediate
Past simple and hypotheses

We can also use the past simple to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

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Learn how to use the past simple to talk about the past, and do the exercises to practise using it.

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Sujeto + "used to" + verbo...

Ejemplos:

Sujeto + "didn't" + "use to" + verbo...

Ejemplos:

Did + sujeto + "use to" + verbo...?

Ejemplos:

Nota: No utilizamos " used to" para acciones habituales en el presente. En vez de este verbo modal, se usa un adverbio como " usually" o " normally " por ejemplo.

Ejemplos:

He normally smokes a pack of cigarettes every day. (Normalmente él fuma un paquete de cigarrillos cada día.)

They usually play football on the weekends. (Suelen jugar a fútbol los fines de semana.)

Nota: También se puede utilizar el verbo modal "would" para eventos o acciones repetidas en el pasado. Pero ten en cuenta que sólo se puede usar con acciones, no con estados o hábitos. Tampoco se puede utilizar " would" en el negativo. Para información de los otros usos de " would" ver las lecciones de frases condicionales y los verbos modales.

Ejemplos:

He would smoke a lot.

When I was young we wouldn't go to the beach every summer.

Nota: También se puede utilizar el verbo modal " would" para eventos o acciones repetidas en el pasado. Pero ten en cuenta que sólo se puede usar con acciones, no con estados o hábitos. Tampoco se puede utilizar " would" en el negativo. Para información de los otros usos de " would " ver las lecciones de las frases condicionales} y los verbos modales.

Ejemplos:

He would smoke a lot.

When I was young we wouldn't go to the beach every summer.

Ejemplos:

Nota: Cuando utilizamos el verbo "get" en vez de "be" indica el proceso de familiarizarse con algo. Ver la lección del verbo to get para más información sobre este verbo.

Ejemplos:

Nota: Cuando utilizamos el verbo "get" en vez de "be" indica el proceso de familiarizarse con algo. Ver la lección del verbo " to get " para más información sobre este verbo.

Ejemplos:

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El pasado simple se utiliza para referirse a acciones que se completaron en un período de tiempo anterior al presente.

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Exercises of Simple Present and Simple Past II | Superprof

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Simple present and simple past have never been so simple to figure out! El pasado simple y presente simple nunca han sido tan fáciles de averiguar. ¿Te parecen fáciles a ti también?

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The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb and the -ing form of a verb:

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home.

This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story:

The other day I was waiting for a bus when ...
Last week, asI was driving to work, ...

for something that happened before and after a specific time:

Compare: At eight o'clock I wrote (= started writing) some letters.

to show that something continued for some time:

for something that happened again and again:

I was practising every day, three times a day.
Theywere meeting secretly after school.
Theywere always quarrelling.

with verbs which show change or growth:

The children were growing up quickly.
Her Englishwas improving.
My hairwas going grey.
The townwas changing quickly.

We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs.We use the past simple instead:
Level: intermediate
Past continuous and hypotheses

We can also use the past continuous to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

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The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb and the -ing form of a verb:

We use the present continuous to talk about:

activities at the moment of speaking:

I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.
Please be quiet. The childrenare sleeping.

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Plans for next month

2nd (Sat.) - my birthday. Party!
4th - day off
10th (Sun.) - flight OS462 15.40
11th, 12th, 13th - conference, Vienna
15th - dentist 3 p.m.
22nd - Mum & Dad arrive, evening
23rd - Toni's Restaurant (make reservation!)
25th - Mum & Dad > home
29th - payday
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Present continuous questions

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Present continuous negatives

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Stative verbs

We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. Stative verbs include:

We normally use the simple instead:

I understand you. (NOT I am understanding you.)
This cake tastes wonderful. (NOT This cake is tasting wonderful.)

Level: intermediate
We also use the present continuous to talk about:

At eight o'clock we are usually having breakfast.
When I get home the childrenare doing their homework.

something which we think is temporary:

Michael is at university. He's studying history.
I'm working in London for the next two weeks.

something which is new and contrasts with a previous state:

These days most people are using email instead of writing letters.
What sort of clothesare teenagers wearing nowadays?
What sort of musicare they listening to?

something which is changing, growing or developing:

The children are growing up quickly.
The climateis changing rapidly.
Your Englishis improving.

something which happens again and again:

It's always raining in London.
Theyare always arguing.
George is great. He's always laughing.

Note that we normally use always with this use.

Level: advanced
We can use the present continuous to talk about the past when we are:

The other day I'm just walking down the street when suddenly this man comes up to me and asks me to lend him some money. Well, he's carrying a big stick and he looks a bit dangerous, so I'm wondering what to do ...

Harry Potter is a pupil at Hogwarts school. One day when he is playing Quidditch he sees a strange object in the sky. He wonders what is happening ...

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Learn about the present continuous and do the exercises to practise using it.

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Future tenses: will, going to and present continuous

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Future tenses: will, going to and present continuous

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Look at these examples to see how will, going to and the present continuous are used.

Oh great! That meeting after work's been cancelled. I'll go to that yoga class instead.
I'm going to try to visit my relatives in Australia this year.
The restaurant is reserved for 8. We're having a drink at Beale's first.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar explanation

We use different verb forms to talk about our plans for the future, depending on what kind of plan it is: a spontaneous plan, a pre-decided plan or an arrangement.

We use will to talk about spontaneous plans decided at the moment of speaking.

Oops, I forgot to phone Mum! I'll do it after dinner.
I can't decide what to wear tonight. I know! I'll wear my green shirt.
There's no milk. I'll buy some when I go to the shops.

We use going to to talk about plans decided before the moment of speaking.

I'm going to phone Mum after dinner. I told her I'd call at 8 o'clock.
I'm going to wear my black dress tonight.
I'm going to go to the supermarket after work. What do we need?

Present continuous

We usually use the present continuous when the plan is an arrangement - already confirmed with at least one other person and we know the time and place.

I'm meeting Jane at 8 o'clock on Saturday.
We're having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

We often use the present continuous to ask about people's future plans.

Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Language level

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Future forms: 'will', 'be going to' and present continuous

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Do you know how to talk about future plans using will, going to and the present continuous? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous - Activities

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous - Activities

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Present simple vs present continuous online exercise for A2/B1

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Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.

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Past continuous. Complete the sentences and match to the pictures. The template was adapted from jecika's at ESL Printables. Thank you very much!!!

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous practice - 2

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous practice - 2

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous worksheet

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Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.

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En inglés existen fundamentalmente dos formas de expresar el futuro existiendo diferencias notables entre ambas. Hablamos del "going to" y del "will".

Usamos generalmente "to be + going to + infinitive verb" para acciones que van a suceder muy pronto o para expresar un plan que se tiene.

Usamos "Will" se usa para expresar una promesa, una predicción o algo que se quiere hacer en el futuro.

El tiempo futuro con "going to" se usa más comúnmente en el lenguaje hablado cuando se quiere hacer referencia al futuro inmediato, es decir, a algo que está por ocurrir.
Ejemplos:

She is going to pay with a credit card = Ella va a pagar con una tarjeta de crédito (algo que está por ocurrir).

I am going to drop off my prescription over there = voy a dejar mi prescripción médica allá.

También se emplea para hablar de intenciones o planes para hacer algo:
Ejemplo:

I'm going to learn English = voy a aprender inglés.

Se forma con el verbo"to be" conjugado para la persona correspondiente, seguido de"going to" y el verbo base:

"To be" + "going to" + verbo:

El futuro con "will" se utiliza para hablar de decisiones que se toman mientras se habla:
Ejemplos:

I need to get my medicine. I will go to the pharmacy tonight.
Necesito comprar mi medicina.Iré a la farmacia esta noche.

I need some cash. I will pay with my debit card and ask for cash back.
Necesito algo de efectivo.Pagaré con mi tarjeta débito y pediré efectivo de vuelta.

También es usado para decir predicciones de carácter general:
Ejemplos:

I'm sure it will rain tomorrow.
Estoy seguro de queva a llovermañana.

Gerardo Gómez will win the election.
Gerardo Gómezva a ganar las elecciones.

Se forma con el verbo "will" + verbo:

Para saber como se forman las oraciones interrogativas y negativas con ambas formas de futuro, consulta este enlace (importante).

Ahora toca practicar un poco haciendo estas actividades: actividad 1 - actividad 2 - actividad 3 - actividad 4 - actividad 5 Además, en este otro podrás encontrar otras muchas actividades para practicar.

Para terminar, algunos juegos con los que podrás divertirte un rato y practicar:

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English future "be going to / will". El futuro en inglés.

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En inglés existen fundamentalmente dos formas de expresar el futuro existiendo diferencias notables entre ambas. Hablamos del "going to" y del "will". Usamos generalmente "to be + going to + infinitive verb" para acciones que van a suceder muy pronto o para expresar un plan que se tiene.

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous - Activities

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous - Activities

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous interactive activity for 6

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Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.