Los verbos en inglés más importantes son: El verbo "to be", el verbo "to have", los verbos

modales: "can, could, may, might, should, must, ought to" y los verbos auxiliares: "will" y "would".
Aquí encontrarás ejemplos de esos verbos traducidos al español.

Verbos Primarios

Verbo "to be" - ser o estarI am / I was / I have been / I had been / I will be / …

Verbo "to have" - haber o tenerI have / I had / I have had / I had had / I will have / …

Verbos Modales

Can - puedoI can dance.

Could - podría / pude / podía / pudieraI could dance if I could practice.

May - podría / quizás / puede queIt may rain today.

Might - podría / quizás / puede queThey might come tomorrow.

Must - debo / debo deI must go. - She must be crazy.

Should - debería / tendría queI should study more.

Ought to - debería / tendría queI ought to study more.

Verbos Auxiliares

Will - (convierte en futuro al verbo que le sigue)I will speak English.

Would - (convierte en potencial al verbo que le sigue)I would speak English.

Present Present Perfect

I am a student I have been a student

Soy un estudiante He sido un estudiante
I am studying I have been studying
Estoy estudiando He estado estudiando

Past Past Perfect

I was a student I had been a student

Fui/era un estudiante Había sido un estudiante
I was studying I had been studying
Estuve/estaba estudiando Había estado estudiando

Future Future Perfect

I will be a student I will have been a student

Seré un estudiante Habré sido un estudiante
I will be studying I will have been studying
Estaré estudiando Habré estado estudiando

Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would be a student I would have been a student

Sería un estudiante Habría sido un estudiante
I would be studying I would have been studying
Estaría estudiando Habría estado estudiando

Forma Afirmativa Forma Negativa Forma Interrogativa

I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not) am I?

soy, estoy no soy, no estoy ¿soy yo?, ¿estoy yo?

you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?

eres, estás no eres, no estás ¿eres tú?, ¿estás tú?

he is (he's) he is not (he's not) is he?

él es, está él no es, no está ¿es él?, ¿está él?

we are (we're) we are not (we're not) are we?

somos, estamos no somos, no estamos ¿somos?, ¿estamos?

you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?

sois, estáis no sois, no estáis ¿sois?, ¿estáis?

they are (they're) they are not (they're not) are they?

ellos son, están ellos no son, no están ¿son, están ellos?

Forma Afirmativa Forma Negativa Forma Interrogativa

I was I was not (I wasn't) was I?

fui, era, no fui, no era, ¿fui?, ¿era?

estuve, estaba no estuve, no estaba ¿estuve?, ¿estaba?

you were you were not (you weren't) were you?

fuiste, eras, no fuiste, no eras, ¿fuiste?, ¿eras?
estuviste, estabas no estuviste, no estabas ¿estuviste?, ¿estabas?

he was he was not (he wasn't) was he?

fue, era, no fue, no era, ¿fue?, ¿era?

estuvo, estaba no estuvo, no estaba ¿estuvo?. ¿estaba?

we were we were not (we weren't) were we?

fuimos, éramos, no fuimos, no éramos, ¿fuimos?, ¿éramos?

estuvimos, estábamos no estuvimos, no estábamos ¿estuvimos?,
¿estábamos?

you were you were not (you weren't) were you?

fuisteis, erais, no fuisteis, no erais, ¿fuisteis?, ¿erais?,

estuvisteis, estabais no estuvisteis, no estabais ¿estuvisteis?, ¿estabais?

they were they were not (they weren't) were they?

fueron, eran no fueron, no eran, ¿fueron?, ¿eran?

estuvieron, estaban no estuvieron, no estaban ¿estuvieron?, ¿estaban?

Vista Completa - Forma Afirmativa

Present Present Perfect

I am - soy/estoy I have been - he sido/estado

you are - eres/estás you have been - has sido/estado
he is he has been
we are we have been
you are you have been
they are they have been

Past Past Perfect

I was - fui/era/estuve/estaba I had been - había sido/estado

you were you had been
he was he had been
we were we had been
you were you had been
they were they had been

Future Future Perfect

I will be - seré/estaré I will have been - habré sido/estado
you will be you will have been
he will be he will have been
we will be we will have been
you will be you will have been
they will be they will have been

Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would be - sería/estaría I would have been - habría sido/estado

you would be you would have been
he would be he would have been
we would be we would have been
you would be you would have been
they would be they would have been

Vista Completa - Forma Negativa

Present Present Perfect

I am not I have not been

you are not you have not been
he is not he has not been
we are not we have not been
you are not you have not been
they are not they have not been

Past Past Perfect

I was not I had not been

you were not you had not been
he was not he had not been
we were not we had not been
you were not you had not been
they were not they had not been

Future Future Perfect

I will not be I will not have been

you will not be you will not have been
he will not be he will not have been
we will not be we will not have been
you will not be you will not have been
they will not be they will not have been
Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would not be I would not have been

you would not be you would not have been
he would not be he would not have been
we would not be we would not have been
you would not be you would not have been
they would not be they would not have been

Vista Completa - Forma Interrogativa

Present Present Perfect

am I? have I been?
are you? have you been?
is he? has he been?
are we? have we been?
are you? have you been?
are they? have they been?

Past Past Perfect

was I? had I been?

were you? had you been?
was he? had he been?
were we? had we been?
were you? had you been?
were they? had they been?

Future Future Perfect

will I be? will I have been?

will you be? will you have been?
will he be? will he have been?
will we be? will we have been?
will you be? will you have been?
will they be? will they have been?

Conditional Conditional Perfect

would I be? would I have been?

would you be? would you have been?
would he be? would he have been?
would we be? would we have been?
would you be? would you have been?
would they be? would they have been?

Present Present Perfect

I have an exam I have had an exam

Tengo un examen He tenido un examen
I have to study I have had to study
Tengo que estudiar He tenido que estudiar

Past Past Perfect

I had an exam I had had an exam

Tuve/tenía un examen Había tenido un examen
I had to study I had had to study
Tuve/tenía que estudiar Había tenido que estudiar

Future Future Perfect

I will have an exam I will have had an exam

Tendré un examen Habré tenido un examen
I will have to study I will have had to study
Tendré que estudiar Habré tenido que estudiar

Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would have an exam I would have had an exam

Tendría un examen Habría tenido un examen
I would have to study I would have had to study
Tendría que estudiar Habría tenido que estudiar

Forma Afirmativa (tener) Forma Afirmativa (haber)

I have - yo tengo I have (I've) - yo he

You have - tú tienes You have (You've) - tú has

He has - él tiene He has (He's) - él ha

We have - nosotros tenemos We have (We've) - nosotros hemos

You have - ustedes tienen You have (You've) - ustedes han

They have - ellos tienen They have (They've) - ellos han

Forma Negativa (tener) Forma Negativa (haber)

I don't have - no tengo I haven't - no he

You don't have - tú no tienes You haven't - tú no has

He doesn't have - él no tiene He hasn't - él no ha

We don't have - nosotros no tenemos We haven't - nosotros no hemos

You don't have - ustedes no tienen You haven't - ustedes no han

They don't have - ellos no tienen They haven't - ellos no han

Forma Interrogativa (tener) Forma Interrogativa (haber)

Do I have? - ¿tengo yo? Have I? - ¿he yo?

Do you have? - ¿tienes tú? Have you? - ¿has tú?

Does he have? - ¿tiene él? Has he? - ¿ha él?

Do we have? - ¿tenemos nosotros? Have we? - ¿hemos nosotros?

Do you have? - ¿tienen ustedes? Have you? - ¿han ustedes?

Do they have? - ¿tienen ellos? Have they? - ¿han ellos?

Forma Afirmativa (tener) Forma Afirmativa (haber)

I had - yo tuve/tenía I had (I'd) - yo había

You had - tú tuviste/tenías You had (You'd) - tú habías

He had - él tuvo/tenía He had (He'd) - él había

We had - nosotros tuvimos/teníamos We had (We'd) - habíamos

You had - ustedes tuvieron/tenían You had (You'd) - uds habían

They had - ellos tuvieron/tenían They had (They'd) - ellos habían

Forma Negativa (tener) Forma Negativa (haber)

I didn't have - no tuve/tenía I hadn't - yo no había

You didn't have - no tuviste/tenías You hadn't - tú no habías

He didn't have - no tuvo/tenía He hadn't - él no había

We didn't have - no tuvimos/teníamos We hadn't - no habíamos

You didn't have - no tuvieron/tenían You hadn't - uds no habían

They didn't have - no tuvieron/tenían They hadn't - ellos no habían

Forma Interrogativa (tener) Forma Interrogativa (haber)

Did I have? - ¿tuve/tenía yo? Had I? - ¿había yo?

Did you have? - ¿tuviste/tenías tú? Had you? - ¿habías tú?

Did he have? - ¿tuvo/tenía él? Had he? - ¿había él?

Did we have? - ¿tuvimos/teníamos? Had we? - ¿habíamos nosotros?

Did you have? - ¿tuvieron/tenían uds? Had you? - ¿habían ustedes?

Did they have? - ¿tuvieron/tenían ellos? Had they? - ¿habían ellos?

Vista Completa - Forma Afirmativa

Present Present Perfect

I have - tengo I have had - he tenido

you have you have had
he has he has had
we have we have had
you have you have had
they have they have had

Past Past Perfect

I had - tuve/tenía I had had - había tenido

you had you had had
he had he had had
we had we had had
you had you had had
they had they had had

Future Future Perfect

I will have - tendré I will have had - habré tenido

you will have you will have had
he will have he will have had
we will have we will have had
you will have you will have had
they will have they will have had

Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would have - tendría I would have had - habría tenido

you would have you would have had
he would have he would have had
we would have we would have had
you would have you would have had
they would have they would have had

Vista Completa - Forma Negativa

Present Present Perfect

I do not have I have not had

you do not have you have not had
he does not have he has not had
we do not have we have not had
you do not have you have not had
they do not have they have not had

Past Past Perfect

I did not have I had not had

you did not have you had not had
he did not have he had not had
we did not have we had not had
you did not have you had not had
they did not have they had not had

Future Future Perfect

I will not have I will not have had

you will not have you will not have had
he will not have he will not have had
we will not have we will not have had
you will not have you will not have had
they will not have they will not have had

Conditional Conditional Perfect

I would not have I would not have had
you would not have you would not have had
he would not have he would not have had
we would not have we would not have had
you would not have you would not have had
they would not have they would not have had

Vista Completa - Forma Interrogativa

Present Present Perfect

do I have? have I had?

do you have? have you had?
does he have? has he had?
do we have? have we had?
do youhave? have you had?
do theyhave? have they had?

Past Past Perfect

did I have? had I had?

did you have? had you had?
did he have? had he had?
did we have? had we had?
did you have? had you had?
did they have? had they had?

Future Future Perfect

will I have? will I have had?

will you have? will you have had?
will he have? will he have had?
will we have? will we have had?
will you have? will you have had?
will they have? will they have had?

Conditional Conditional Perfect

would I have? would I have had?

would you have? would you have had?
would he have? would he have had?
would we have? would we have had?
would you have? would you have had?
would they have? would they have had?

El verbo 'Can' pertenece a los verbos modales y se ubica antes del verbo principal en infinitivo.
Significa 'poder'. Se utiliza para expresar habilidad, permiso.

I can - puedo

Affirmative

 I can play the trumpet.

Yo puedo/sé tocar la trompeta.

 We can take a taxi to the airport.

Podemos tomar un taxi hasta el aeropuerto.

 Mary can be very stubborn sometimes.

Mary puede ser muy terca a veces.

 You can sit here if you like.

Puedes sentarte aquí si quieres.

 It can take longer than we thought.

(Esto) Puede tardar más de lo que pensábamos.

 Nobody can understand that.

Nadie puede entender eso.

 Your decision can change our lives.

Tu decisión puede cambiarnos la vida.

Negative

 I can not swim.

No puedo/sé nadar.

 That cannot be true.

Eso no puede ser cierto.

 You can't tell me what to do.

No puedes decirme qué hacer

Interrogative

 Can Peter speak German?

¿Puede/sabe Peter hablar alemán?
  Can you help me with my homework?
¿Me puedes ayudar con mi tarea?

Can + have

 Paul can have gone to Maria's.

Paul puede haber ido a lo de María.

 They can't have left without us.

Ellos no pueden haberse ido sin nosotros.

 Jane can't have said that.

Jane no puede haber dicho eso.

El verbo 'Could' Expresa poca probabilidad o condicionalidad. Significa: podría, pude, podía,
pudiera de acuerdo con el contexto: I could dance if I could practice.

I could - podría / pude / podía / pudiera

Affirmative

 You could be wrong.

Podrías estar equivocado.

 They could manage without us.

Ellos pudieron/podrían arreglárselas sin nosotros.

 I could help Ann if she only let me.

Yo podría ayudar a Ann si tan solo me dejara.

 This new plan could be very risky.

Este nuevo plan podría ser muy riesgoso.

 The news could kill Mr. Taylor.

La noticia podría matarlo al señor Taylor.

 Anybody could be chosen for the job.

Cualquiera podría ser elegido para el trabajo.

 I could go back and bring Kate with me.

Yo podría/pude volver y traer a Kate conmigo.

Negative

 I couldn't see very clearly.

Yo no pude/podría ver muy claramente.
  Mrs. Jones couldn't stand the smell.
La señora Jones no pudo/podría soportar el olor.

 We couldn't leave you alone.

No podríamos dejarte solo.

Interrogative

 Could you open the window?

¿Pudiste/podrías abrir la ventana?

 Could they escape?

¿Pudieron/podrían escapar?

Could + have

 You could have told me you weren't at home!

¡Podrías haberme dicho que no estabas en casa!

 It could have been worse.

Pudo/podría haber sido peor.

 John couldn't have done that.

John no pudo/podría haber hecho eso.

El verbo 'may' se utiliza para expresar cierto grado de probabilidad de una acción o grado de
certeza: It may rain today. Significa: podría, quizás, puede que.

I may - podría / quizás / puede que

Affirmative

 We may stay here for the night.

Podríamos pasar la noche aquí.

 Jack may be telling the truth.

Puede que Jack esté diciendo la verdad.

 You may ask three questions.

Puedes hacer tres preguntas.

 I may visit Susan on Monday.

Quizás la visite a Susan el lunes.

 The road may be blocked.

El camino podría estar bloqueado.
  That may be a good idea.
(Esa) Quizá sea una buena idea.

 Carol may go when she finishes.

Carol puede/podrá ir cuando termine.

Negative

 Mr. Johnson may not remember anything.

Puede que el señor Johnson no recuerde nada.

 You may not leave the classroom without permission.

Usted no puede salir del aula sin permiso.

 I may not come next week.

Quizá no venga la semana que viene.

Interrogative

 May I go to the bathroom?

¿Puedo ir al baño?

 May you take this to Mr. Richards?

¿Podrías llevarle esto al señor Richards?

May + have

 Vicky may have told me.

Puede que Vicky me haya dicho.

 They may not have known that.

Puede que ellos no hayan sabido eso.

 I may have forgotten to lock the door.

Quizá me haya olvidado de cerrar la puerta con llave.

El verbo 'might' expresa débil probabilidad o posibilidad. Se utiliza cuando queremos decir: podría,
quizás, puede que (They might come tomorrow).

I might - podría / quizás / puede que

Affirmative

 They might be waiting for us at the station.

Podrían estar esperándonos en la estación.
  This might be our only chance
Esta podría ser nuestra única oportunidad.

 I might lose my job.

Podría perder mi trabajo.

 Harry might write soon.

Harry podría escribir pronto.

 You might find a solution.

Podrías encontrar una solución.

 We might be going the wrong way.

Quizás estemos yendo en la dirección equivocada.

 I might call you tomorrow.

Podría llamarte mañana.

Negative

 Sylvia might not live there anymore.

Quizás Sylvia ya no viva más ahí.

 We might not know everything.

Puede que no sepamos todo.

 It might not rain tonight.

Puede que no llueva esta noche.

Interrogative

 Might I give you a piece of advice?

¿Podría darte un consejo?

 Might we speak to you for a moment?

¿Podríamos hablar contigo un momento?

Might + have

 They might have finished earlier.

Quizás hayan terminado más temprano.

 Bob might have died in the accident.

Bob podría haber muerto en el accidente.

 Miss Green might not have been present at the time.

Puede que la señorita Green no haya estado presente en ese momento.
El verbo 'must' expresa una prohibición u obligación fuerte así como cierta certeza: I must go. She
must be crazy. En español significa debo, debo de.

I must - debo / debo de

Affirmative

 I must go to the library.

Debo ir a la biblioteca.

 You must stay here until I come back.

Debes quedarte aquí hasta que yo vuelva.

 We must be at the airport at three o'clock.

Debemos estar en el aeropuerto a las tres.

 Everybody must wear a uniform.

Todos deben usar uniforme.

 You must be joking!

¡Deben de estar bromeando!

 Julia must be in Paris by now.

Julia ya debe de estar en París.

 It must be noon already.

Ya debe de ser mediodía.

Negative

 You must not talk to strangers.

No debes hablar con extraños.

 We mustn't make noise.

No debemos hacer ruido.

 Mr. Williams must not smoke.

El señor Williams no debe fumar.

Interrogative

 Must we do everything today?

¿Debemos hacer todo hoy?

 Must you go so soon?

¿Debes irte tan pronto?
Must + have

 I must have fallen asleep.

Debo de haberme quedado dormido.

 Sally must have forgotten about the meeting.

Sally debe de haberse olvidado de la reunión.

 They must have sent it already.

Ya deben de haberlo enviado.

Usamos 'should' para expresar grado de posibilidad o probabilidad, así como también para
obligación débil. Significa: debería, tendría que. I should study.

I should - debería / tendría que

Affirmative

 You should tell Miss Baker the truth.

Deberías decirle la verdad a la señorita Baker.

 We should go to sleep.
Deberíamos ir a dormir.

 I should call my mother.

Debería llamar a mi madre.

 They should leave as soon as possible.

Ellos deberían salir lo antes posible.

 She should be doing her homework.

Ella debería estar haciendo su tarea.

 Ben should exercise more.

Ben debería ejercitarse más.

 It should be here.
(Esto) Debería estar aquí.

Negative

 You should not say that.

No deberías decir eso.

 Nick shouldn't be working.

Nick no debería estar trabajando.
  It shouldn't take long.
(Esto) No debería tardar mucho.

Interrogative

 Should I write Maggie a letter?

¿Debería yo escribirle una carta a Maggie?

 Should we worry?
¿Deberíamos preocuparnos?

Should + have

 Charlie should have consulted me.

Charlie debería haberme consultado.

 I shouldn't have eaten so much.

Yo no debería haber comido tanto.

 Danny and Paul should have waited for you.

Danny y Paul deberían haberte esperado.

El verbo 'ought to' es igual al 'should' y expresa una obligación débil. Significa debería, tendría que.

I ought to - debería / tendría que

Affirmative

 Helen ought to be more careful.

Helen debería tener más cuidado.

 I ought to stay in bed.

Yo debería quedarme en la cama.

 We ought to go together.
Deberíamos ir juntos.

 They ought to be here already.

Ellos ya deberían estar aquí.

 You ought to eat more vegetables.

Deberías comer más vegetales.

 Tom ought to take her home.

Tom debería llevarla a casa.
  It ought to work properly.
(Esto) Debería funcionar correctamente.

Negative

 You ought not to drink so much.

No deberías beber tanto.

 They ought not to go camping without a torch.

Ellos no deberían ir de camping sin una linterna.

 George ought not to wear someone else's glasses.

George no debería usar los anteojos de otra persona.

Interrogative

 Ought Rachel to be here so early?

¿Debería Rachel estar aquí tan temprano?

 Ought they to live there?

¿Deberían ellos vivir allí?

Ought to + have

 You ought to have read the book for today.

Deberían haber leído el libro para hoy.

 They ought to have gone to the supermarket.

Ellos deberían haber ido al supermercado.

 We ought to have listened to the guard.

Deberíamos haber escuchado al guardia.

En inglés no existen los verbos en futuro, sino que al agregar will, convertimos en futuro al verbo
que le sigue: I will come to see you tonight.

I will go - iré
I will eat - comeré
I will be - seré / estaré
I will have - tendré / habré

Affirmative

 Bill will finish this later.

Bill terminará esto después.
  This will be very easy.
Esto será muy fácil.

 I will call you back.

Yo te volveré a llamar.

 It will rain next week.

Lloverá la semana que viene.

 They will catch you if you stay.

Te atraparán si te quedas.

 We will go there the day after tomorrow.

Iremos allí pasado mañana.

 You will get lost in the city.

Te perderás en la ciudad.

Negative

 I won't sleep tonight.

No dormiré esta noche.

 They will not come.

Ellos no vendrán.

 You won't like it.

No te gustará.

Interrogative

 Will Mrs. Lennon understand me?

¿La señora Lennon me entenderá?

 Will you take me with you?

¿Me llevarás contigo?

Will + have

 Mr. Philips will have left by this evening.

El señor Philips se habrá ido esta noche.

 I will have finished the book by tomorrow.

Habré terminado el libro mañana.

 We will have eaten everything by next week.

Nos habremos comido todo la semana que viene.
'Would' es el pasado de will en algunos casos y verbo auxiliar en otros. Convierte en potencial al
verbo que le sigue y va seguido del verbo en forma base.

I would go - iría
I would eat - comería
I would be - sería / estaría
I would have - tendría / habría

Affirmative

 I would go to the party.

Yo iría a la fiesta.

 You would feel better.

Te sentirías mejor.

 That would be great.

Eso sería genial.

 We would help you.

Nosotros te ayudaríamos.

 Joan would start to cry.

Joan comenzaría a llorar.

 Glenn would come right away.

Glenn vendría enseguida.

 They would get very angry.

Ellos se enojarían mucho.

Negative

 She would not be happy.

Ella no sería feliz.

 We wouldn't spend all the money.

No gastaríamos todo el dinero.

 I wouldn't do that.
Yo no haría eso.

Interrogative

 Would he give Patty a diamond ring?

¿Él le daría a Patty un anillo de diamantes?
  Would you mind?
¿Te importaría?

Would + have

 I would have picked you up.

Yo te habría pasado a buscar.

 We wouldn't have had enough time.

No habríamos tenido tiempo suficiente.

 Matt would have said he was sorry.

Matt habría dicho que lo lamentaba.