Notas Sobre La Tercera Persona Del Singular Del "Simple Present"
Notas Sobre La Tercera Persona Del Singular Del "Simple Present"
Notas Sobre La Tercera Persona Del Singular Del "Simple Present"
EJEMPLOS
EJEMPLOS
He goes to school every morning.
She understands English.
It mixes the sand and the water.
He tries very hard.
She enjoys playing the piano.
(Para formar el "present participle": raíz+ing, e.g. talking, playing, moving, smiling)
Afirmativa
She is talking.
Negativa
Interrogativa
Is she talking?
He, she, it is going He, she, it isn't going Is he, she, it going?
Nota: contracciones de las formas negativas: I'm not going, you're not going, he's not going etc.
to feel*
to hear
to see*
to smell
to taste
OPINIÓN
to assume
to believe
to consider
to doubt
to feel (= pensar)
to find (= considerar)
to suppose
to think*
ESTADOS MENTALES
to forget
to imagine
to know
to mean
to notice
to recognise
to remember
to understand
EMOCIONES / DESEOS
to envy
to fear
to dislike
to hate
to hope
to like
to love
to mind
to prefer
to regret
to want
to wish
MEDIDAS
to contain
to cost
to hold
to measure
to weigh
OTROS
to look (=parecerse a)
to seem
to be (en la mayoría de los casos)
to have (cuando significa "poseer")*
EXCEPCIONES
Los verbos de sensación y percepción (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) suelen utilizarse con can: I
can see... Pueden tomar la forma progresiva pero, en este caso, su significado suele variar.
This coat feels nice and warm. (percepción de las cualidades del abrigo)
John's feeling much better now (está mejor de salud)
She has three dogs and a cat. (posesión)
She's having supper. (está tomando)
I can see Anthony in the garden (percepción)
I'm seeing Anthony later (tenemos intención de vernos)
PRESENT PERFECT
Afirmativa
Negativa
Interrogativa
Interrogativa negativa
He, she, it has walked He, she, hasn't walked Has he, she, it walked?
¡CUIDADO! Puede que, en tu idioma, exista un tiempo verbal con una estructura similar pero
es probable que su significado NO sea el mismo.
Nota: Cuando queremos dar o pedir información sobre cuándo, dónde o quién, empleamos el
"simple past". Consulta cómo elegir entre el "simple past" y el "present perfect".
ACCIONES INICIADAS EN EL PASADO Y QUE CONTINÚAN EN EL
PRESENTE
You have been living You haven't been living Have you been living?
He, she, it has been living He hasn't been living Has she been living?
You have been living You haven't been living Have you been living?
They have been living They haven't been living Have they been living?