Traductor ¡Descargar! 

• Inicio
• Curso de Inglés Básico
• Tiempos continuos de los verbos

>> ¡Descarga ahora gratis! <<
+Información

Continuous Verb Tenses (Tiempos continuos de los verbos)

A continuación tenemos la lista de los verbos que no podemos usar en los tiempos continuos. La lista se encuentra clasificada en grupos según el tipo. En general, son verbos estáticos y no de actividad (dinámicos). Algunos de estos verbos pueden tener dos significados, uno de acción y otro estático. Si hay más de un significado para un mismo verbo, encontrarás el significado que no podemos usar en los tiempos continuos con la traducción al español.

1. Los verbos de sentido:
   feel

   Play

   feel (el tacto, sentir), hear

   Play

   hear (el oido, oir), see

   Play

   see (la vista, ver), smell

   Play

   smell (el olfato, olor), taste

   Play

   taste (el gusto, sabor)
   • Ejemplos:
   • Involuntaria:
   • I see you.

     Play

     I (can) see you. (Te veo.)
   • I am seeing you.
   • It smells like you are cooking something.

     Play

     It smells like you are cooking something. (Huele como que estás cocinando algo.)
   • It is smelling like you are cooking something.
   • Voluntaria:
   • I am seeing you later, right?

     Play

     I am seeing you later, right? (¿Te veré luego, no?)
   • I see you later, right?
   • I am tasting the soup to see if it is as good as it smells.

     Play

     I am tasting the soup to see if it is as good as it smells. (Estoy probando la sopa para ver si es tan buena como huele. )
   • I taste the soup right now.

   Nota: Si la percepción es voluntaria, se puede usar la forma continua. Usamos el verbo "to listen" para oir de forma voluntaria.

2. Verbos emotivos:
   believe

   Play

   believe (creer), dislike

   Play

   dislike (no gustar), doubt

   Play

   doubt (dudar), imagine

   Play

   imagine (imaginar), hate

   Play

   hate (odiar), know

   Play

   know (saber, conocer), like

   Play

   like (gustar), love

   Play

   love (encantar, amar, querer), prefer

   Play

   prefer (preferir), realize

   Play

   realize (dar cuenta), recognize

   Play

   recognize (reconocer), remember

   Play

   remember (recordar, acordarse), suppose

   Play

   suppose (suponer), think

   Play

   think (creer), understand

   Play

   understand (entender, comprender), want

   Play

   want (querer), wish

   Play

   wish (esperar)
   • Ejemplos:
   • You're lying. I don't believe you.

     Play

     You're lying. I don't believe you!
   • You're lying. I am not believing you!
   • Don't worry, he understands you.

     Play

     Don't worry, he understands you.
   • Don't worry, he is understanding you.
   • You think there is something wrong?

     Play

     You think there is something wrong?
   • You are thinking there is something wrong?
3. Verbos de estado o verbos abstractos:
   be

   Play

   be (ser, estar), cost

   Play

   cost (costar), seem

   Play

   seem (parecer), need

   Play

   need (necesitar), care

   Play

   care (importar), contain

   Play

   contain (contener), exist

   Play

   exist (existir)
   • Ejemplos:
   • I am ill.

     Play

     I am ill.
   • I am being ill.
   • You are silly.

     Play

     You are silly. (*Significa que "eres tonto.")
   • You are being silly.

     Play

     You are being silly. (*Significa que "ahora te estás portando como un tonto.")

   Nota: Normalmente, "to be" es un verbo estático pero podemos usarlo también para hablar del comportamiento. Entonces, si lo usamos para referirnos a la conducta de alguien, podemos usar el tiempo continuo.

   • Otros ejemplos:
   • David needs a new car.

     Play

     David needs a new car.
   • David is needing a new car.
   • Cigarettes cost 5 euros now.

     Play

     Cigarettes cost 5 euros now.
   • Cigarettes are costing 5 euros now.
   • I don't care if you don't like it, you are going to eati it!

     Play

     I don't care if you don't like it, you are going to eat it!
   • I'm not caring if you are not liking it, you are going to eat it!
4. Verbos de posesión:
   belong

   Play

   belong (pertenecer), have

   Play

   have (tener), possess

   Play

   possess (poseer), own

   Play

   own (poseer)
   • Ejemplos:
   • I have a car.

     Play

     I have [I've got] a car.
   • I am having a car.
   • I am having dinner right now.

     Play

     I am having dinner right now.
   • I have dinner right now.

   Nota: Cuando usamos "to have" para refirirnos a algo que poseemos (una cosa, una cantidad, etc.), no podemos usarlo en el tiempo continuo. Pero si es parte de una expresión, podemos usarlo en el continuo.

   • Otros ejemplos:
   • Ann owned a house when she lived in New York.

     Play

     Ann owned a house when she lived in New York.
   • Ann was owning a house when she lived in New York.
   • That belongs to me!

     Play

     That belongs to me!
   • That is belonging to me!
5. Verbos de comunicación:
agree
Play
agree (acordar), astonish
Play
astonish (asombrar), deny
Play
deny (negar), disagree
Play
disagree (no estar de acuerdo), impress
Play
impress (impresionar), mean
Play
mean (significar), please
Play
please (agradar), promise
Play
promise (prometer), satisfy
Play
satisfy (satisfacer), surprise
Play
surprise (sorprender)

• Ejemplos:
• I disagree, I think it's a great idea.

  Play

  I disagree, I think it's a great idea.
• I am disagreeing, I am thinking it's a great idea.
• You surprised me!

  Play

  You suprised me!
• You were surprising me!