Linking verbs |
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Infinitivo | Presente | Pasado | Imperativo! | Gerundio | Participio pasado |
Poner To put |
Put Puts |
Put | Put! |
Poniendo Putting |
Puesto Put |
Sentir To feel |
Feel Feels |
Feel | Feel! |
Sentiendo Feeling |
Sentido Felt |
Probar To taste |
Taste Tastes |
Taste | Taste! |
Probando Tasting |
Probado Tasted |
↑ Probar con el sentido del gusto (la boca). |
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Mirar(se) To look |
Look Looks |
Look | Look! |
Mirando(se) Looking |
Mirarado Looked |
Oler To smell |
Smell Smells |
Smell | Smell! |
Oliendo Smelling |
Olido Smelled |
Aparecer To appear |
Appear Appears |
Appeared | Appear! |
Apareciendo Appearing |
Apareciendo Appeared |
Crecer To grow |
Grow Grows |
Grow | Grow! |
Creciendo Growing |
Crecido Grown |
Permanecer To remain |
Remain Remains |
Remain | Remain! |
Permaneciendo Remaining |
Permanecido Remained |
Permanecer To stay |
Stay Stays |
Stay | Stay! |
Quedando Staying |
Quedado Stayed |
Girar To turn |
Turn Turns |
Turn | Turn! |
Girando Turning |
Girado Turned |
Parecer To seem |
Seem Seems |
Seem | Seem! |
Pareciendo Seeming |
Parecido Seemed |
Soñar To sound |
Sound Sounds |
Sound | Sound! |
Soñando Sounding |
Sonado Sounded |
Volverse To become |
Become Becomes |
Become | Become! |
Volviéndose Becoming |
Vuelto Became |
Comprobar To prove |
Prove Proves |
Prove | Prove! |
Comprobando Proving |
Comprobado Prove |
Ser Estar To be |
Is Are |
Be | Be! |
Estando Being |
Sido Estado Been |
Carlos and Arturo are slow. | Carlos y Arturo están (son) lentos |
They are slow. | Ellos están (son) lentos. |
The towns were normal. | Los pueblos estuvieron normales. |
They were normal. | Ellas estuvieron normales. |
The garage was different. | El garaje estaba (era) diferente. |
It was different. | Era diferente. |
John and you were wonderful. | John y tú fueron maravillosos. |
You were wonderful. | Ustedes estuvieron maravillosos. |
The bus is slow. | El autobús es lento. |
It is slow. | Es lento. |
The rain was brief. | La lluvia fue breve. |
It is brief. | Es breve. |
The permit was ready. | El permiso estaba listo. |
It was ready. | Estaba listo. |
The job was huge. | ¡El trabajo fue grandísimo! |
You girls were wonderful | Ustedes niñas estuvieron maravillosas. |
John was very strong. (“very” adverbio). | John estaba muy fuerte. |
He was strong briefly. (“briefly” adverbio). | Él estuvo fuerte brevemente. |
You kids are ready. | Ustedes chavos están listos. |
The bus and Arturo are ready. | El autobús y Arturo están listos. |
They are ready. | Ellos están listos. |
The streets were normal. | Las calles estuvieron normales. |
They were normal. | Ellas estaban normales. |
The rain was different. | La lluvia fue (era) diferente. |
It was different. | Era diferente. |
The witness and you were wonderful. | El testigo y tú estuvieron maravillosos. |
You were wonderful. | Ustedes estuvieron maravillosos. |
The rain is a plus. | La lluvia es un extra. |
It is a plus. | Es un extra. |
The money was too much. (“too” adverbio). | El dinero fue demasiado. (mucho). |
It was too much. | Fue demasiado (mucho). |
The news are ready. | Las noticias están listas. |
They are ready. | Están listas. |
The job was huge.………………………………… | ¡El trabajo fue grandísimo! |
Carlos and Arturo turn slow. | Carlos y Arturo giran despacio |
They____ slow. | |
The towns ______ normal. | |
They______ normal. | |
The garage ______ different. | |
It_____ different. | |
John and you ______ wonderful. | |
You______ wonderful. | |
The bus ______ slow. | |
It ___ slow. | |
The rain ______ brief. | |
It ______ brief | |
The permit ______ ready. | |
It______ ready. | |
The job ______ huge. | |
You girls ______ wonderful. | |
John ______ very strong. | |
He _____ strong briefly. | |
You kids ______ ready. | |
The bus and Arturo ______ ready. | |
They_____ ready. | |
The streets ______ normal. | |
They______normal. | |
The rain ______ different. | |
It ______ different. | |
The witness and you ______ wonderful. | |
You______ wonderful. | |
The rain ______ a plus. | |
It ______ a plus. | |
The money ______ too much. | |
It ______ too much. | |
The news ______ ready. | |
They______ ready. | |
The job ______ huge. |
Nota: Los siguientes verbos están siempre actuando como verbos vinculantes: am, is, are, was, were.
Y los siguientes pueden ser vinculantes y en ocasiones de acción:
Feel, grow, look, prove, smell, sound, taste, turn, entre otros.
Un verbo activo (acción) describe qué está siendo realizado, uno vinculante no expresa acción cuando actúa y une el sujeto (pronombre o sustantivo) de una oración a adjetivos y a otro tipo de información: ejemplos:
Carlos sounds the alarm. ▬ Carlos suena la alarma. (Describe)
Carlos sounds crazy.▬ Carlos suena loco. (Vincula “crazy”)
Carlos sounds like crazy.▬ Carlos suena como loco (Vincula “crazy”)
Carlos reads books. ▬ Carlos lee libros. (Describe)
Carlos reads fast. ▬ Carlos lee veloz. (Vincula “fast”)
Carlos smells books before reading them. ▬ Carlos huele [los] libros antes de leerlos. (Vincula información)
Carlos smells bad.▬ Carlos huele mal. (Vincula “bad”)
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