LOS VERBOS MODALES "WOULD" Y "SHOULD" , PRINCIPALES VERBOS IRREGULARES

LOS VERBOS MODALES "WOULD" Y "SHOULD"

WOULD

El verbo modal "would" (pasado de "will") se utiliza acompañado del infinitivo "to like" ("gustar") para expresar ofrecimientos e invitaciones:

“Would you like a cup of coffee?” - “¿Te gustaría una taza de café?”

También se utiliza para manifestar deseos o realizar peticiones de una manera cortés:

“I would like to be rich” - “Me gustaría ser rico”
“I would like your help” - “Desearía tu ayuda”

Aparte de estos usos como verbo modal, "would" también se utiliza para formar el condicional de otro verbo principal:

“If it didn't rain, we would go to the beach” - “Si no lloviera, iríamos a la playa”

Así como para formar el futuro de de una acción que se desarrolla en el pasado:

“I thought that I would go to the cinema” - “Yo pensaba que iría al cine”

SHOULD

El verbo modal "should" (“deber de”) se utiliza para indicar conveniencia:

“I should study English” - “Yo debería estudiar alemán”
“He should work harder” - “Él debería trabajar más duro”

Se diferencia de "must", por tanto, en que este último indica obligación:

“You must do your homework” - “Tú debes hacer tus deberes”
“You should do your homework” - “Tú deberías hacer tus deberes”

También se utiliza "should" para indicar que algo es probable que ocurra en el futuro:

“She has studied so hard that she should pass her exams” - “Ella ha estudiado tanto que debería aprobar sus exámenes”

Su forma negativa es "should not" (abreviada "shouldn't"):

“He shouldn't come back so late” - “Él no debería volver tan tarde”

En el pasado se utiliza la forma "should + have + past participle del verbo principal" para indicar lo que se debería haber hecho y no se hizo:

“You should have telephoned me” - “Tú deberías haberme telefoneado”
“She should have prepared her exams” - “Ella debería haber preparado sus exámenes”

PRINCIPALES VERBOS IRREGULARES

La mayoría de los verbos ingleses se construyen de la misma manera. Sin embargo, hay unos cuantos, muy usados, que no siguen la norma general. Por ello se les llama irregulares. En la siguiente lista se incluyen los más importantes.

INFINITIVE	PAST	PAST PARTICIPLE	SPANISH
Be	Was / Were	Been	Ser / Estar
Bear	Bore	Born	Soportar
Beat	Beat	Beaten	Pegar / Golpear
Become	Became	Become	Llegar a ser
Begin	Began	Begun	Empezar
Bite	Bit	Bitten	Morder
Blow	Blew	Blown	Soplar
Break	Broke	Broken	Romper
Bring	Brought	Brought	Traer / Llevar
Build	Built	Built	Construir
Burn	Burnt	Burnt	Quemar
Burst	Burst	Burst	Estallar
Buy	Bought	Bought	Comprar
Can	Could	Been / Able to	Poder
Catch	Caught	Caught	Coger
Choose	Chose	Chosen	Elegir
Come	Came	Come	Venir
Cost	Cost	Cost	Costar
Cut	Cut	Cut	Cortar
Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Repartir
Dig	Dug	Dug	Cavar
Do	Did	Done	Hacer
Draw	Drew	Drawn	Dibujar
Dream	Dreamt	Dreamt	Soñar
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Beber
Drive	Drove	Driven	Conducir
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Comer
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Caer
Feed	Fed	Fed	Alimentar
Feel	Felt	Felt	Sentir
Fight	Fought	Fought	Luchar
Find	Found	Found	Encontar
Fly	Flew	Flown	Volar
Forbid	Forbade	Forbidden	Prohibir
Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Olvidar
Forgive	Forgave	Forgiven	Perdonar
Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Helar
Get	Got	Got	Obtener
Give	Gave	Given	Dar
Go	Went	Gone	Ir
Grow	Grew	Grown	Crecer
Hang	Hung	Hung	Colgar
Have	Had	Had	Hacer / Tener
Hear	Heard	Heard	Oir
Hide	Hid	Hidden	Esconder / Ocultar
Hit	Hit	Hit	Golpear
Hold	Held	Held	Sostener / Contener
Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Herir/Doler
Keep	Kept	Kept	Guardar
Know	Knew	Known	Saber
Lay	Laid	Laid	Colocar
Lead	Led	Led	Dirigir / Liderar
Learn	Learnt	Learnt	Aprender
Leave	Left	Left	Dejar / Abandonar
Lend	Lent	Lent	Prestar
Let	Let	Let	Dejar / Permitir
Lie	Lay	Lain	Estar acostado
Light	Lit	Lit	Alumbrar
Lose	Lost	Lost	Perder
Make	Made	Made	Hacer
Mean	Meant	Meant	Significar
Meet	Met	Met	Encontrar
Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
Put	Put	Put	Poner
Read	Read	Read	Leer
Ride	Rode	Ridden	Montar
Ring	Rang	Rung	Sonar
Rise	Rose	Risen	Subir
Run	Ran	Run	Correr
Say	Said	Said	Decir
See	Saw	Seen	Ver
Seek	Sought	Sought	Buscar
Sell	Sold	Sold	Vender
Send	Sent	Sent	Mandar / Enviar
Set	Set	Set	Poner / Colocar
Sew	Sewed	Sewn	Coser
Shake	Shook	Shaken	Sacudir
Shine	Shone	Shone	Brillar / Relucir
Shoot	Shot	Shot	Dispar
Show	Showed	Shown	Mostar
Shut	Shut	Shut	Cerrar
Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentarse
Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir
Smell	Smelt	Smelt	Oler
Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Hablar
Spell	Spelt	Spelt	Deletrear
Spend	Spent	Spent	Gastar
Spill	Spilt	Spilt	Derramar
Split	Split	Split	Agrietar / Dividir
Spoil	Spoilt	Spoilt	Estropear
Spread	Spread	Spread	Extender
Spring	Sprang	Sprung	Brotar
Stand	Stood	Stood	Estar de pie
Steal	Stole	Stolen	Robar
Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Pegar
Sting	Stung	Stung	Picar / Pinchar
strike	Struck	Struck	Golpear
Swear	Swore	Sworn	Maldecir
Sweep	Swept	Swept	Barrer
Swim	Swam	Swum	Nadar
Take	Took	Token	Coger
Teach	Taught	Taught	Enseñar
Tear	Tore	Torn	Rasgar / Romper
Tell	Told	Told	Explicar
Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
Throw	Threw	Thrown	Lanzar
Understand	Understood	Understood	Entender
Wake	Woke	Woken	Despertar
Wear	Wore	Worn	Vestir
Win	Won	Won	Ganar
Write	Wrote	Written	Escribir