Verbo contain en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to contain significa «contain» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de contain en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | contain |
| you | contain |
| he/she/it | contains |
| we | contain |
| they | contain |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am containing |
| you | are containing |
| he/she/it | is containing |
| we | are containing |
| they | are containing |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have contained |
| you | have contained |
| he/she/it | has contained |
| we | have contained |
| they | have contained |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | contained |
| you | contained |
| he/she/it | contained |
| we | contained |
| they | contained |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was containing |
| you | were containing |
| he/she/it | was containing |
| we | were containing |
| they | were containing |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had contained |
| you | had contained |
| he/she/it | had contained |
| we | had contained |
| they | had contained |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will contain |
| you | will contain |
| he/she/it | will contain |
| we | will contain |
| they | will contain |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have contained |
| you | will have contained |
| he/she/it | will have contained |
| we | will have contained |
| they | will have contained |
Conjugación de contain en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would contain |
| you | would contain |
| he/she/it | would contain |
| we | would contain |
| they | would contain |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have contained |
| you | would have contained |
| he/she/it | would have contained |
| we | would have contained |
| they | would have contained |
Conjugación de contain en imperativo
Conjugación de contain en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | containing |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | contained |
Ejemplos
I contain every day.
Yo contain todos los días.
He contains regularly.
Él contain regularmente.
We contain together.
Nosotros contain juntos.
I contained yesterday.
Yo contain ayer.
I have contained.
Yo he contain.
I will contain tomorrow.
Yo containé mañana.
I am containing right now.
Yo estoy contain ahora mismo.
I like to contain.
Me gusta contain.
You should contain more often.
Deberías contain más a menudo.
Can you contain?
¿Puedes contain?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He contain en vez de He contains
Correcto: He/She/It contains
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Pronunciar la -ed como sílaba separada en todos los casos
Correcto: La -ed solo se pronuncia como sílaba extra (/ɪd/) tras t o d. Tras consonante sorda suena /t/, tras sonora /d/.
En español todas las sílabas se pronuncian, pero en inglés -ed no siempre es una sílaba: walked = /wɔːkt/ (una sílaba), wanted = /ˈwɒntɪd/ (dos sílabas).
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You contain? en vez de Do you contain?
Correcto: Do you contain? / Does he/she contain?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I contain vs I am containing
Correcto: Hábito/general → I contain | Ahora mismo → I am containing
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I contain | yo contain |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she contains | él/ella contain |
| Present continuous | I am containing | yo estoy contain |
| Past simple | I contained | yo contain |
| Present perfect | I have contained | yo he contain |
| Future simple | I will contain | yo containé |
| Negative | I don't contain | yo no contain |
| Question | Do you contain? | ¿tú contain? |