Verbo cover en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to cover significa «cubrir» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo.
Conjugación de cover en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | cover |
| you | cover |
| he/she/it | covers |
| we | cover |
| they | cover |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am covering |
| you | are covering |
| he/she/it | is covering |
| we | are covering |
| they | are covering |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have covered |
| you | have covered |
| he/she/it | has covered |
| we | have covered |
| they | have covered |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | covered |
| you | covered |
| he/she/it | covered |
| we | covered |
| they | covered |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was covering |
| you | were covering |
| he/she/it | was covering |
| we | were covering |
| they | were covering |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had covered |
| you | had covered |
| he/she/it | had covered |
| we | had covered |
| they | had covered |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will cover |
| you | will cover |
| he/she/it | will cover |
| we | will cover |
| they | will cover |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have covered |
| you | will have covered |
| he/she/it | will have covered |
| we | will have covered |
| they | will have covered |
Conjugación de cover en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would cover |
| you | would cover |
| he/she/it | would cover |
| we | would cover |
| they | would cover |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have covered |
| you | would have covered |
| he/she/it | would have covered |
| we | would have covered |
| they | would have covered |
Conjugación de cover en imperativo
Conjugación de cover en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | covering |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | covered |
Ejemplos
I cover every day.
Yo cubro todos los días.
He covers regularly.
Él cubre regularmente.
We cover together.
Nosotros cubrimos juntos.
I covered yesterday.
Yo cubrí ayer.
I have covered.
Yo he cubierto.
I will cover tomorrow.
Yo cubriré mañana.
I am covering right now.
Yo estoy cubriendo ahora mismo.
I like to cover.
Me gusta cubrir.
You should cover more often.
Deberías cubrir más a menudo.
Can you cover?
¿Puedes cubrir?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He cover en vez de He covers
Correcto: He/She/It covers
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 cover? en vez de Do you cover?
Correcto: Do you cover? / Does he/she cover?
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 cover vs I am covering
Correcto: Hábito/general → I cover | Ahora mismo → I am covering
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 cover | yo cubro |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she covers | él/ella cubre |
| Present continuous | I am covering | yo estoy cubriendo |
| Past simple | I covered | yo cubrí |
| Present perfect | I have covered | yo he cubierto |
| Future simple | I will cover | yo cubriré |
| Negative | I don't cover | yo no cubro |
| Question | Do you cover? | ¿tú cubres? |