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