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