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