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