Verbo lead en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to lead significa «liderar/dirigir» en español. Es un verbo irregular, lo que significa que sus formas de pasado simple y participio pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed y deben memorizarse.
Conjugación de lead en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | lead |
| you | lead |
| he/she/it | leads |
| we | lead |
| they | lead |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am leading |
| you | are leading |
| he/she/it | is leading |
| we | are leading |
| they | are leading |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have led |
| you | have led |
| he/she/it | has led |
| we | have led |
| they | have led |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | led |
| you | led |
| he/she/it | led |
| we | led |
| they | led |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was leading |
| you | were leading |
| he/she/it | was leading |
| we | were leading |
| they | were leading |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had led |
| you | had led |
| he/she/it | had led |
| we | had led |
| they | had led |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will lead |
| you | will lead |
| he/she/it | will lead |
| we | will lead |
| they | will lead |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have led |
| you | will have led |
| he/she/it | will have led |
| we | will have led |
| they | will have led |
Conjugación de lead en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would lead |
| you | would lead |
| he/she/it | would lead |
| we | would lead |
| they | would lead |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have led |
| you | would have led |
| he/she/it | would have led |
| we | would have led |
| they | would have led |
Conjugación de lead en imperativo
Conjugación de lead en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | leading |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | led |
Ejemplos
I lead every day.
Yo lidero todos los días.
He leads regularly.
Él lidera regularmente.
We lead together.
Nosotros lideramos juntos.
I led yesterday.
Yo lideré ayer.
I have led.
Yo he liderado.
I will lead tomorrow.
Yo lideraré mañana.
I am leading right now.
Yo estoy liderando ahora mismo.
I like to lead.
Me gusta liderar/dirigir.
You should lead more often.
Deberías liderar/dirigir más a menudo.
Can you lead?
¿Puedes liderar/dirigir?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He lead en vez de He leads
Correcto: He/She/It leads
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.
Regularizar el pasado: leaded en vez de led
Correcto: Past simple: led — Past participle: led
«lead» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You lead? en vez de Do you lead?
Correcto: Do you lead? / Does he/she lead?
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 lead vs I am leading
Correcto: Hábito/general → I lead | Ahora mismo → I am leading
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 lead | yo lidero |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she leads | él/ella lidera |
| Present continuous | I am leading | yo estoy liderando |
| Past simple | I led | yo lideré |
| Present perfect | I have led | yo he liderado |
| Future simple | I will lead | yo lideraré |
| Negative | I don't lead | yo no lidero |
| Question | Do you lead? | ¿tú lideras? |