Verbo speak en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to speak significa «hablar» 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 speak en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | speak |
| you | speak |
| he/she/it | speaks |
| we | speak |
| they | speak |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am speaking |
| you | are speaking |
| he/she/it | is speaking |
| we | are speaking |
| they | are speaking |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have spoken |
| you | have spoken |
| he/she/it | has spoken |
| we | have spoken |
| they | have spoken |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | spoke |
| you | spoke |
| he/she/it | spoke |
| we | spoke |
| they | spoke |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was speaking |
| you | were speaking |
| he/she/it | was speaking |
| we | were speaking |
| they | were speaking |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had spoken |
| you | had spoken |
| he/she/it | had spoken |
| we | had spoken |
| they | had spoken |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will speak |
| you | will speak |
| he/she/it | will speak |
| we | will speak |
| they | will speak |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have spoken |
| you | will have spoken |
| he/she/it | will have spoken |
| we | will have spoken |
| they | will have spoken |
Conjugación de speak en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would speak |
| you | would speak |
| he/she/it | would speak |
| we | would speak |
| they | would speak |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have spoken |
| you | would have spoken |
| he/she/it | would have spoken |
| we | would have spoken |
| they | would have spoken |
Conjugación de speak en imperativo
Conjugación de speak en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | speaking |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | spoken |
Ejemplos
I speak every day.
Yo hablo todos los días.
He speaks regularly.
Él habla regularmente.
We speak together.
Nosotros hablamos juntos.
I spoke yesterday.
Yo hablé ayer.
I have spoken.
Yo he hablado.
I will speak tomorrow.
Yo hablaré mañana.
I am speaking right now.
Yo estoy hablando ahora mismo.
I like to speak.
Me gusta hablar.
You should speak more often.
Deberías hablar más a menudo.
Can you speak?
¿Puedes hablar?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He speak en vez de He speaks
Correcto: He/She/It speaks
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: speaked en vez de spoke
Correcto: Past simple: spoke — Past participle: spoken
«speak» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You speak? en vez de Do you speak?
Correcto: Do you speak? / Does he/she speak?
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 speak vs I am speaking
Correcto: Hábito/general → I speak | Ahora mismo → I am speaking
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.
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I speak | yo hablo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she speaks | él/ella habla |
| Present continuous | I am speaking | yo estoy hablando |
| Past simple | I spoke | yo hablé |
| Present perfect | I have spoken | yo he hablado |
| Future simple | I will speak | yo hablaré |
| Negative | I don't speak | yo no hablo |
| Question | Do you speak? | ¿tú hablas? |