Verbo talk en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to talk significa «hablar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo. Similar a speak pero más coloquial. Talk to/with alguien, talk about algo. Small talk = conversación trivial, un concepto cultural importante en países anglosajones.
Conjugación de talk en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | talk |
| you | talk |
| he/she/it | talks |
| we | talk |
| they | talk |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am talking |
| you | are talking |
| he/she/it | is talking |
| we | are talking |
| they | are talking |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have talked |
| you | have talked |
| he/she/it | has talked |
| we | have talked |
| they | have talked |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | talked |
| you | talked |
| he/she/it | talked |
| we | talked |
| they | talked |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was talking |
| you | were talking |
| he/she/it | was talking |
| we | were talking |
| they | were talking |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had talked |
| you | had talked |
| he/she/it | had talked |
| we | had talked |
| they | had talked |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will talk |
| you | will talk |
| he/she/it | will talk |
| we | will talk |
| they | will talk |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have talked |
| you | will have talked |
| he/she/it | will have talked |
| we | will have talked |
| they | will have talked |
Conjugación de talk en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would talk |
| you | would talk |
| he/she/it | would talk |
| we | would talk |
| they | would talk |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have talked |
| you | would have talked |
| he/she/it | would have talked |
| we | would have talked |
| they | would have talked |
Conjugación de talk en imperativo
Conjugación de talk en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | talking |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | talked |
Ejemplos
We need to talk.
Necesitamos hablar.
She talks a lot.
Ella habla mucho.
I talked to my boss today.
Hablé con mi jefe hoy.
Don't talk with your mouth full.
No hables con la boca llena.
Let's talk about it later.
Hablemos de eso luego.
He was talking on the phone.
Él estaba hablando por teléfono.
We've talked about this before.
Hemos hablado de esto antes.
Talk is cheap.
Las palabras son baratas. / Del dicho al hecho...
She talked him into going.
Ella lo convenció de ir.
Can we talk in private?
¿Podemos hablar en privado?
Expresiones
talk the talk
hablar mucho (sin actuar)
talk someone out of
disuadir a alguien
money talks
el dinero manda / el dinero habla
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He talk en vez de He talks
Correcto: He/She/It talks
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 talk? en vez de Do you talk?
Correcto: Do you talk? / Does he/she talk?
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 talk vs I am talking
Correcto: Hábito/general → I talk | Ahora mismo → I am talking
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.
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I talk | yo hablo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she talks | él/ella habla |
| Present continuous | I am talking | yo estoy hablando |
| Past simple | I talked | yo hablé |
| Present perfect | I have talked | yo he hablado |
| Future simple | I will talk | yo hablaré |
| Negative | I don't talk | yo no hablo |
| Question | Do you talk? | ¿tú hablas? |