Verbo work en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to work significa «trabajar» en español. Es un verbo regular que forma su pasado simple y participio pasado añadiendo -ed al infinitivo. Verbo regular que significa trabajar y también funcionar (It works!). Work out = hacer ejercicio o resolver. Workplace, homework, teamwork son compuestos frecuentes.
Conjugación de work en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | work |
| you | work |
| he/she/it | works |
| we | work |
| they | work |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am working |
| you | are working |
| he/she/it | is working |
| we | are working |
| they | are working |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have worked |
| you | have worked |
| he/she/it | has worked |
| we | have worked |
| they | have worked |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | worked |
| you | worked |
| he/she/it | worked |
| we | worked |
| they | worked |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was working |
| you | were working |
| he/she/it | was working |
| we | were working |
| they | were working |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had worked |
| you | had worked |
| he/she/it | had worked |
| we | had worked |
| they | had worked |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will work |
| you | will work |
| he/she/it | will work |
| we | will work |
| they | will work |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have worked |
| you | will have worked |
| he/she/it | will have worked |
| we | will have worked |
| they | will have worked |
Conjugación de work en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would work |
| you | would work |
| he/she/it | would work |
| we | would work |
| they | would work |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have worked |
| you | would have worked |
| he/she/it | would have worked |
| we | would have worked |
| they | would have worked |
Conjugación de work en imperativo
Conjugación de work en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | working |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | worked |
Ejemplos
I work from nine to five.
Trabajo de nueve a cinco.
She works in a hospital.
Ella trabaja en un hospital.
He worked very hard last week.
Trabajó muy duro la semana pasada.
I have worked here for ten years.
He trabajado aquí durante diez años.
Does this machine work?
¿Funciona esta máquina?
It's not working.
No funciona.
I'm working on a new project.
Estoy trabajando en un nuevo proyecto.
Hard work pays off.
El trabajo duro da sus frutos.
She works out every day.
Ella hace ejercicio todos los días.
We need to work together.
Necesitamos trabajar juntos.
Expresiones
work wonders
hacer maravillas
work against the clock
trabajar contrarreloj
all work and no play
solo trabajo y nada de diversión
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He work en vez de He works
Correcto: He/She/It works
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 work? en vez de Do you work?
Correcto: Do you work? / Does he/she work?
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 work vs I am working
Correcto: Hábito/general → I work | Ahora mismo → I am working
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 work | yo trabajo |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she works | él/ella trabaja |
| Present continuous | I am working | yo estoy trabajando |
| Past simple | I worked | yo trabajé |
| Present perfect | I have worked | yo he trabajado |
| Future simple | I will work | yo trabajaré |
| Negative | I don't work | yo no trabajo |
| Question | Do you work? | ¿tú trabajas? |