El verbo ‘to talk’ (hablar) sirve como ejemplo de las formas verbales regulares en todos los tiempos verbales (tenses). Las tablas también destacan las formas particulares que difieren de las repetitivas. Para mayor claridad, las personas gramaticales se presentan de la siguiente manera:

Número gramatical	Inglés	Español
Singular	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it	yo tú, usted él, ella
Plural	1 we 2 you 3 they	nosotros vosotros, ustedes ellos, ellas

Formas del presente

Tiempo verbal	Persona y sujeto	Simple	Progresivo/continuo
Present	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	talk talk talks talk talk talk	am talking are talking is talking are talking are talking are talking
Present Perfect	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	have talked have talked has talked have talked have talked have talked	have been talking have been talking has been talking have been talking have been talking have been talking

• Información: Las negaciones se forman con ‘don’t/doesn’t’ y el verbo en infinitivo (aquí ‘talk’).

Formas del pasado

Tiempo verbal	Persona y sujeto	Simple	Progresivo/continuo
Past	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	talked	was talking were talking was talking were talking were talking were talking
Past Perfect	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	had talked	had been talking

• Información: Las negaciones se forman con ‘didn’t’ y el verbo en su forma infinitiva (aquí ‘talk’).

Formas del futuro

Tiempo verbal	Persona y sujeto	Simple	Progresivo/continuo
Future (will)	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	will talk	will be talking
Future (going to)	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	am going to talk are going to talk is going to talk are going to talk are going to talk are going to talk	am going to be talking are going to be talking is going to be talking are going to be talking are going to be talking are going to be talking
Future Perfect	1 I 2 you 3 he, she, it 1 we 2 you 3 they	will have talked	will have been talking

El imperativo expresa órdenes y existe solo en la 2a persona del singular y del plural con sus formas concordantes:

Persona y sujeto	Imperativo (afirmativo)	Imperativo (negativo)
2 you 2 you	talk talk	don’t talk don’t talk

El infinitivo es la forma básica y, al igual que los participios (participles), puede aparecer en diferentes aspectos:

Forma del verbo (aspecto)	Infinitivo	Participio presente	Participio pasado
Simple	to talk	talking	talked
Progresivo	to be talking	–	–
Perfect	to have talked	having talked (Perfect Participle)	–
Perfect Progressive	to have been talking	having been talking	–