Mean

querer decir, significar

Verbo irregular.

Se conjuga como deal

  • Un estado, no una acción

    mean suele describir un estado, así que casi no se usa en los tiempos con -ing: I mean, no I’m meaning.

Al hablar, los auxiliares se contraen: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Subrayado: la raíz no es la del infinitivo.

Principiante absoluto

Lo justo para hablar del presente, del pasado y de tus planes, y dar indicaciones.

  1. Present simple

    Hábitos, hechos y cómo son las cosas normalmente. Para negar o preguntar, se agrega do o does: I don't mean, he doesn't mean.

    1. I / you / we / they mean
    2. he / she / it means

  2. Present continuous

    Lo que pasa ahora y los planes ya acordados: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am meaning
    2. you / we / they are meaning
    3. he / she / it is meaning

  3. Past simple

    Una acción terminada en un momento del pasado: yesterday, in 2020. Para negar o preguntar, se agrega did: I didn't mean.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they meant

  4. Future with going to

    Planes, intenciones y lo que ves venir: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to mean
    2. you / we / they are going to mean
    3. he / she / it is going to mean

  5. Imperative

    Órdenes, consejos e instrucciones. Let’s propone hacerlo juntos. En negativo: don't mean.

    1. (you) mean
    2. let's mean
PrincipianteLas experiencias, lo que estabas haciendo y el futuro con will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willMostrar también los tiempos del nivel Principiante (3)

  1. Present perfect

    El pasado unido al presente: experiencias, noticias y lo que empezó antes y sigue: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have meant
    2. he / she / it has meant

  2. Past continuous

    Una acción en curso en un momento del pasado, muchas veces interrumpida: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was meaning
    2. you / we / they were meaning

  3. Future with will

    Predicciones, promesas, ofrecimientos y decisiones tomadas en el momento: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will mean
IntermedioDesde hace cuánto, el pasado anterior al pasado y lo que pasaría.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectMostrar también los tiempos del nivel Intermedio (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    Una actividad desde el pasado hasta ahora, y cuánto ha durado: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been meaning
    2. he / she / it has been meaning

  2. Past perfect

    El pasado anterior a otro momento pasado: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had meant

  3. Future continuous

    Una acción en curso en un momento del futuro: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be meaning

  4. Conditional

    Lo que pasaría en una situación imaginada, y las peticiones corteses: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would mean

  5. Conditional perfect

    Lo que habría pasado, pero no pasó: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have meant
AvanzadoLo que habrá pasado y los tiempos continuos más largos.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousMostrar también los tiempos del nivel Avanzado (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    Una actividad que había durado hasta un momento pasado: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been meaning

  2. Future perfect

    Una acción terminada antes de un momento futuro: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have meant

  3. Future perfect continuous

    Cuánto habrá durado una actividad en un momento futuro: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been meaning

  4. Conditional continuous

    Una acción que estaría en curso en una situación imaginada: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be meaning

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    Una actividad que habría durado en un pasado imaginado: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been meaning