To deny /tu dɪˈnaɪ/ significa principalmente negar: decir que algo no es verdad, negar haber hecho algo o no permitir que alguien tenga algo.
Este verbo se usa de varias maneras importantes:
- Deny something — negar algo.
- She denied the accusation. — “Ella negó la acusación.”
- Deny doing something — negar haber hecho algo.
- He denied stealing the money. — “Él negó haber robado el dinero.”
- Deny that + oración — negar que algo sea verdad.
- She denied that she knew him. — “Ella negó que lo conocía.”
- Deny someone something — negarle algo a alguien.
- They denied us access. — “Nos negaron el acceso.”
Cuando deny va seguido de otro verbo, normalmente usamos la forma terminada en -ing: deny stealing, deny taking y deny breaking. Para decir "negar haber hecho algo", no usamos deny + to + verbo. Por ejemplo, decimos "He denied breaking the window", no "He denied to break the window".
Deny y refuse no significan exactamente lo mismo. Deny se usa normalmente para decir que algo no es verdad o para no conceder algo: "She denied the accusation" y "They denied him entry". Refuse se usa para rechazar algo o negarse a hacer algo: "She refused the offer" y "He refused to answer".
En la tercera persona, la y cambia a ie antes de agregar -s: deny → denies. En el pasado y el participio, la y cambia a i: deny → denied. Sin embargo, antes de -ing conservamos la y: denying.
Deny se pronuncia /dɪˈnaɪ/. La forma denies se pronuncia /dɪˈnaɪz/, con sonido final /z/. El pasado y el participio denied se pronuncian /dɪˈnaɪd/, con sonido final /d/. El gerundio denying se pronuncia /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I deny | We deny |
| 2ª | You deny | You deny |
| 3ª | He/She/It denies | They deny |
Deny: /dɪˈnaɪ/, denies: /dɪˈnaɪz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I denied | We denied |
| 2ª | You denied | You denied |
| 3ª | He/She/It denied | They denied |
Denied: /dɪˈnaɪd/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will deny | We will deny |
| 2ª | You will deny | You will deny |
| 3ª | He/She/It will deny | They will deny |
Will deny: /wɪl dɪˈnaɪ/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am denying | We are denying |
| 2ª | You are denying | You are denying |
| 3ª | He/She/It is denying | They are denying |
Denying: /dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was denying | We were denying |
| 2ª | You were denying | You were denying |
| 3ª | He/She/It was denying | They were denying |
Was denying: /wəz dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/, Were denying: /wɜr dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be denying | We will be denying |
| 2ª | You will be denying | You will be denying |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be denying | They will be denying |
Will be denying: /wɪl bi dɪˈnaɪ.ɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have denied | We have denied |
| 2ª | You have denied | You have denied |
| 3ª | He/She/It has denied | They have denied |
Have denied: /hæv dɪˈnaɪd/, Has denied: /hæz dɪˈnaɪd/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had denied | We had denied |
| 2ª | You had denied | You had denied |
| 3ª | He/She/It had denied | They had denied |
Had denied: /hæd dɪˈnaɪd/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have denied | We will have denied |
| 2ª | You will have denied | You will have denied |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have denied | They will have denied |
Will have denied: /wɪl hæv dɪˈnaɪd/
