El verbo to scream /tʊ skrim/ puede traducirse como gritar o chillar. Normalmente describe un grito muy fuerte y, muchas veces, agudo, causado por miedo, dolor, enojo o emoción.
- Una persona puede gritar por miedo o dolor. Por ejemplo, "She screamed when she saw the spider" significa "Ella gritó cuando vio la araña".
- La expresión scream for help significa gritar para pedir ayuda. Por ejemplo, "He screamed for help" puede traducirse como "Él gritó pidiendo ayuda".
- Scream at someone significa gritarle a una persona, normalmente con enojo. Por ejemplo, "Do not scream at me" significa "No me grites".
Scream, shout y yell tienen significados relacionados. Scream suele expresar una reacción fuerte de miedo, dolor, enojo o emoción. Shout significa hablar o llamar con una voz muy fuerte. Yell es parecido a shout y se usa mucho en el inglés cotidiano, especialmente cuando alguien está enojado o emocionado.
Scream también puede ser un sustantivo y significar "grito". Por ejemplo, "I heard a scream" significa "Escuché un grito".
Presta atención a las consonantes finales: screams se pronuncia /skrimz/ y termina con el sonido sonoro /z/. Screamed se pronuncia /skrimd/; la terminación -ed produce el sonido /d/ después del sonido sonoro /m/. Screaming tiene dos sílabas y se pronuncia /ˈskri.mɪŋ/.
Simple Tense
Simple Present Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I scream | We scream |
| 2ª | You scream | You scream |
| 3ª | He/She/It screams | They scream |
Scream: /skrim/, screams: /skrimz/
Simple Past Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I screamed | We screamed |
| 2ª | You screamed | You screamed |
| 3ª | He/She/It screamed | They screamed |
Screamed: /skrimd/
Simple Future Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will scream | We will scream |
| 2ª | You will scream | You will scream |
| 3ª | He/She/It will scream | They will scream |
Will scream: /wɪl skrim/
Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I am screaming | We are screaming |
| 2ª | You are screaming | You are screaming |
| 3ª | He/She/It is screaming | They are screaming |
Screaming: /ˈskri.mɪŋ/
Past Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I was screaming | We were screaming |
| 2ª | You were screaming | You were screaming |
| 3ª | He/She/It was screaming | They were screaming |
Was screaming: /wəz ˈskri.mɪŋ/, Were screaming: /wɜr ˈskri.mɪŋ/
Future Continuous Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will be screaming | We will be screaming |
| 2ª | You will be screaming | You will be screaming |
| 3ª | He/She/It will be screaming | They will be screaming |
Will be screaming: /wɪl bi ˈskri.mɪŋ/
Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I have screamed | We have screamed |
| 2ª | You have screamed | You have screamed |
| 3ª | He/She/It has screamed | They have screamed |
Have screamed: /hæv skrimd/, Has screamed: /hæz skrimd/
Past Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I had screamed | We had screamed |
| 2ª | You had screamed | You had screamed |
| 3ª | He/She/It had screamed | They had screamed |
Had screamed: /hæd skrimd/
Future Perfect Tense
| Pers. | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1ª | I will have screamed | We will have screamed |
| 2ª | You will have screamed | You will have screamed |
| 3ª | He/She/It will have screamed | They will have screamed |
Will have screamed: /wɪl hæv skrimd/
