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El pasado simple funciona de manera similar al Presente simple, salvo que empleamos el
auxiliar 'did' para todas las personas (incluida la tercera persona singular 'he/she/it'). En la
forma afirmativa, el auxiliar 'did' no aparece, empleando en su lugar la terminación 'ed'.
Esta es la forma de pasado para todos los 'Verbos Regulares'
Existe un amplio conjunto de verbos que no cumplen esta condición, es decir, para la forma
afirmativa no emplean la terminación 'ed' sino que su forma es irregular. No siguen ninguna
regla, por lo que la única manera de conocer su forma de pasado es aprenderla. Se
denominan 'Verbos Irregulares'.
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA
I played Yo jugué I did not play Yo no jugué
You played Tú jugaste You did not play Tú no jugaste
He played Él jugó He did not play Él no jugó
We played Nosotros jugamos We did not play Nosotros no jugamos
You played Vosotros jugasteis You did not play Vosotros no jugasteis
They played Ellos jugaron They did not play Ellos no jugaron
INTERROGATIVA INT.-NEGATIVA
Did I play? ¿Jugué? Didn't I play? ¿No jugué?
Did you play? ¿Jugaste? Didn't you play? ¿No jugaste?
Did he play? ¿Jugó? Didn't he play? ¿No jugó?
Did we play? ¿Jugamos? Didn't we play? ¿No jugamos?
Did you play? ¿Jugasteis? Didn't you play? ¿No jugasteis?
Did they play? ¿Jugaron? Didn't they play? ¿No jugaron?
USO DEL PASADO SIMPLEa.) Para acciones pasadas. Indican el período de tiempo
durante el que se desarrolló y completó una acción ya finalizada. Es habitual que vaya
acompañado de un adverbio de tiempo.
I bought this car last year / Compré este coche el año pasado
1 - Cambia el tiempo verbal a 'past simple' en las siguientes frases, siguiendo el ejemplo:
1. We love England We loved England
12. We drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space.
did
I hungry yesterday.
He happy yesterday.
Yesterday Mrs. Hubbard had a very rough day. In the morning, she went to the kitchen and
looked in the cupboard for some food for her dog, but the cupboard was empty. Her poor
dog stared up at her with its hungry eyes, and she knew she had to do something quickly.
She hurried to the grocery store to buy some dog food, but unfortunately the store was out
of her dog's favorite brand, so she had to catch a bus downtown. After buying the food, she
waited for a half hour in the rain to get a taxi. When she finally got home, her dog was
sound asleep on the living room sofa.
Read the next story an answer the questions(lea la siguiente historia y responda a las
preguntas)
Hello everybody! My name is Past Simple Boy because I am very nostalgic and I always talk
about the past.This is an old picture of me. I was eighteen in this picture. It was thirteen
years ago.
I studied at University at that time. I lived with my friends Paco and Javi in a big and old flat.
We didn't study much and we enjoyed our life. Every weekend we went to the disco and met
new girls. I remember I had a girlfriend called Margarita.
I finished my studies in 1995. A year later I started to work as a Language teacher in a
Secondary school. Life is not too bad, but those days were fantastic!
Do you know about your parents' life when they were young?
arrive When you did ?
wait long for she How did me ?
phone night last Why you did me ?
meet days two ago Did you her ?
party? see the Who did you in
concert start When did the ?
Answers:
1. Did I see you last week?
2. Did you meet your father yesterday?
3. Did we go to Spain in June?
4. Did it snow last winter?
5. Did they stay in last night?
6. Did Julie watch a film on Saturday?
7. Did Lucy pass the exam?
8. Did you have fun at the party?
9. Did I lock the door?
10. Did Sally and Victoria go to a café at lunchtime?
11. Did we meet in 1997?
12. Did the film start on time?
13. Did they cook dinner?
14. Did it rain a lot on your holiday?
15. Did you feel okay on the first day of your new job?
16. Did I leave my bag in the taxi?
17. Did he play sport as a child?
18. Did you buy anything today?
19. Did the meeting go well?
20. Did you like the meal?