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+ - ? Short answer
I sang I didn’t sing Did I sing? Yes, I did
No, I didn’t
You sang You didn’t sing Did you sing? Yes, you did
No, you didn’t
He sang He didn’t sing Did he sing? Yes, he did
No, he didn’t
She sang She didn’t sing Did she sing? Yes, she did
No, she didn’t
It sang It didn’t sing Did it sing? Yes, it did
No, it didn’t
We sang We didn’t sing Did we sing? Yes, we did
No, we didn’t
You sang You didn’t sing Did you sing? Yes, you did
No, you didn’t
They sang They didn’t sing Did they sing? Yes, they did
No, they didn’t
(No se pone el verbo principal)
El PRESENTE SIMPLE es el primero de los tres tiempos verbales de PASADO que vamos
a estudiar.
Según el verbo hay dos maneras de formar el pasado (sólo necesario en la forma POSITIVA):
- Irregulares: Verbos que tienen su propia forma de pasado (los que están en la lista de
verbos irregulares). Se aprenden de memoria.
- Regulares: Añadir al verbo la terminación –ed (los demás que no están en la lista).
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INGLÉS TÉCNICO
Reglas para la formación del pasado irregular (para añadir la terminación –ed):
Los verbos acabados en ‘-e’ pierden ésta vocal para añadir únicamente ‘ed’: live > live
Los verbos de una sílaba terminados en consonante, vocal, consonante, duplican la última
consorte al añadir ‘-ed’: stop > stopped / rob > robbed
Los verbos acabados en consonante + y, cambian la ’y’ por ‘i’: cry > cried / study > studied
Si acaban en vocal + y, no hay cambio alguno al añadir ‘–ed: play > played / stay > stayed
Todos los verbos acabados en ‘L’ la duplican cuando añadimos ‘-ed’: travel – travelled
+ - ? Short answer
I was I wasn’t Was I? Yes, I was
No, wasn’t
You were You weren’t Were you? Yes, you were
No, you
He was He wasn’t Was he? weren’t
Yes, he was
No, he
She was She wasn’t Was she? wasn’t
Yes, she was
No, she
It was It wasn’t Was it? wasn’t
Yes, it was
No, it
We were We weren’t Were we? wasn’t
Yes, we were
No, we
You were You weren’t Were you? weren’t
Yes, you were
No, you
They were They weren’t Were they? weren’t
Yes, they were
No, they
weren’t
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INGLÉS TÉCNICO
- AGO: Se traduce por "hace...". Se coloca al final de la frase. Ej: It happened 10 years ago.
- IN + AÑO (1950 / THE 80s / IN THE 18th CENTURY...): En 1950; en los años XX; en el siglo XX...
- LAST (DAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR...): El pasado (día, mes, año, semama). Ej: I studied abroad last
year.
- WHEN + UN MOMENTO PASADO CONCRETO: Ej. When the telephone rang, she screamed.
USOS:
Ojo: Fijaos como en este tiempo el auxiliar DID se corresponde con el pasado de DO. De hecho
sigue prácticamente la misma estructura que el tiempo de PRESENTE SIMPLE en cuanto a los
auxiliares.