SIMPLE PAST
- REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
- VERB TO BE PAST (WAS-WERE)
El pasado simple o past simple del inglés es un tiempo verbal que expresa situaciones o acciones que se dieron en el
pasado, y aunque pueden ser del pasado reciente o del pasado lejano, su duración no es importante; solo se debe
entender que estas ya finalizaron.
I VISITED PARIS IN 1980
HE DROVE A CAR YESTERDAY
THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF VERBS: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR
REGULAR VERBS
REVISAR LISTA DE VERBOS REGULARES E IRREGULARES
IRREGULAR VERBS
SUBJECT + REGULAR OR IRREGULAR VERB IN THE PAST + COMPLEMENT
Examples:
Jeremy wanted to go to the beach this summer.
They listened to music last night.
My neighbor bought a new car last week.
I ate dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
IMPORTANTE: EN LAS ORACIONES POSITIVAS, OCUPAREMOS LA LISTA DE VERBOS REGULARES E IRREGULARES
(VERBOS DE LA SEGUNDA COLUMNA DE LAS LISTAS)
SUBJECT + DIDN’T + VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT DIDN’T = DID NOT
(DIDENT)
Examples:
Jeremy didn’t want to go to the beach this summer.
They didn’t listen to music last night.
My neighbor didn’t buy a new car last week.
I didn’t eat dinner at six o’clock yesterday.
IMPORTANTE: EN LAS ORACIONES NEGATIVAS OCUPAREMOS SÓLO LOS VERBOS EN FORMA INFINITIVA
(PRIMERA COLUMNA DE LA LISTA DE VERBOS), NO EN PASADO PUES EN ESTAS ORACIONES EL DIDN’T INDICA
QUE LAS ORACIONES ESTÁN EN PASADO.
a) YES-NO QUESTIONS
Estas preguntas comenzarán con la palabra DID en todas las personas y son de respuestas cortas.
DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT?
Examples:
Did Jeremy want to go to the beach this summer?
Did they listen to music last night?
Did your neighbor buy a new car last week?
Did you eat dinner at six o’clock yesterday?
IMPORTANTE: EN LAS PREGUNTAS OCUPAREMOS SÓLO LOS VERBOS EN FORMA INFINITIVA (PRIMERA
COLUMNA DE LA LISTA DE VERBOS), NO EN PASADO PUES EN ESTAS ORACIONES EL DID INDICA QUE LAS
ORACIONES ESTÁN EN PASADO.
TABLA DE PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS YES-NO
QUESTION POSITIVE SHORT ANSWER NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWER
DID YOU…? YES, I DID NO, I DIDN’T
DID HE…? YES, HE DID NO, HE DIDN’T
DID SHE…? YES, SHE DID NO, SHE DIDN’T
DID IT…? YES, IT DID NO, IT DIDN’T
DID WE…? YES, YOU DID NO, YOU DIDN’T
DID YOU…? YES, WE DID NO, WE DIDN’T
DID THEY…? YES, THEY DID NO, THEY DIDN’T
b) WH QUESTIONS
Como su nombre lo indica, estas preguntas comenzarán con una palabra de WH (What, Where,
When, How, etc.) y luego siguen la misma estructura que la pregunta Yes-No. La diferencia con la
anterior es que las respuestas a las preguntas WH serán más completes y tendremos que
responder con una oracion afirmativa
WH WORD + DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT?
Examples:
Where did Jeremy want to go this summer? He wanted to go to the beach.
When did they listen to music? They listened to music last night.
What did your neighbor buy last week? He bought a new car last week.
What time did you eat dinner yesterday? I ate dinner at six o’clock yesterday.