SIMPLE PAST OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
Funciones del
"simple past"
El "simple past" se utiliza para
hablar de una acción que concluyó en un tiempo anterior al actual.
La duración no es relevante. El tiempo en que se sitúa la acción puede ser el
pasado reciente o un pasado lejano.
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Ejemplos
§ We moved here in 1991.
Did you move here in 1991?
When did you move here?
Sophia and I met yesterday.
In the end, Sophia did not show up.
They were very pleased.
They were not pleased at all.
I worked for Microsoft.
Who did you work for?
Siempre se utiliza el "simple past"
para referirse a cuándo ocurrió algo, de modo que va asociado a ciertas
expresiones temporales que indican:
§
frecuencia: often, sometimes, always
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school.
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school.
§
un
tiempo determinado: last week,
when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night
§
un
tiempo indeterminado: the other
day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in caves a long time
ago.
§
She played
the piano when she was a child.
Nota: el
término ago es útil para expresar distancia temporal en el pasado. Se
coloca después del periodo de tiempo de que se trate: a week ago,
three years ago, a minute ago.
Cuidado: el "simple past" del inglés puede parecerse a un
tiempo verbal de tu propio idioma y, sin embargo, su significado puede ser
distinto.
Formación del
"simple past"
Formación del
"simple past" con verbos regulares
Afirmativa
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Sujeto
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+ raíz + ed
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I
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skipped.
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Negativa
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Sujeto
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+ did not
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+ infinitivo sin to
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They
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didn't
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go.
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Interrogativa
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Did
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+ sujeto
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+ infinitivo sin to
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Did
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she
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arrive?
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Interrogativa negativa
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Did not
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+ sujeto
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+ infinitivo sin to
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Didn't
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you
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play?
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To Walk
Afirmativa
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Negativa
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Interrogativa
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I walked
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I didn't walk
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Did I walk?
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You walked
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You didn't walk
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Did you walk?
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He walked
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He didn't walk
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Did he walk?
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We walked
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We didn't walk
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Did we walk?
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They walked
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They didn't walk
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Did they walk?
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"Simple
past" de los verbos to be, to have, to do
Sujeto
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Verbo
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Be
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Have
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Do
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I
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was
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had
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did
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You
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were
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had
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did
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He/She/It
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was
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had
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did
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We
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were
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had
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did
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You
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were
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had
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did
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They
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were
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had
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did
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Notas sobre las
construcciones afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa
Afirmativa
La forma afirmativa del "simple past"
es sencilla.
§
I was in
Japan last year
§
She had a
headache yesterday.
§
We did
our homework last night.
Negativa e
interrogativa
Para las formas negativa e interrogativa del
"simple past" del verbo "do" como verbo ordinario,
se emplea como auxiliar "do", e.g. We didn't do our
homework last night.
La forma negativa del verbo "have" en "simple past" suele construirse utilizando el auxiliar "do", aunque en ocasiones solo se añade not o la contracción "n't".
La forma negativa del verbo "have" en "simple past" suele construirse utilizando el auxiliar "do", aunque en ocasiones solo se añade not o la contracción "n't".
La forma interrogativa del verbo "have"
en "simple past" suele emplear el auxiliar "do".
Ejemplos
§
They weren't
in Rio last summer.
§
We didn't
have any money.
§
We didn't
have time to visit the Eiffel Tower.
§
We didn't do
our exercises this morning.
§
Were they in Iceland last January?
§
Did
you have a bicycle when
you were young?
§
Did
you do much climbing
in Switzerland?
Nota: para
construir las formas negativa e interrogativa de todos los verbos en
"simple past", se utiliza siempre el auxiliar 'did''.
"Simple
past": verbos irregulares
Algunos verbos hacen el "simple past"
de forma irregular. Estos son los más comunes.
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to go
§
He went
to a club last night.
§
Did he
go to the cinema last night?
§
He didn't go
to bed early last night.
to give
§
We gave
her a doll for her birthday.
§
They didn't
give John their new address.
§
Did
Barry give you my
passport?
to come
§
My parents came
to visit me last July.
§
We didn't
come because it was raining.
§
Did he
come to your party
last week?
COPIA LOS SIGUIENTES EJERCICIOS EN TU LIBRETA Y CONTESTA SEGÙN SE TE SOLICITE:
Put the verbs into the simple past:
- Last year I (go) to England on holiday.
- It (be) fantastic.
- I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .
- In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.
- In the evenings we (go) to pubs.
- The weather (be) strangely fine.
- It (not / rain) a lot.
- But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
- Where (spend / you) your last holiday?
Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.
| Infinitive | Simple Past | |
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| 1. |
meet
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| 2. |
drive
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| 3. |
speak
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.
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| 4. |
put
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.
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| 5. |
write
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.
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| 6. |
sing
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.
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| 7. |
do
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.
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| 8. |
sit
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.
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| 9. |
stand
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.
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| 10. |
run
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.
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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
- Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
- It (be) great.
- I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.
- In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
- One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
- We (be) very lucky with the weather.
- It (not / rain) a lot.
- But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
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