Simple Past
El tiempo Pasado Simple se usa para hablar de acciones terminadas en el pasado. Como hacen referencia a acciones que ya ocurrieron, siempre deben ir en un contexto pasado, ya sea porque se está contando una historia que ya pasó, o bien usando complementos de tiempo pasado, como:
| yesterday | ayer |
| last night | anoche |
| last week | la semana pasada |
| last month | el mes pasado |
| last year | el año pasado |
| in 1970 | en 1970 |
Comenzaremos con la conjugación del verbo to be. Para la primera y tercera persona es was, para todas las demás es were.
Lee e intenta recordar la conjugación del verbo to be en pasado.
| TO BE | |
| I | was |
| You | were |
| He | was |
| She | was |
| It | was |
| We | were |
| You | were |
| They | were |
I was in London last year.Estuve en Londres el año pasado.
Sarah and Tom were in London last year.Sarah y Tom estuvieron en Londres el año pasado.
Sarah and Tom were in London last year.Sarah y Tom estuvieron en Londres el año pasado.
El verbo to have en pasado es had. Es igual para todas las personas.
I had breakfast at 8 o'clock.Tomé el desayuno a las 8 en punto.
Para usar otros verbos en este tiempo, se usa la forma del verbo en pasado simple, que es igual para todas las personas. La formación del pasado simple depende si el verbo es regular o irregular.
Verbos regulares
En el caso de los verbos regulares, el pasado simple se forma tomando el propio verbo y agregando "ed", o "d" si termina en vocal. Si termina en "y", se cambia por "ied".
En el caso de los verbos regulares, el pasado simple se forma tomando el propio verbo y agregando "ed", o "d" si termina en vocal. Si termina en "y", se cambia por "ied".
We played tennis for two hours.Jugamos tenis por dos horas.
She arrived late.Llegó tarde.
You studied a lot.Estudiaste mucho.
She arrived late.Llegó tarde.
You studied a lot.Estudiaste mucho.
Verbos irregularesLos verbos irregulares tienen su propia forma del pasado simple y la única manera de aprenderlos es memorizarlos. Normalmente son los que aparecen en la segunda columna de los listados de verbos irregulares en los diccionarios de inglés.
Por ejemplo el pasado del verbo to go (ir) es "went". El pasado de to see (ver) es "saw". Siempre es igual para todas las personas.
We went to London in 1994.Fuimos a Londres es 1994.
We saw the double-decker buses.Vimos los autobuses de dos pisos.
We saw the double-decker buses.Vimos los autobuses de dos pisos.
Simple Past
La forma interrogativa se compone del auxiliar DID seguido de la persona y el verbo en infinitivo. El auxiliar es igual para todas las personas.
| TO GO | ||
| Did | I | go ? |
| Did | You | go ? |
| Did | He | go ? |
| Did | She | go ? |
| Did | It | go ? |
| Did | We | go ? |
| Did | You | go ? |
| Did | They | go ? |
Para realizar una pregunta se usa la "question word" adelante.
Where did you go?¿Dónde fuiste?
When did you go to London?¿Cúando fuiste a Londres?
When did you go to London?¿Cúando fuiste a Londres?
La forma negativa se compone de la persona, seguido del auxiliar DID, seguido de NOT y el verbo en infinitivo. En lenguaje informal, puede usarse la forma contracta didn't.
| TO GO | |||||
| I | did | not | go | = | I didn't go |
| You | did | not | go | = | You didn't go |
| He | did | not | go | = | He didn't go |
| She | did | not | go | = | She didn't go |
| It | did | not | go | = | It didn't go |
| We | did | not | go | = | We didn't go |
| You | did | not | go | = | You didn't go |
| They | did | not | go | = | They didn't go |
Presentamos aquí una pequeña lista de algunos verbos irregulares con su pasado simple. Intenta recordarlos!
| INFINITIVO | PASADO SIMPLE |
| go (ir) | went |
| have (tener) | had |
| write (escribir) | wrote |
| read (leer) | read |
| catch (atrapar) | caught |
| fall (caer) | fell |
| hear (escuchar) | heard |
| see (ver) | saw |
| say (decir) | said |
| give (dar) | gave |
| know (saber) | knew |
Here you are a game.
http://conteni2.educarex.es/mats/001036/contenido/SD11_ODE1/SD11_ODE1.html
Look for the 22 irregular verbs that appear in the game in the following list .
| Infinitive | Simple Past | Past Participle | Spanish |
| arise | arose | arisen | surgir |
| be | was / were | been | ser |
| beat | beat | beaten | golpear |
| become | became | become | convertirse |
begin
| began | begun |
comenzar
|
| bet | bet/betted | bet/betted | apostar |
| bite | bit | bitten | morder |
| bleed | bled | bled | sangrar |
| blow | blew | blown | soplar |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| build | built | built | construir |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| catch | caught | caught | atrapar |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | costar |
| creep | crept | crept | arrastrarse |
cut
| cut | cut |
cortar
|
| deal | dealt | dealt | dar, repartir |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| draw | drew | drawn | dibujar |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed | soñar |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer |
| feed | fed | fed | alimentar |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir |
| fight | fought | fought | pelear |
| find | found | found | encontrar |
| flee | fled | fled | huir |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| forgive | forgave | forgiven | perdonar |
| forsake | forsook | forsaken | abandonar |
| freeze | froze | frozen | congelar |
| get | got | got | tener, obtener |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| go | went | gone | ir |
| grind | ground | ground | moler |
| grow | grew | grown | crecer |
| hang | hung | hung | colgar |
| have | had | had | tener |
| hear | heard | heard | oír |
| hide | hid | hidden | esconderse |
| hit | hit | hit | golpear |
| hold | held | held | tener, mantener |
| hurt | hurt | hurt | herir, doler |
| keep | kept | kept | guardar |
| kneel | knelt | knelt | arrodillarse |
| know | knew | known | saber |
| lead | led | led | encabezar |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned | aprender |
| leave | left | left | dejar |
| lend | lent | lent | prestar |
| let | let | let | dejar |
| lie | lay | lain | yacer |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| make | made | made | hacer |
| mean | meant | meant | significar |
| meet | met | met | conocer, encontrar |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| put | put | put | poner |
| quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted | abandonar |
| read | read | read | leer |
| ride | rode | ridden | montar, ir |
| ring | rang | rung | llamar por teléfono |
| rise | rose | risen | elevar |
| run | ran | run | correr |
| say | said | said | decir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| sell | sold | sold | vender |
| send | sent | sent | enviar |
| set | set | set | fijar |
| sew | sewed | sewn/sewed | coser |
| shake | shook | shaken | sacudir |
| shine | shone | shone | brillar |
| shoot | shot | shot | disparar |
| show | showed | shown/showed | mostrar |
| shrink | shrank/shrunk | shrunk | encoger |
| shut | shut | shut | cerrar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| sink | sank | sunk | hundir |
| sit | sat | sat | sentarse |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| slide | slid | slid | deslizar |
| sow | sowed | sown/sowed | sembrar |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled | deletrear |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled | derramar |
| split | split | split | partir |
| spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled | estropear |
| spread | spread | spread | extenderse |
| stand | stood | stood | estar de pie |
| steal | stole | stolen | robar |
| sting | stung | stung | picar |
| stink | stank/stunk | stunk | apestar |
| strike | struck | struck | golpear |
| swear | swore | sworn | jurar |
| sweep | swept | swept | barrer |
| swim | swam | swum | nadar |
| take | took | taken | tomar |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| tear | tore | torn | romper |
| tell | told | told | decir |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| throw | threw | thrown | lanzar |
| tread | trode | trodden/trod | pisar |
| understand | understood | understood | entender |
| wake | woke | woken | despertarse |
| wear | wore | worn | llevar puesto |
| weave | wove | woven | tejer |
| weep | wept | wept | llorar |
| win | won | won | ganar |
| wring | wrung | wrung | retorcer |
| write | wrote | written | escribir |
Exercise 1
Completa con la forma pasada (Simple Past) del verbo. Por ejemplo: go - went.
Exercise 2
Reescribe las siguientes oraciones en su forma negativa. Respeta las mayúsculas, minúsculas y signos de
puntuación.1. The people screamed.
2. Lisa was very happy.
3. You went to Paris last year.
4. Sofia visited her grandmother yesterday.
5. I was in Hong Kong last month.
6. John went to the cinema last week.
7. Shakespeare wrote a lot of books.
8. You were at school yesterday.
9. It was very cold yesterday.
Exercise 3
Reescribe las siguientes oraciones en tiempo pasado simple. Respeta las mayúsculas, minúsculas y signos de puntuación.1. I go to school in the morning.
2. Diane is very tired.
3. You are at home.
4. I have breakfast.
5. Thomas and Nick play tennis all day.
6. The plane arrives at half past ten.
7. I study English at home.
8. They stay all night in front of the computer.
9. It is ten past eleven.
