Simple Past

El pasado simple se usa para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en un momento específico del pasado.

Se puede expresar mediante un adverbio de tiempo pasado (yesterday, last week, a minute ago, in 1975, in the 17th century, etc) o bien lo conocemos por las referencias del contexto. Por ejemplo: si estoy hablando de lo que hacían los niños en la antigua Roma, tendré que expresarlo en pasado.

Most children in Roman times did not go to school= la mayoría de los niños en Roma no iban al colegio.

 

 

 

 

 

El verbo "to be" es especial a la hora de construir el pasado.
Es muy fácil, pues solo tiene dos formas: "was" y "were".

"Was" se usa con la primera  y tercera persona del singular.
"Were" con el resto de las personas.

Las formas negativas son : "was not" /"wasn't" y  "were not" /"weren't"

La interrogativa se forma invirtiendo el orden: was/were + sujeto....?

Ejemplos:

Yesterday I was in class (Ayer estuve en clase)
Yesterday I wasn't in class (Ayer no estuve en clase)
Were you in class yesterday? (¿Estuviste en clase ayer?)



 













 

 

 

 

Estudia sus formas en esta tabla.
TOBE: (SER/ESTAR)

AFFIRMATIVE  +	NEGATIVE -	INTERROGATIVE ?
I was.	I wasn't.	Was I?
He was.	He wasn't.	Was he?
She was.	She wasn't.	Was she?
It was.	It wasn't.	Was it?
You were.	You weren't.	Were you?
We were.	We weren't.	Were we?
They were.	They weren't.	Were they?

Ahora vamos a estudiar el verbo HABER en PASADO:

Sólo tiene dos formas:

There was + singular

There were + plural

AFIRMATIVA	NEGATIVA	INTERROGATIVA
There was	There wasn't	Was there...?
There were	There weren't	Were there...?

Ejemplos: Yesterday there was a strike (Ayer hubo una huelga)
                Yesterday there wasn't a strike (Ayer no hubo una huelga)
                Was there a strike yesterday? (¿Hubo una huelga ayer?)

¿Qué pasa con el resto de los verbos?

Se distinguen dos tipos de verbos según la forma de construir el pasado: regulares e irregulares. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Simple Past en verbos regulares se forma añadiendo –ed  al infinitivo:
Infinitive: to work;  Simple Past: worked
 

• Verbos que acaban en –e añaden –d : Infinitive: to love     Simple Past: loved
  

•  Los verbos monosílabos que acaban en consonante y contienen una vocal duplican la consonante final: stop-stopped        

• Los verbos bisílabos duplican la consonante final cuando el golpe de voz cae en la última sílaba: admit-admitted        

•  Los verbos que acaban en -l la duplican siempre: travel-travelled

• Verbos que acaban en –y  y esta va precedida de una consonante cambian la –y por –i antes de añadir –ed: carry-carried    but  played ( y detras de vocal no cambia)

REGULAR VERB: TO WORK

Affirmative +	Negative -	Interrogative ?	Short answer +	Short answer -
I worked.	I didn't work.	Did I work?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He worked.	He didn't work.	Did he work?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She worked.	She didn't work.	Did she work?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It worked.	It didn't work.	Did it work?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You worked.	You didn't work.	Did you work?	Yes you did.	No, you didn't.
We worked.	We didn't work.	Did we work?	Yes we did.	No, we didn't.
They worked.	They didn't work.	Did they work?	Yes they did.	No, they didn't.

La forma negativa de los verbos regulares e irregulares se forma de igual manera: didn't + infinitivo sin “to”

I didn't work; you didn't work; he didn't work; etc (verbo regular)
I didn’t buy; you didn’t buy; he didn’t buy; etc (verbo irregular)

La interrogativa de los verbos regulares e irregulares se forma igual: did + sujeto + infinitivo (sin “to”)

Did I work?; Did you work?; Did he work?; etc (verbo regular)
Did I buy; Did you buy?; Did he buy?, etc (verbo irregular)

IRREGULAR VERB: TO BUY

Affirmative +	Negative -	Interrogative ?	Short answer +	Short answer -
I bought	I didn't buy	Did I buy?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He bought	He didn't buy	Did he buy?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She bought	She didn't buy	Did she buy?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It  bought.	It didn't buy	Did it buy?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You  bought	You didn't buy	Did you buy?	Yes you did.	No, you didn't.
We  bought	We didn't buy	Did we buy?	Yes we did.	No, we didn't.
They  bought	They didn't buy	Did they buy?	Yes they did.	No, they didn't.

LOS VERBOS IRREGULARES SE TIENEN QUE APRENDER DE MEMORIA

GAMES
 

GAME IRREGULAR VERBS 

 
SIMPLE PAST GAME 

This is a scene of life in old Greece, in the year 322 B.C. Can you find the mistakes? Use these verbs: eat, smoke, use, drink, have, ride, wear

 

 

EXERCISES

1.- Complete with WAS / WERE 

 

1. Last month I …………………………………. in Liverpool.

2. What …………………………………… the weather like?

3. We ……………………………….. (not) very happy because it was raining.

4. Why ……………………………… you so tired last Friday?

5. His parents …………………………………. very angry with their son.

6. What time ……………………………………. the concert?

7. When she ………………………. a child, she …………………… (not) afraid of mice.

8. It ……………………………………. (not) very cheap.

9. How much ………………………………… your new car?

10. Peter and Sue …………….. (not) at home when the phone rang.

2.- Write the right form of the past tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. Joey …………………… (marry) Meg last March.

2. Peter…………………………………. (not/want) to come to the party.

3. She ………………………………….. (walk) for an hour.

4. When ……………………………..…. (you/paint) your house?

5. My wife …………………………….. (study) Maths at the university.

6. His sister …………………………………….. (not/clean) her shoes in the morning.

7. …………………………………… (Paul/ live) in Londonlast year?

8. I …………………………………………(enjoy) a lot in your party.

9. When …………………………………… (the football match /finish)?

10. Last summer my husband ……………………………….. (repair) his old car.

3.- Complete the text with the past tense of the verbs in brackets

My aunt and uncle were in our town for a visit last weekend. They (1) ……………… (not stay) at our flat – they (2) ……………… (stay) in a hotel in the centre of town. Their room was nice, but my aunt (3) ……… (not like) the food.She (4) ……………… (visit) us on Saturday, and she and mum (5) ……………… (talk) all afternoon. My uncle (6) ……………… (not want) to sit inside,so he and I (7) ……………… (walk) to the stadium to watch the football match.But we (8) ……………… (not have) a very good time because our team (9) ………………(not play) well and at 3.30 it (10) ……………… (start) to rain.

4.- Complete with the correct form of the verbs (SIMPLE PRESENT/PRESENT CONTINUOUS/ SIMPLE PAST)

1. I usually ________(cycle) to work but today I __________ (drive)
2. It _________________________ (not rain) at the moment.
3. The first comics________________ (not be) about superheroes.
4. I _________(study) English last night and then I ________(have) a shower before bed.
5. We often __________________  (eat) paella for lunch.
6. They _____(fly) to Ireland last year and ________(go) to Dublin.
7. I ____________________ (watch) TV with my boyfriend now.
8. We _______(invite) our family for dinner last night. We always ______ (invite) our family for dinner on Sunday.
9. My cousins _________________(swim) in the sea now.
10. My mum never _________________ (sunbathe) in the beach.
11. I ________ (have) long hair when I was a little child, but now my hair is very short.
12. Janet ____________(write) a letter to George last night.