2. El Tiempo Pasado Simple se emplea generalmente para expresar acciones que ya se
realizaron, también se pueden emplear algunos adverbios de tiempo para enfatizar el
momento que se realizó la acción.
En este tiempo, los verbos se clasifican en REGULARES e IRREGULARES, los cuales
forman su pasado de diferente manera.
Los verbos REGULARES forman su pasado como muestra en el siguiente cuadro:
3. Los verbos IRREGULARES, como su
nombre lo indica forman su pasado de
manera irregular, como se aprecia en
estos ejemplos:
4. • Estas expresiones son adverbios de tiempo que enfatizan el
momento que se realizó la acción y que van generalmente
al final de la oración.
VOCABULARY
6. Analicemos estos ejemplos y traducimos al castellano.
My mom went to La Paz last week.
Mi mamá fue a La Paz la semana pasada.
Mr. Smith worked in the bank last year.
El Sr. Smith trabajó en el banco el año pasado.
We answered the questions
Nosotros respondimos las preguntas.
NOTA: PARA CAMBIAR UNA ORACIÓN DEL PRESENTE AL PASADO, SE DEBE TOMAR EN CUENTA
SI EL VERBO ES REGULAR O IRREGULAR, POR OTRA PARTE SE DEBE CAMBIAR EL ADVERBIO DE
TIEMPO SI ES QUE TUVIERA.
EXAMPLES:
Ruth types many letters every day.
Ruth typed many letters yesterday
7. Paul closes the door
Paul closed the door
I listen rock music on Saturdays
I listened rock music last Saturday
They watch T.V. every night.
They watched T.V. last night
Mrs. Jones gets up early every morning
Mrs. Jones got up early yesterday morning.
8. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Mary ran every morning last year
Did Mary run every morning last year?
My Friends arrived to classes late
Did my Friends arrive to classes late?
They wrote many letters yesterday
Did they write many letters yesterday?
Ann read a book last week
Did Ann read a book last week?
The girls played tennis last Saturday
Did the girls play tennis last Saturday?
Estas oraciones se construyen poniendo delante del sujeto el auxiliar Did, que es el pasado de
do- does; además el verbo principal debe ir en presente.
EXAMPLES
9. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
• Las oraciones negativas se construyen poniendo el auxiliar did más la negación not,
delante del verbo principal que debe ir en presente como en las oraciones
interrogativas.
• Analicemos estos ejemplos:
Mary closed the Windows
Mary did not close the Windows
I worked hard yesterday
I did noy work hard yesterday
The secretary went to the bank
The secretary did not go to the bank
She had many problems
She did not have many problems
Susan and Joe talked last week
Sussan and Joe did not talk last week
10. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. “Yes, No” QUESTIONS
Estas preguntas se contestan afirmativamente con Yes, o negativamente con No, Seguido
de una coma.
EXAMPLES:
Did you study last year?
Yes, I did.
Did Mary read a book last night?
Yes, she did.
Did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas work last week?
Yes, they did.
Did Henry drive his car fast?
No, he did not.
Did George and Susan play tennis?
No, they did not.
Did you study for the English test?
No, I did not.
11. “OR” QUESTIONS
• A estas preguntas se debe responder escogiendo una de las opciones que te da la pregunta.
• EXAMPLES:
Did Jim study medicine or accouting?
He studied acoounting
Did you come here by taxi or by trufi?
I came by trufi
Did your mom go to La Paz or to Oruro?
She went to Oruro
Did the baby drink milk or wáter?
He drank milk
Did Susan work or study last year?
She studied last year
Did the Kids play soccer or tennis?
They played soccer
Did Mr. Brown go to the bank or to his office?
He went to his office
Did the teacher explain the lesson or the practice?
She explained the lesson
12. INFORMATION QUESTIONS
• Estas preguntas se formulan para pedir un dato informativo que necesitamos saber. Las
respuestas son lo más cortas posibles y al punto.
• EXAMPLES:
Where did you go yesterday?
To the hospital
What time did you get up yesterday morning?
At six o´clock
Who did the English homework?
Joseph did
How did you come home last night?
By taxi
When did Helen have classes?
In the morning
What did your dad buy for your birthday?
A book