1. EL PASADO SIMPLE

2. Se emplea para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en el
pasado
We didn't see Jack last night > No vimos a Jack anoche
I went there last year > Fui allí el año pasado.
You lived in Paris, didn't you? > Vivías en París, ¿verdad?
He worked there in 1980 > Él trabajaba allí en 1980.
She saw him yesterday > Ella lo vio ayer.
What did they talk about? > ¿Sobre qué charlaron?

3. Para hacer el pasado simple de los verbos se añade la
terminación –ed a la forma base
PLAY > PLAYED
DANCE > DANCED
PAINT > PAINTED
CRY > CRIED

4. La formación del pasado simple de algunos verbos es
irregular y no sigue ninguna norma
WRITE > WROTE
SING > SANG
EAT > ATE
PUT > PUT

5. LOS VERBOS IRREGULARES
PUEDES PRACTICARLOS AQUÍ

6. Para negar hechos del pasado se utiliza el auxiliar de
pasado: didn’t. El verbo pasa a estar en la forma base
I played I didn’t play
>
You sang > You didn’t sing
He danced > He didn’t dance
They put > They didn’t put

7. They didn’t drive a car yesterday
They didn’t make a cake yesterday
They sang a nice song yesterday

8. Para preguntar hechos del pasado se utiliza el auxiliar
de pasado: did. El verbo pasa a estar en la forma base
She painted Did she paint?
>
You sang > Did you sing?
They wrote > Did they write?
He ate > Did he eat?

9. Did he study French? No he didn’t
Did he bake a cake? No he didn’t
Did he dance rock? Yes, he did

10. I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
You worked. You didn't work. Did you work?
He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
She worked. She didn't work. Did she work?
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
We worked. We didn't work. Did we work?
You worked. You didn't work. Did you work?
They worked. They didn't work. Did they work?
REGULAR VERB: TO WORK

11. I drove. I didn't drive. Did I drive?
You drove. You didn't drive. Did you drive?
He drove. He didn't drive. Did he drive?
She drove. She didn't drive. Did she drive?
It drove. It didn't drive. Did it drive?
We drove. We didn't drive. Did we drive?
You drove. You didn't drive. Did you drive?
They drove. They didn't drive. Did they drive?
IRREGULAR VERB: TO DRIVE

12. Hay algunos verbos que
funcionan de manera
diferente a los demás

13. I was. I wasn't. Was I?
You were. You weren’t. Were you?
He was. He wasn't. Was he?
She was. She wasn't. Was she?
It was. It wasn't. Was it?
We were. We weren’t. Were we?
You were. You weren’t. Were you?
They were. They weren’t. Were they?
REGULAR VERB: TO BE

14. I had. I hadn't. Had I?
You had. You hadn't. Had you?
He had. He hadn't. Had he?
She had. She hadn't. Had she?
It had. It hadn't. Had it?
We had. We hadn't. Had we?
You had. You hadn't. Had you?
They had. They hadn't. Had they?
REGULAR VERB: TO HAVE

15. EL PASADO
CONTINUO

16. Se emplea para hablar de acciones que estaban ocu-
rriendo a lo largo de un tiempo en el pasado
I was studying for an hour > Estuve estudiando durante
una hora.
He was living there for 5 years > Él estuvo viviendo allí
durante cinco años.
We were dancing all night long > Nosotros/as estuvimos
bailando toda la noche.
Were they working in Africa last year? > ¿Estuvieron tra-
bajando en África el año pasado?

17. Para hacer el pasado continuo de los verbos se em-
plea el pasado del verbo ‘to be’ y el verbo principal
terminado en -ing
PLAY > I WAS PLAYING
DANCE > YOU WERE DANCING
PAINT > HE WAS PAINTING
CRY > THEY WERE SINGING

18. I was working.
You were working.
He was working.
She was working.
It was working.
We were working.
You were working.
They were working.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM

19. I wasn’t working.
You weren’t working.
He wasn’t working.
She wasn’t working.
It wasn’t working.
We weren’t working.
You weren’t working.
They weren’t working.
NEGATIVE FORM

20. Was I working?
Were you working ?
Was he working ?
Was she working ?
Was it working ?
Were we working ?
Were you working ?
Were they working ?
INTERROGATIVE FORM

21. Were they playing tennis yestarday?
No, they weren’t playing tennis yesterday
They were playing football