Grammar
Past simple.
Are you getting a job? Aprende a contar tu experiencia y hablar de acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado.
Una acción terminada en el pasado
El pasado simple expresa acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en el pasado: experiencias, hábitos pasados o eventos concretos. Puedes situarlos con yesterday, last week o in 2020.
I had breakfast at nine. → Tomé desayuno a las nueve. Have → had.
I went to bed at 11:30 PM. → Me fui a la cama a las 11:30 PM. Go → went.
| Forma | Estructura | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | Subject + past verb + complement | I woke up at seven. |
| Negative | Subject + did not (didn't) + base verb + complement | I didn't wake up at seven. |
| Interrogative | Did + subject + base verb + complement? | Did you wake up at seven? |
| Afirmación | Negación | Pregunta |
|---|---|---|
| You danced all day. | You didn't dance all day. | Did you dance all day? |
| They worked in a school. | They didn't work in a school. | Did they work in a school? |
Did ya marca el pasado
Con verbos como work, go o dance, usamos did / didn’t con todos los pronombres. Después va la forma base: Did she work? No: Did she worked?
Respuestas cortas: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. · Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.
Excepción importante: be → was / were. No lleva did: She was happy. / She wasn’t happy. / Was she happy? Usamos was con I/he/she/it y were con you/we/they.
Los verbos regulares suelen terminar en -ed; los irregulares tienen formas que aprender: go → went, have → had.
| Verbo base | Pasado | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| Be | Was/were | Ser/estar |
| Have | Had | Tener |
| Do | Did | Hacer |
| Say | Said | Decir |
| Get | Got | Obtener |
| Make | Made | Hacer |
| Go | Went | Ir |
| Know | Knew | Saber |
| Take | Took | Tomar |
| See | Saw | Ver |
| Come | Came | Venir |
| Think | Thought | Pensar |
| Look | Looked | Mirar |
| Want | Wanted | Querer |
| Give | Gave | Dar |
| Use | Used | Usar |
| Find | Found | Encontrar |
| Tell | Told | Decir/contar |
| Ask | Asked | Preguntar |
| Work | Worked | Trabajar |
| Seem | Seemed | Parecer |
| Feel | Felt | Sentir |
| Try | Tried | Intentar/probar |
| Leave | Left | Dejar/irse |
| Call | Called | Llamar |
Build the sentence
Ordena las palabras de diez oraciones. Practica afirmaciones, negaciones y preguntas.
Abrir el juego en una pestaña completa ↗The missing word
Diez ejercicios: arrastra la forma correcta al espacio. También puedes tocar la respuesta y luego el espacio.
Abrir el juego en una pestaña completa ↗Ahora, conversemos.
Comenta estas preguntas con tu profesor.
- What did you do yesterday?
- Where did you study?
- Did you work or study last weekend?