PAST SIMPLE.
Es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para expresar acciones que tuvieron lugar en el pasado.
Encontramos dos tipos de pasado simple: el regular o el irregular. Para formar el pasado simple de los verbos regulares tenemos que añadir el sufijo 'ed' al infinitivo. Para formar el pasado simple de los verbos irregulares no se sigue ninguna regla.
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Yesterday. | ![]() | Ayer |
Last night . | ![]() | A noche |
Last year. | ![]() | El año pasado |
Last week. | ![]() | La semana pasada |
Last weekend. | ![]() | El fin de semana pasado |
Last month.
| ![]() | El mes pasado |
Subject +
Quick examples
- I was sleepy.
- He didn't learn any Italian when he was in Italy two year ago.
- I went to the cinema, bought popcorn and watched a movie.
We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long. There can be a few actions happening one ofter another.
Use
Use 1: Past actions that are now finished
The first use of the Past Simple to express actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long.- John cut his finger last week.
short - I went to college 3 years ago.
long - He ate the dinner 1 hour ago.
short - I slept well last night.
long
Use 2: Situation in the past
Another use of this tense is talk about situations in the past.- I lived in New York for 10 years (I don't live there anymore).
Use 3: A series of actions in the past
The Past Simple can also be used with a few actions in the past happening one after another.- He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests.
Form
Forming a sentence in the Past Simple is easy. To form a declarative sentence, all you need is the subject of the sentence (e.g. I, you, he, a dog) and the past form of your verb (e.g. was, talked, swam). Questions and negative sentences are only a little more difficult, because they require an auxiliary verb.Negative Sentences
Subject | Didn't | Verb (present form) | ||
e.g. he, she, a dog, etc. | e.g. go, make, have, etc. |
Examples | Use (click to read) | |
![]() | He didn't learn any Italian when he was in Italy two year ago. | 1 |
![]() | I wasn't at my grandma's when you came. | 1 |
![]() | He didn't get any good grades when he attended school. | 3 |
Es hora de que practiques lo aprendido mediante algunos ejercicios. Aquí te dejo un link donde encontrarás ejercicios sencillos acerca del pasado simple en inglés.
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson14/07.html
Te dejo una canción muy padre de Celine Dion donde podrás observar el uso del pasado en inglés.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOS53-12TVg
Si aún tienes duda acerca del tema este link te ayudará a comprender mejor su función y además podrás encontrar más ejercicios para practicar.
Suerte!
http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.mx/2006/02/lesson-7-past-tense-pasado.html
Tal vés te es más fácil aprender mediante videos. Pues aquí te dejo uno donde explican el pasado simple de una forma sencilla y rápida. Espero que sea de gran ayuda para ti.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cprjIeAMx8
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