Past Simple

¿Cuándo usamos el Past Simple en inglés?

• Acciones en el pasado
• Rutinas en el pasado
• Narraciones de larga duración en el pasado
• Generalidades en el pasado

Palabras clave

• last...
• ...ago
• in 1990
• yesterday

Verbo auxiliar

Did (do en pasado)

Estructura:

✔️ Affirmative:

Regular verbs:

Sujeto + infinitivo -ed + complementos

* Como añadir -ed

• Verbos acabados en -e → añadimos una -d (change → changed)
• Verbos acabados en consonante + y → se cambia la "y" por una "i" y se añade -ed (study → studied)
• Verbos acabados en vocal + consonante (excepto "w" e "y") → se dobla la consonante y se añade -ed (stop → stopped)

Ejemplo:

I worked

You worked

He/She/It worked

We worked

You worked

They worked

Irregular verbs:

Sujeto + verbo segunda columna + complemento

Ejemplo (go):

I went

You went

He/She/It went

We went

You went

They went

❌ Negative:

Sujeto + didn't + infinitivo + complementos

Ejemplo:

I didn't go

You didn't go

He/She/It didn't go

We didn't go

You didn't go

They didn't go

❔ Interrogative:

Did + sujeto + infinitivo + complementos

Ejemplo:

Did you want to dance?

Did they play football?

Did he/she/it play basketball?