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Vamos al tema:
Para hablar de acciones que se completaron en algn punto del pasado utilizamos el pasado
simple.
Hay dos maneras de expresar el pasado, con verbos regulares o irregulares.
Cmo se forma
En el pasado simple no se har distincin con la tercera persona del singular (he, she and
it) como hacemos con el presente simple.
A todas las formas personales les corresponder la misma forma del pasado:
Cmo se forma
Para formar tanto la negacin como la interrogacin del pasado simple tambin utilizamos el verbo
auxiliar do y el verbo deber ir en infinitivo, como ocurra con el presente simple.
Esta vez, tendremos que utilizar la forma en pasado del auxiliar (did), la cual, al estar en
pasado, no distinguir entre diferentes formas personales.
Vamos a ver cmo funciona:
Negacin
Sujeto + did not (didnt) + Verbo (Infinitivo) + (Complemento)
SUJETO NEGACIN CONTRACCIN
COMPLEMENTO
I
did not
didnt eat (no com)
pizza(pizza)
You
did not
didnt eat (no comiste)
He/She/It did not
didnt eat (no comi)
We
did not
didnt eat (no comimos)
You
did not
didnt eat (no comisteis)
They
did not
didnt eat (no comieron)
Interrogacin
(Wh-word) + Auxiliar (did) + Sujeto + Verbo (Infinitivo) + (Complemento)?
When
did
Cundo me llamaste?
you
call
me?
Significado
I have played
yo he jugado
t has jugado
he has played
l ha jugado
we have played
Verbos irregulares
Para los verbos irregulares hay que memorizar su forma de pasado y de
participio.
Verbo
Participio
Significado
to go
Gone
ir
to make
Made
hacer
Participio
Used
to excuse Excused
Significado
Usar
Disculpar
Significado
have I done?
he hecho?
has hecho?
has he done?
he hecho?
have we done?
hemos hecho?
habis hecho?
han hecho?
Already (ya)
Already significa "ya", pero slo con oraciones afirmativas y en Present
Perfect:
I have already ordered the books
ya he pedido los libros
5 oraciones interrogativas
Did you sleep ten hours last night? Yes, I did - No, I didn't
Dormiste tu diez horas anoche?
Si lo hice - No, no lo hice
Did you sleep listening soft music? Yes, you did - No, you didn't
Dormiste escuchando musica suave? Si lo hice, - No, no lo hice
Did she sleep at my house? Yes, she did - No, she didn't
Durmi ella en mi casa? Si, lo hizo - No, no lo hizo
Did the dog sleep all day long? Yes, it did - No, it didn't
Durmi el perro todo el dia? Si, si lo hizo - No, no lo hizo
For:
2)I haven't been to the cinema for ages.
3) Johan has been in England for more than two weeks now.
4) I have had this computer for about a year.
5) my dog's been missing for 2 two days.