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Past simple
Form: (+) verb + -ed// (-) didnt + verb // (?) Did + subject + verb

Verbo: start

I started

Affirmative

Negative
I did not start/ didnt start

Interrogative
Did I start?

You started

You did not start/ didnt start

Did you start?

He started

He did not start/ didnt start

Did he start?

She started

She did not start/ didnt start

Did she start?

It started

It did not start/ didnt start

Did it start?

We started

We did not start/ didnt start

Did we start?

You started

You did not start/ didnt start

Did you start?

They started

They did not start/ didnt

Did they start?

start

Respuestas cortas
Did you start college?
Yes, I did
No, I didnt
Did she start high school?
Yes, she did.
No, she didnt.

A la afirmativa de los verbos irregulares se le aade ed (verbos regulares), la forma de los

verbos irregulares hay que estudiarla (2 columna).

En la negativa e interrogativa utilizamos el verbo do en pasado did para todas las personas y no
usamos la forma con ed sino la forma original del verbo.

Usamos el pasado simple para :

i

Una accin que tuvo lugar en el pasado y sabemos cundo.

A man tried to take my bag yesterday.
I didnt talk to my friend last night.

ii

Hbitos en el pasado.
People travelled by train and boat in 1900. They didnt use planes.

Spelling rules for -ed

La mayora de los verbos: aaden -ed
Los verbos regulares acabados en e: aaden -d
Los verbos regulares acabados en consonante + -y:

start started
use used
carry carried

cambian la y por i y aaden -ed

Los verbos regulares acabados en consonante +

stop stopped

vocal + consonante: doblan la consonante final y

PERO: visit visited

aaden ed.

Past simple of irregular verbs

Los verbos irregulares no toman la terminacin ed en el pasado simple. Cada forma
verbal irregular forma el pasado simple de una manera. (Lista de verbos irregulares,
segunda columna)
Al igual que los verbos regulares, los verbos irregulares usan el auxiliar did para formar
la negativa y la interrogativa.
(+) They stole her car.
(-) They didnt steal her car.
(?) Did they steal her car?

Past simple of the verb to be

I was

Affirmative

Negative
I was not/ wasnt

Was I?

You were

You were not/ werent

Were you?

He was

He was not/ wasnt

Was he?

She was

She was not/ wasnt

Was she?

It was

It was not/ wasnt

Was it?

We were

We were not/ werent

Were we?

You were

You were not/ werent

Were you?

They were

They were not/ werent

Were they?

affirmative
There was

negative
There was not [wasnt]

interrogative
Was there?

There were

There were not [werent]

Were there?

Interrogative

Respuestas cortas:
Were they sad?
Yes, they were
No, they werent
Was she happy?
Yes, she was
No, she wasnt

There was/ There were

There was y there were significan HABA

There was se utiliza con nombres en singular y nombres incontables (milk, furniture, juice, time)
There were se utiliza con nombres en plural

Ago
-

Usamos ago para enunciar un tiempo anterior a ahora cuando un evento sucedi:
The film finished five minutes ago.

Usamos ago al final de la frase con el pasado simple.