LECCION 16b CURSO DE INGLES NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL

Estudiaremos el PASADO SIMPLE (THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Con verbos que no
son to be)
In this lesson we will talk about the past simple tense with other verbs (NOT THE
VERB TO BE) in the negative and question form.
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En esta leccin aprenderemos la forma negativa y positiva del tiempo PAST SIMPLE
con verbos que no son ser o estar. Recuerden de repasar las lecciones anteriores y de
siempre practicar. (LAS RESPUESTAS DE LA TAREA ESTAN AL FINAL DE LOS
AUDIOS)
The past simple tense (NEGATIVE FORM)
Remember:
To form the past simple in the positive we need to conjugate the verb to the past form.
This past form may be in the regular and irregular form.
Regular : verbs that end in -ed
- worked / studied / finished / stayed / liked / watched / worked / lived etc
Irregular: verb change form
- ate / went / bought / read (pronunciado como red) / got up / woke up / spent etc
To form the positive: S +V +C
I / you / he / she / it / we / you /they - went - to the park
** RECUERDEN QUE TODAS LAS PERSONAS USAN 1 SOLA CONJUGACION

NEGATIVE FORM:
In the negative form we need to use the auxiliary did + not (didnt). remember that
when we use the auxiliary we put the verb in the INFINITIVE form. The auxiliary
didnt is used in the negative form with verbs that are not to be. DO NOT USE DIDNT
WITH WAS OR WERE!!!
TABLE # 1
Subject
I

Auxiliary (did) + not

Infinitive
Study

You

Work

She

Play

He

Did not (didnt)

Go

It

Eat

We

Arrive

They

Live

Ejemplos (TABLE # 2):

Positive form
Negative form
I went to school
I didnt go to school
She studied all night She didnt study all night
They ate a lot
They didnt eat a lot
We had lunch
We didnt have lunch
Simple Past (QUESTION FORM) TABLE # 3:
In the question form we need to use the auxiliary Did and we have to write the verb in
the INFINITIVE form
Auxiliary (Did)
||

Subject
I

Infinitive
Study

You

Work

He

Play

Did

She

Go

It

Eat

We

Arrive

You

Live

They

Sleep

We can also place the question word before this structure.

QW + DID + Subject+ Verb (Infinitive)

Examples:
- What did you do yesterday?
- Where did Maria go last week?

- What time did Pedro leave the party?

- When did Sarah get married?
- How many bottles of beer did they drink?

Lets compare present simple with past simple

TABLE: 4

Present Simple
(-) I dont study
(-) She doesnt work
(?) Does she study?
(?) Do you like movies?

Past Simple
I didnt study
She didnt work
Did she study?
Did you like the movie?

*** Como vemos en esta comparacin, lo nico que cambia es el auxiliar. Recuerden
que el auxiliar DID (ademas de do y does) APARECEN EL LA FORMA NEGATIVA E
INTERROGATIVA CON VERBOS QUE NO SON TOBE.

Short Answers (respuestas cortas)

Examples:
Did you see Pam yesterday? No, I didnt.
Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did.
Did Helen come to the party? No, she didnt.
Did your parents have a good trip? Yes, they did.

MARCADORES DE TIEMPO DEL PASADO: TABLE 5

Examples:
- I studied English last night.
- She finished school 3 years ago.
- Martin wanted to go to the movies yesterday.
- We went to New York 5 months ago.

Lets Practice

HOMEWORK / TAREA

* FIGURAS Y EJERCICIOS DE GRAMMAR IN USE (Cambridge) Grammar practice

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