UNIVERSITY OF MACHALA

ACADEMIC UNIT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CARRER CIVIL ENGINEERING
ENGLISH III

Name: Cristhofer A. Salinas

Class: 3 B

Date: Twentieth May - 2016

Teacher: Lic. Klever Sarmiento

Topic: Simple Past
El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de una accin concreta que comenz y
acab en el pasado. En este caso equivale al pretrito indefinido espaol.
Generalmente, lo usamos con adverbios de tiempo como:
The simple past is used to talk about a concrete action that began and ended in
the past. In this case equivalent to the Spanish preterite.
Generally, we use it with adverbs of time as: last year, yesterday, last
night
Ejemplos:
Examples:
Tom stayed at home last night. (Tom se qued en casa anoche.)
Kate worked last Saturday. (Kate trabaj el sbado pasado.)
I didnt go to the party yesterday. (No fui a la fiesta ayer.)
Did they walk to school this morning? (Han andado a la escuela esta
maana?)
2. Se usa el pasado simple para una serie de acciones en el pasado.
The simple past is used for a series of actions in the past.
Ejemplos:
Examples:
I received the good news and immediately called my husband. (Recib la
buena noticia y llam de inmediato a mi marido.)
He studied for an hour in the morning, worked all afternoon and didnt
return home until 10 at night. (Estudi durante una hora por la maana, trabaj
toda la tarde y no regres a casa hasta las 10 de la noche.)
3. Tambin lo usamos para acciones repetidas o habituales en el pasado, como
se usa el pretrito imperfecto espaol.
We also use it for repeated or habitual actions in the past, as used the Spanish
past

Ejemplos:
Examples:
We always traveled to Cancun for vacation when we were young.
(Siempre viajbamos a Cancun durante las vacaciones cuando ramos
jvenes.)
He walked 5 kilometers every day to work. (Caminaba 5 kilmetros hasta
el trabajo cada da.)
Formation of the simple past
Para formar el pasado simple con verbos regulares, usamos el infinitivo y
aadimos la terminacin -ed. La forma es la misma para todas las personas
(I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
To form the past simple regular verbs, we use the infinitive and add the ending
"-ed". The form is the same for everyone (I, you, he, she, it, we, They).
Ejemplos:
Examples:

want wanted
learn learned
stay stayed
walk walked
show showed
Para verbos que terminan en una e, slo aadimos -d.
For verbs that end in "e", we only add "-d".
Ejemplos:

Examples:
change changed
believe believed
Si el verbo termina en una vocal corta y una consonante (excepto y o w), doblamos
la consonante final.
If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant (except "and" or "w"), double the final
consonant.

Ejemplos:

Examples:

stop stopped
commit committed
Con verbos que terminan en una consonante y una y, se cambia la y por una i.
With verbs ending in a consonant and a "and" changed the "y" with an "i".
Ejemplos:

Examples:

study studied
try tried
Structure

1.

Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

Sujeto + verbo principal

Subject + main verb
Ejemplos:

Examples:
She was a doctor. (Era doctora.)
The keys were in the drawer. (Las llaves estaban en el cajn.)
I wanted to dance. (Quera bailar.)
They learned English. (Aprendieron ingls.)
We believed him. (Le cremos.)
I bought a blue car. (Compr un coche azul.)
2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)
To be:
Sujeto + to be + not
Subject + to be + not
Ejemplos:

Examples:
She wasnt a doctor. (Ella no era doctora.)
The keys werent in the drawer. (Las llaves no estaban en el cajn.)
Nota: El verbo to have got, que en el presente simple sigue las mismas reglas que el
verbo to be, no puede ser utilizado en el pasado. Para indicar la posesin en el
pasado, usamos el verbo to have.
Todos los verbos dems:
Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to do) + not + verbo principal (en infinitivo)
Note: The verb "to have got", which in the present simple follow the same rules as the
verb "to be" can not be used in the past. To indicate possession in the past, we use the
verb "to have".
All other verbs:
Subject + auxiliary verb (to do) + "not" + main verb (infinitive)
Ejemplos:

Examples:

I didnt want to dance. (No quera bailar.)

They didnt learn English. (No aprendieron ingls)
We didnt believe him. (No le cremos.)
I didnt buy a blue car. (No compr un coche azul.)
Nota: En frases negativas, el verbo auxiliar va en pasado (did) y el verbo principal se
queda en el infinitivo.
Note: In negative sentences, the auxiliary verb is in the past ( "did") and the main verb
is the infinitive.
3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)
To be:
To be + sujeto?
To be + subject
Ejemplos:

Examples:
Was she a doctor? (Era doctora?)
Were the keys in the drawer? (Estaban las llaves en el cajn?)

Conclusions:

References:
http://www.inglessencillo.com/pasado-simple