Pasado Simple - (Simple Past Tense) El Pasado Simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones que

han sucedido en un tiempo anterior y que ya han finalizado, por ejemplo: She cleaned her house. Ella limpi su casa. I broke the window. Yo romp la ventana. Aqu vemos su conjugacin que en el espaol equivale al Pretrito Indefinido. Observa que la estructura de la oracin es similar a la del Presente Simple:

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Sarah sang perfectly in the concert. Sarah cant perfectamente en el concierto. Did Sarah sing perfectly in the concert? Sarah did not sing perfectly in the concert. Peter decided to paint the house blue. Peter decidi pintar la casa de azul. Did Peter decide to paint the house blue? Peter did not decide to paint the house blue. My mother had her birthday party last night. Mi madre tuvo su fiesta de cumpleaos anoche. Had my mother her birthday party last night? My mother had not her birthday party last night. 8. The lawyer tried to convince the jury. El abogado trat de convencer al jurado. Did the lawyer try to convince the jury? The lawyer did not try to convince the jury. 9. My dog bit Ann in her leg. Mi perro mordi a Ann en su pierna. Did my dog bite Ann in her leg? My dog did not bite Ann in her leg. 10. I met John at the old restaurant last week. Yo conoc a John en el viejo restaurant la semana pasada. Did I meet John at the old restaurant last week? I did not meet John at the old restaurant last week. 1. Charles watered the garden the last weekend. Charles reg el jardn el fin de semana pasado. Did Charles water the garden the last weekend? Charles did not water the garden the last weekend. 2. The children watched TV the whole day yesterday. Los nios miraron TV todo el da ayer. Did the children watch TV the whole day yesterday? The children did not watch TV the whole day yesterday.

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DID que es la forma pasada del verbo "TO DO" y acompaa al verbo principal en su forma infinitiva. En las negaciones puede utilizarse la forma contrada de DID NOT o sea DIDN'T. En el cuadro superior se emplea el verbo To Play (Jugar) a modo de ejemplo. Al expresar una oracin en Pasado Simple se entiende que la accin no guarda relacin con el presente, como vemos en los siguientes casos: He lost the keys. l perdi las llaves. (Puede que en el presente las haya encontrado). She lent me a book. Ella me prest un libro. (Puede que ya se lo haya devuelto). Tambin es posible indicar el momento en que se desarrolla la accin para indicar el tiempo con mayor precisin: They saw the movie last night. Ellos vieron la pelcula anoche. We went to London yesterday. Nosotros fuimos a Londres ayer. Para poder formar una oracin en tiempo pasado debemos distinguir dos tipos: VERBOS REGULARES y VERBOS IRREGULARES.

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Susan left the house early at night. Susan dej la casa temprano a la noche. Did Susan leave the house early at night? Susan did not leave the house early at night. The burglars broke the window with a hammer. Los ladrones rompieron la ventana con un martillo. Did the burglars break the window with a hammer? The burglars did not break the window with a hammer. Clara made a beautiful dress for her sister. Clara hizo un hermoso vestido para su hermana. Did Clara make a beautiful dress for her sister? Clara did not make a beautiful dress for her sister. The students knew all the answers of the exam. Los estudiantes saban todas las respuestas del examen. Did the students know all the answers of the exam? The students did not know all the answers of the exam. W. Shakespeare wrote several novels. W. Shakespeare escribi varias novelas. Did W. Shakespeare write several novels? W. Shakespeare did not write several novels. We stayed at home because the weather was bad. Nosotros nos quedamos en casa porque el clima estaba malo. Did we stay at home because the weather was bad? We did not stay at home because the weather was bad. I invited Thomas and his wife to my wedding. Yo invit a Thomas y su esposa a mi boda. Did I invite Thomas and his wife to my wedding? I did not invite Thomas and his wife to my wedding.

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7. En el primero de los casos forman su Pasado Simple aadiendo la terminacin ED al infinitivo, mientras que los irregulares reciben ese nombre por no seguir un patrn determinado y en este caso deben estudiarse individualmente. 1. She travelled by train to London. Ella viaj en tren a Londres. Did she travel by train to London? She did not travel by train to London. 2. She cut the lettuce with a knife. Ella cort la lechuga con un cuchillo. Did she cut the lettuce with a knife? She did not cut the lettuce with a knife. The film was boring. La pelcula era aburrida. Was the film boring? The film was not boring. The president spoke very slow during the conference. El presidente habl muy despacio durante la conferencia. Did the president speak very slow during the conference? The president did not speak very slow during the conference.

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10. My mother suggested going to the cinema. Mi madre sugiri ir al cine. Did my mother suggest going to the cinema? My mother did not suggest going to the cinema

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