Simple past

[SUJETO] + [VERBO EN PASADO, TERMINACIN "-ed"]

Ejemplo:
I worked
Para los verbos irregulares hay que memorizar su forma de pasado.

Ejemplo:
I went to the University

La formacin de la negacin en "past simple" es ms sencilla que la afirmacin.

Su estructura es:

[SUJETO] + did + not + [VERBO EN INFINITIVO (sin to)]

Os mostramos un par de ejemplos:

I did not sing

yo no cant

he did not sing

l no cant

La interrogacin en el pasado simple

Para construir la interrogacin se utiliza el verbo auxiliar to do en pasado (did).

La Estructura es:

Did + [SUJETO] + [VERBO EN INFINITIVO (sin to)] ?

Conjugacin Significado
did I sing? cant?

Past perfect
Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)

Sujeto + had + participio pasado

Ejemplos:

I had [Id] visited the Louvre before, so I knew where the Mona Lisa was. (Haba
visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, as que saba donde estaba la Mona Lisa.)
They had [Theyd] studied English before they went to London. (Haban estudiado
ingls antes de irse a Londres.)
Henry changed careers because he had [hed] worked as an accountant for many years
and was bored. (Henry cambi de profesin porque haba trabajado como contable
durante muchos aos y estaba aburrido.)

2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)

Sujeto + had + not + participio pasado

Ejemplos:

I had not [hadnt] visited the Louvre before so I didnt know where the Mona Lisa was.
(No haba visitado el Museo del Louvre antes, as que no saba donde estaba la Mona
Lisa.)
They had not [hadnt] studied English before they went to London. (No haban
estudiado ingls antes de irse a Londres.)
Henry changed careers even though he had not [hadnt] worked as an accountant for
long. (Henry cambi de profesin a pesar de que no haba trabajado como contable
durante mucho tiempo.)

3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)

Had + sujeto + participio pasado?

Ejemplos:

How did you know where the Mona Lisa was? Had you visited the Louvre before?
(Cmo sabas dnde estaba la Mona Lisa? Habas visitado el Museo del Louvre antes?)
Had they studied English before they went to London? (Haban estudiado ingls antes
de irse a Londres?)
Had Henry worked as an accountant for long before he changed careers? (Henry haba
trabajado como contable durante mucho tiempo antes de cambiar de profesin?)

Present perfect
Affirmative Sentences (Frases affirmativas)

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to have) + participio pasado

Ejemplos:

I have [Ive] talked to Peter. (He hablado con Peter.)

She has [Shes] gone to work. (Ha ido a su trabajo.)
We have [Weve] been to London. (Hemos ido a Londres.)
They have [Theyve] learned English. (Han aprendido ingls.)

2. Negative Sentences (Frases negativas)

Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to have) + not + participio pasado

Ejemplos:

I havent talked to Peter. (No he hablado con Peter.)

She hasnt gone to work. (No ha ido a su trabajo.)
We havent been to London. (No hemos ido a Londres.)
They havent learned English. (No han aprendido ingls.)

3. Interrogative Sentences (Frases interrogativas)

Verbo auxiliar (to have) + sujeto + participio pasado?

Ejemplos:

Have you talked to Peter? (Has hablado con Peter?)

Has she gone to work? (Ha ido a su trabajo?)
Have you been to London? (Has ido a Londres?)
Have they learned English? (Han aprendido ingls?)