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Past Simple
worked / got / went

They watch television every evening Ellos ven televisión todas las noches

They watched television yesterday evening. Ellos vieron televisión ayer en la noche

I cleaned my teeth every morning. Yo limpié mis dientes todas las noches

This morning I cleaned my teeth. Esta mañana yo limpié mis dientes

Terry worked in a bank from 1986 to 1993 Terry trabajó en un banco desde 1986 hasta 1993

Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at Ayer estuvo lloviendo toda la mañana. Paró a la
lunchtime. hora del lonche.

We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot Nosotros disfrutamos la fiesta la noche pasada.
and talked to a lot of people. Nosotros bailamos mucho y conversamos con
The party finished at midnight. mucha gente. La fiesta terminó a media noche.

I usually get up early but this morning I got up at Yo usualmente me levanto temprano pero esta
9:30. mañana me levanté a las 9:30.

We did a lot of work yesterday. Yo hice mucho trabajo ayer.

Caroline went to the cinema three times last week. Caroline fue al cine tres veces la semana pasada.

Jim came into the room, took off his coat and sat Jim entró en el cuarto, se quito su chaqueta y se
down. sentó.

I don’t want watch television very often Yo no deseo ver televisión muy frecuentemente.

I didn’t watch television yesterday Yo no vi televisión ayer

I played tennis yesterday but I didn’t win. Yo jugué tenis ayer pero yo no gané

We went to the cinema but we didn’t enjoy the Nosotros fuimos al cine pero nosotros no
film. disfrutamos la película.

Did you see Joe yesterday? ¿Viste a Joe ayer?

Did it rain on Sunday? ¿llovió el domingo?

Did Helen come to the party? ¿Vino Helen a la fiesta?

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infinitive past Spanish infinitive past Spanish

begin began empesar leave left Dejar
break broke romper lose lost Perder
bring brought traer make made Hacer
build Built construir meet met Encontrarse
buy bought comprar Pay paid Pagar
catch caught coger Put put Poner
come came venir read read Leer
do Did hacer Ring rang Sonar
drink drank beber Say said Decir
eat Ate comer See saw Ver
fall fell caer Sell sold Vender
find found encontrar Sit sat Sentarse
fly flew volar sleep slept Dormir
forget forgot olvidar speak spoke Hablar
get got conseguir stand stood Pararse
give gave dar take took Tomar
go went ir Tell told Decir
have had tener think thought Pensar
hear heard escuchar Win won Ganar
know knew saber write wrote Escribir

Infinitive positive negative question

play I played I play I play?
start We started We start We start?
watch You watched You watch You watch?
have They had They Did not have They have?
see He saw He (didn’t) see did He see?
do She did She do She do?
go it went it go it go?

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Homework 5

A) Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple:
(Complete las oraciones. Use uno de estos verbos en pasado)

clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

1. I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.

2. It was hot in the room, so I …………………………….the windows.
3. The concert ………………………………..at 7:30 and ………………………….at 10 o’clock.
4. When I was child, I ………………………….to be a doctor.
5. The accident ……………………………………..last Sunday afternoon.
6. It’s a nice day today but yesterday it …………………………….. all day.
7. We …………………………..our holiday last year. We ………………………at very nice place.
8. Ann’s grandfather ……………………………..when he was 90 years old.

B) Write the past simple of these verbs.

(Escribir el pasado simple de los verbos)

1. get got 4. pay 7. got Know

2. see 5. visit 8. think Put
3. play 6. buy 9. copy speak

C) Read about Lisa’s journey to Madrid . Put the verbs in the correct form.
(Leer acerca del viaje de Lisa a Madrid. Poner los verbos en la forma correcta)

Last Tuesday Lisa (fly) flew from London to Madrid. She (get)………….. up at six o’clock
in the morning and (have) ………………….. a cup of coffee. At 6:30 she (leave)
………………… home and (drive) to the airport. When she (arrive)………………….., she
(park)……………….the car and then(go)……………….. to the airport café where she
(have) ……………………..breakfast. Then she
(go)…………………………………….through passport control and
(wait)……………………… for her flight. The plane(depart)………………………on time and
(arrive) …………………………….in Madrid two hours later. Finally she
(take)…………………………a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the center of Madrid.

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D) Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.

(Complete estas oraciones con el verbo en forma negativa)

1. I saw Barbara but I didn’t see Jane.

2. They worked on Monday but they……………………………………………………..on Tuesday.
3. We went to the post office but we ……………………………………….to the bank.
4. She had a pen but she …………………………….. any paper.
5. Jack did French at school but he …………………………………………. German.

E) Write questions with Did…?

(Escriba las preguntas con Did...?

1. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night
2. I enjoyed the party. And you?
3. I had a good holiday. And you?
4. I finished work early. And you?
5. I slept well last night. And you?

F) What did you do yesterday? Write positive or negative sentences

(¿Qué hiciste tu ayer? Escribe oraciones afirmativas o negativas)

1. (watch TV) I watched TV. OR I didn’t watch TV.

2. (get up before 7 o’clock)
3. (have a shower)
4. (buy a magazine)
5. (eat meat)
6. (go to bed before 10:30)

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