Se usa para referirse a acciones que se realizaron en el pasado y que ya han finalizado:

I studied English yesterday

Yo estudi ingls ayer

We played football last week Nosotros jugamos al ftbol la semana pasada

TO BE Verbos regulares Verbos irregulares

PRESENT / PRESENTE I am
(yo soy, yo estoy)

PAST / PASADO I was

(yo era, estaba, fui, estuve)

You are
(t eres, t est)

You were
(t eras, estabas, fuiste, estuviste)

He is
(l es, l est)

He was
(l era, estaba, fue, estuvo)

She is
(ella es, ella est)

She was
(ella era, estaba, fue, estuvo)

It is
(es, est)

It was
(era, estaba, fue, estuvo)

We are
(nosotr@s somos, estamos)

We were
(nosotr@s ramos, estbamos, fuimos, estuvimos)

You are
(vosotr@s sois, estis)

You were
(vosotr@s rais, estbais, fuisteis, estuvisteis)

They are
(ell@s son, estn)

They were
(ell@s eran, estaban, fueron, estuvieron)

I He She It

WAS / WASNT

We You They

WERE / WERENT

THERE WAS es el pasado de THERE IS, usndose para el singular:

There was a student in the room. room. Haba un estudiante en el aula.

THERE WERE es el pasado de THERE ARE, usndose para plural:

There were many students in the room. room.

Haba muchos estudiantes en el aula.

Los verbos regulares forman el pasado aadiendo ed: He played the guitar yesterday

l toc la guitarra ayer (PLAY)

Si el verbo termina en e, slo aadimos d:

LIKE ARRIVE LIKED (gustar) ARRIVED (llegar)

Si el verbo tiene una slaba y termina en VOCAL + CONSONANTE, se dobla la consonante y se aade ed:
STOP ROB STOPPED (parar) ROBBED (robar)

Si el verbo termina en y, tenemos que mirar la letra que va delante:

Si es una vocal, se aade ed:
PLAY STAY PLAYED (jugar, tocar) STAYED (quedarse)

Si es una consonante, la y se elimina y se aade

ied:

STUDY CRY

STUDIED (estudiar) CRIED (llorar, gritar)

Hay muchos verbos que no aaden ed porque toman una forma nueva. En espaol tambin hay irregularidades. Por ejemplo, el verbo SABER en pasado sera supe y no sab* ni nada parecido.

PRESENTE BREAK CAN DO DRINK DRIVE EAT FIND FLY HAVE GIVE

PAST / PASADO BROKE COULD DID DRANK DROVE ATE FOUND FLEW HAD GAVE

TRANSLATION Romper Poder Hacer + auxiliar Beber Conducir Comer Encontrar Volar Tener Dar

PRESENT GO LEARN LOSE PUT READ RUN SAY SEE SPEAK SWIM WRITE

PAST WENT LEARNT LOST PUT READ RAN SAID SAW SPOKE SWAM WROTE

TRANSLATION Ir Aprender Perder Poner Leer Correr Decir Ver Hablar Nadar Escribir

PRESENT BUILD BECOME BLOW BRING BUY DRAW FORGET KNOW PAY TAKE

PAST BUILT BECAME BLEW BROUGHT BOUGHT DREW FORGOT KNEW PAID TOOK

TRANSLATION Construir Llegar a ser Soplar Traer Comprar Dibujar Olvidar Saber, conocer Pagar Tomar, llevar

Para formar la negativa de todos los verbos se utiliza el auxiliar DID + infinitivo. Ejemplos:
He didnt go to Paris.

l no fue a Pars.

window! I didnt break the window! Yo no romp la ventana!

En la interrogativa utilizamos DID delante del sujeto y detrs del sujeto se usa el infinitivo:
English? Did you study English? Estudiaste ingls? letter? Did she write the letter?

Escribi ella la carta?

Como ves, las formas negativa e interrogativa son similares a las formas de la tercera persona de singular en presente simple:

PRESENT SIMPLE
He studies English He doesnt study English English? Does he study English?

PAST SIMPLE
He went to Paris (irreg) (irreg irreg) He studied English (reg) reg) He didnt go to Paris.

Did he go to Paris?
English. He didnt study English.
English? Did he study English?

(Se quitan las formas pasadas y se ponen los infinitivos)

EXPRESSION Yesterday Last week Last year Last month Two days ago Two months ago Two weeks ago In 2003 In September On Monday

TRANSLATION Ayer La semana pasada El ao pasado El mes pasado Hace dos das Hace dos meses Hace dos semanas En 2003 En septiembre El lunes

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