TO BE PAST SIMPLE

WAS/ WERE: ERA/ESTABA

• WAS : I, HE, SHE , IT
• WERE: YOU,WE,THEY
AFIRMATIVA: SUJ+ WAS/WERE+__________
I WAS IN THE SCHOOL BEFORE.
NEGATIVA: SUJ+ WASN’T/WEREN’T+______________
I WASN’T IN THE MATCH LAST SATURDAY.
INTERROGATIVA: WAS/WERE +SUJETO+____________?
WERE YOU IN THE CINEMA LAST THURSDAY?

PAST SIMPLE

PARA HABLAR D E ACCIONES QUE EMPEZARON Y TERMINARON EN EL PASADO

DIFERENCIAS QUE HAY ENTRE LOS VERBOS REGULARES E IRREGULARES:

• REGULARES: PARA FORMAR SU PASADO O PARTICIPIO SE LE AÑADE -D O -ED

PLAY- PLAYED WALK-WALKED WATCH-WATCHED

• IRREGULARES: HAY QUE SABERSELOS

EAT-ATE DRINK-DRANK SEE-SAW

AFIRMATIVAS:

SUJETO + VB EN PASADO +_____________________

YOU DRANK A GLASS OF WATER

NEGATIVAS:

SUJETO + DIDN’T + VB INFINITIVO + ____________________-

YOU DIDN’T DRINK A GLASS OF WATER

INTERROGATIVAS:

DID + SUJETO + VB INFINITIVO + _________________?

DID YOU DRINK A GLASS OF WATER?

 PAST CONTINUOUS
EL PASADO CONTINUO SE UTILIZA PARA HABLAR DE ACCIONES QUE SE ESTABAN REALIZANDO
EN UN TIEMPO CONCRETO EN EL PASADO.

WAS / WERE + VB GERUNDIO ( ING) HIS HER

JOSE WAS PLAYING VIDEOGAMES

THEY WERE STUDYNG ENGLISH

AFIRMATIVAS: SUJETO +WAS/WERE +VB ING + _______________

JOSE WAS STUDING IN HIS BEDROOM MATHS.

NEGATIVAS: SUJETO + WASN’T/WEREN’T + VB ING +_______________

SHE WASN’T STUDIN IN THE LIBRARY

INTERROGATIVA: WAS/WERE +SUJETO +VB ING+_______________?

WAS JHONN READING IN THE KITCHEN?

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

HABRA ALGUNAS FRASES DONDE ENCONTRARAS LOS 2 TIEMPO VERBALES A LA VEZ. UNO DE
ELLOS HABLARA DE UNA ACCION QUE SE ESTABA REALIZANDO (PAST CONTINUOUS) Y OTRA,
QUE INTERRUMPE LA OTRA ACCION (PAST SIMPLE)

YO ESTABA JUGANDO AL FUTBOL CUANDO ME ROMPI LA PIERNA

I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL WHEN I BROKE MY LEG

UN TRUCO PARA DESCUBRIR DONDE VA CADA TIEMPO ES SABER QUE:
DESPUES DE WHEN: PAST SIMPLE
DESPUYES DE WHILE: PAST CONTINUOUS