UNIT 2 – PAST SIMPLEUNIT 2 – PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)

¿Cómo contamos una historia ?

Debemos conjugar los verbos en el tiempo pasado.

Veamos entonces los tipos de verbos que existen y

cómo los conjugamos.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA AFIRMATIVA

Hay dos grandes tipos de verbos en Inglés:

� Verbos regulares -> regular verbs� Verbos irregulares -> irregular verbs

PAST SIMPLE TENSE(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA AFIRMATIVA

REGULAR VERBS:

Estos verbos siguen la siguiente regla:Estos verbos siguen la siguiente regla:Agregamos d/ed/ied al infinitivo:

work – workedlike - likedcopy - copied

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA AFIRMATIVA

EXAMPLES

We worked in class last week.

Paola liked the cake.

Mario copied the lesson.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA AFIRMATIVA

IRREGULAR VERBS

No siguen una regla, debemos consultar el listado de verbos irregulares.

go – wentwrite – wrotesing - sang

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA AFIRMATIVA

EXAMPLES

We went to the cinema last weekend.

Pablo Neruda wrote many poems.

Michael Jackson sang pop music.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA NEGATIVA

Para escribir en la forma negativa usamos la siguiente estructura:

verbo auxiliar DID + not + verbo principal *

el pasado del verbo DO

(* Con verbos regulares e irregulares )

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA NEGATIVA

EXAMPLESDid not =

didn’t

*Regular verbs:

We did not (didn’t) work in class.Paola did not (didn’t) like the cake.

Mario did not (didn’t )copy the lesson.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA NEGATIVA

EXAMPLES

*Irregular verbs:

Did not = didn ’t

*Irregular verbs:

We did not (didn’t) go to the theatre last weekend.

Pablo Neruda did not (didn’t) write songs.

Michael Jackson did not (didn’t) sing tango.

didn ’t

NOTE: MICHAEL JACKSON DIDN’T DANCE TANGO. HE DANCED POP MUSIC.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA INTERROGATIVA

�Hay dos tipos de preguntas:

� Yes / No questions -> para afirmar o negar

� Wh-questions -> para solicitar información

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA INTERROGATIVA

� Yes- no questions:

Seguimos la estructura siguiente:

Verbo auxiliar did + sujeto + verbo principal (+ resto) ?

Y contestamos así:Yes, (Pronoun) didNo, (Pronoun) did not (didn’t)

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)FORMA INTERROGATIVA

Examples : Did you like music? Yes, I did

No, I didn’tNo, I didn’t

Did The Beatles sing? Yes, they did

Did we study hard? Yes, we did

No, we didn’t

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)

FORMA INTERROGATIVA

Wh-questions:

What did you do? I listened to music.

Where did you go? I went to the park.

When did you watch TV? In the afternoon.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

(TIEMPO PASADO SIMPLE)

Recuerda : Recuerda :

El verbo siempre va en infinitivo cuando está el auxiliar

EXERCISES

�Say and write the verb in the correct form:

�1. I ... (walk) home.�2. We ....(study) the lesson.�2. We ....(study) the lesson.�3. She .... (listen) to music.�4. They .... (paint) the room.�5. He .... (live) in Paris.

EXERCISES

o Say and write the negative forms:

�1 . He liked pizza and chips.�2. She drank a coke in class.�2. She drank a coke in class.�3. I got up at 9 p.m.�4. They went to the cinema last night.�5. The girl spoke English.

EXERCISES

�Answer the questions:

�1. Did you have lunch?�2. Did you work today?�2. Did you work today?�3. Where did you study?�4. What time did you get up?�5. When did you play computer games?

PAST SIMPLE TENSE - VERB TO BE

� El verbo ser / estar es un verbo Irregular.� No necesita auxiliares.� El pasado simple tiene dos formas.��

� Usamos una u otra forma según el pronombre:

� I – HE – SHE �------ WAS

� WE – YOU – THEY �----- WERE

PAST SIMPLE TENSE - VERB TO BE

EXAMPLES

.Bill Clinton was a President. The Bee Gees were famous.

� Material preparado por:

Alicia OcampoProf. en InglésProf. en InglésAño 2012