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Pasado Simple

Aprende a hablar de acciones que ya terminaron en el pasado. El Pasado Simple es esencial para contar historias, hablar de experiencias pasadas y describir eventos que ocurrieron en un momento específico del pasado.

2 Tipos de verbos

1 Forma verbal

20 Verbos comunes

3 Tipos de ejercicios

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Lección 1: Uso del Pasado Simple

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El Pasado Simple (Simple Past) se usa para hablar de acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en un momento específico del pasado. Es el tiempo verbal más común para contar historias y experiencias.

Usos principales del Pasado Simple

1. Acciones completadas en el pasado

I worked yesterday.

Yo trabajé ayer.

She studied English last year.

Ella estudió inglés el año pasado.

2. Series de acciones en el pasado

I woke up, had breakfast, and went to work.

Me desperté, desayuné y fui a trabajar.

She arrived, met her friends, and had dinner.

Ella llegó, conoció a sus amigos y cenó.

Palabras clave del Pasado Simple:

Yesterday
Last week
Last month

Last year
In 2020
Two days ago

When I was young
In the past
Then

¿Cuándo NO usar Pasado Simple?

No se usa para acciones que continúan en el presente:

❌ I lived here since 2020.

✅ I have lived here since 2020.

❌ She worked here for 5 years.

✅ She has worked here for 5 years.

Para acciones que continúan en el presente, se usa el Presente Perfecto.

¿Cuándo usar Pasado Simple?

Ejemplos de acciones pasadas:

- I visited Paris last year.

- She finished her homework.

- They went to the beach.

Importante:

El Pasado Simple describe acciones que están completamente terminadas en el pasado.

Ejercicio 1: Usos del Pasado Simple

Identificar el Uso

Identifica para qué se usa el Pasado Simple en cada oración:

1. I worked yesterday. (__________)

2. She studied English last year. (__________)

3. I woke up, had breakfast, and went to work. (__________)

4. They arrived at 8 PM. (__________)

5. We bought a new car last month. (__________)

Lección 2: Verbos Regulares e Irregulares

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En el Pasado Simple, los verbos pueden ser regulares o irregulares. Los verbos regulares siguen una regla consistente, mientras que los verbos irregulares tienen formas especiales que debes memorizar.

Verbos Regulares

VERBO + -ED

Infinitivo	Pasado Simple	Participio Pasado	Traducción
work	worked	worked	trabajar
play	played	played	jugar
live	lived	lived	vivir
study	studied	studied	estudiar

Reglas para verbos regulares

Regla 1: Verbos terminados en vocal + consonante

Se duplica la consonante final:

stop → stopped
plan → planned
travel → travelled

Regla 2: Verbos terminados en "e"

Solo se añade "d":

live → lived
love → loved
hope → hoped

Regla 3: Verbos terminados en "y"

Se cambia "y" por "ied":

study → studied
try → tried
carry → carried

Verbos Irregulares Comunes

Go → Went Ir

See → Saw Ver

Take → Took Tomar

Come → Came Venir

Have → Had Tener

Do → Did Hacer

Get → Got Conseguir

Say → Said Decir

Make → Made Hacer

Think → Thought Pensar

Give → Gave Dar

Find → Found Encontrar

Ejemplos de conjugación

I worked yesterday.

You played soccer.

We lived there.

They studied hard.

He went to school.

She saw a movie.

It had food.

I did my homework.

Ejercicio 2: Verbos Regulares e Irregulares

Formar el Pasado Simple

Forma el Pasado Simple de los siguientes verbos:

1. work → __________

2. go → __________

3. play → __________

4. see → __________

5. study → __________

Lección 3: Formas Negativas e Interrogativas

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Al igual que otros tiempos verbales, el Pasado Simple también tiene formas negativas e interrogativas. Para esto se utiliza el auxiliar "did" en todas las formas.

Formas negativas

I did not work yesterday.

You did not play soccer.

We did not live there.

They did not study hard.

He did not go to school.

She did not see a movie.

It did not have food.

Nota: "did not" = "didn't"

Formas interrogativas

Did I work yesterday?

Did you play soccer?

Did we live there?

Did they study hard?

Did he go to school?

Did she see a movie?

Did it have food?

Estructura de preguntas:

Did + sujeto + verbo en forma base + ...?

Did you work yesterday?

Did she go to school?

Respuestas cortas

Did you work?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Did she study?

Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.

Did they play?

Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.

Did he go?

Yes, he did. / No, he didn't.

Comparación con otros tiempos

Presente Simple:

I work every day.

Presente Continuo:

I am working now.

Pasado Simple:

I worked yesterday.

¿Cómo formar preguntas?

Estructura básica:

Did + sujeto + verbo base + ...?

Did you work yesterday?

Did she go to school?

Recordatorio:

En el Pasado Simple, el auxiliar "did" es el mismo para todos los sujetos, y el verbo principal siempre va en forma base.

Ejercicio 3: Formas Negativas e Interrogativas

Transformar oraciones

Transforma las oraciones según se indica:

1. I worked yesterday. → (Negativa)

2. She went to school. → (Negativa)

3. They played soccer. → (Pregunta)

4. He saw a movie. → (Pregunta)

5. We studied hard. → (Negativa)