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past simple

FORM

[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:

• You called Debbie.
• Did you call Debbie?
• You did not call Debbie.

Complete List of Simple Past Forms

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I traveled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

USE 3 Duration in Past

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They sat at the beach all day.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.
• We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
• A: How long did you wait for them?
  B: We waited for one hour.

USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

• I studied French when I was a child.
• He played the violin.
• He didn't play the piano.
• Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
• She worked at the movie theater after school.
• They never went to school, they always skipped class.

USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to."

Examples:

• She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
• He didn't like tomatoes before.
• Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
• People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.

IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses.

Examples:

• When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.
• She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.

When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I paid her one dollar" is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.

Example:

• I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• You just called Debbie.
• Did you just call Debbie? 
 

Ahí van algunos links a páginas dónde podeis hacer ejercicios gratuitos:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past#exercises

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgspast.htm

Ahí va la traducción:

Gramatical Structure / Estructura Gramatical (example with verb to eat)

Afirmative clause / Frase afirmativa
Sujeto + verbo en pasado --> I ate (Yo comí)

Negative clause / Frase negativa
Sujeto + did + not + verbo--> I did not eat (Yo no comí)

Interrogative clause/ Frase interrogativa
Did + sujeto + verbo? --> Did I eat? (¿Comí yo?)

El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de una acción concreta que comenzó y acabó en el pasado. Lo usamos con expresiones como: last year, yesterday, last night...

Ejemplo:
- Tomy stayed at home last night. (Tom se quedó en casa anoche.)

También podemos expresar una duración hablando del pasado: all day, for years, for thirty minutes...

Ejemplo:
- Tomy talked to me for two hours. (Tom habló conmigo durante dos horas.)

Otras partículas
La partícula Ago hace referencia a una acción terminada en un tiempo pasado y significa "hace". Siempre se coloca al final de la frase.

Ejemplo: Jackie left school a long time ago (Hace tiempo que Jackie dejó la escuela).

AQUÍ VAN ALGUNOS EJERCICIOS A VER QUÉ OS PARECEN: ESPERO VUESTROS COMENTARIOS

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/order.htm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/order_the_sentences.htm

 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/past_2_ardora_html.htm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/past_simple3.htm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/regular_past.htm

 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/relate.htm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/sopa_letras_ardora_bueno.htm

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18970711/hangman.htm

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