Ø Simple past
-ed, irregular forms (was, had, etc.)
Se
usa para describir un evento, acción o estado completado en el pasado. Por lo
general, es el tiempo principal utilizado para hablar sobre el pasado.
Ejemplo.
·
I grew up in
Minnesota.
Crecí en Minnesota.
Ø Simple past with did
for emphasis
Did + base form
Se
usa para describir un evento, acción o estado completado en el pasado.
Ejemplo.
A: You didn't find it difficult to settle in when you came
to the U.S.A., right?
No te costó adaptarte cuando viniste a
los EE. UU., ¿Verdad?
B: Not really, but I did feel a sense of culture shock at
first.
No realmente, pero al principio sentí una sensación de
choque cultural.
Ø Past progressive
Was/Were + -ing form
Se
usa para describir acciones o estados en progreso en un momento particular en
el pasado. A menudo se usa para describir la acción de fondo.
Ejemplo.
·
Two years
ago, I was living in Canada and researching the customs of indigenous
communities.
Hace
dos años, vivía en Canadá e investigaba las costumbres de las comunidades
indígenas.
Ø Past perfect
Had + past participle
Se
usa para describir un evento, acción o estado completado que se ve antes de
otro evento, acción o estado anterior. Se usa para hablar sobre cosas que
sucedieron antes de la acción principal.
Ejemplo.
·
We practiced the traditional activities that our parents had taught us.
Practicamos las actividades tradicionales que
nuestros padres nos habían enseñado.
Ejemplos.
·
Yesterday evening we were watching the game so we couldn't come.
Ayer a la tarde estábamos viendo el partido así que
no pudimos ir.
·
You worked very hard last week.
Tú trabajaste muy duro la semana pasada
·
We had talked for more than two hours.
Nosotros habíamos hablado por más de dos horas
·
He was sleeping all night long.
Estaba durmiendo toda la noche.
·
They learned how to swim two years ago.
Ellos aprendieron a nadar hace dos años
·
We had visited them once a week for the last year.
Nosotros los habíamos visitado una vez por semana
durante el último año
·
Were you sleeping all night
long?
¿Estabas durmiendo toda la noche?
·
She lived in Japan last year.
Ella vivió en Japón el año pasado
·
She had finished her homework.
Ella había terminado su tarea
Ejercicios.
Completa las siguientes oraciones según
al tiempo en pasado al que corresponda:
1. I ____
(be) at home all day. I had to get out and go for a walk.
2. She
____ (teach) Shakespeare before.
3. We
____ (not/finish) the document when the computer crashed.
4. She
____ (prepare) dinner before leaving for work that day.
5. Yesterday
at six I ____ (prepare) dinner.
6. The
kids ____ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
7. I ____
(practise) the guitar when he came home.
8. We ____
(not / cycle) all day.
9. Sam
____ (stop) the car to take a picture.
10. I ____
(study) for the exam for three hours.
11. They
____ (be) happy to be home.
Ejercicios resueltos.
1. I had been at home all day. I
had to get out and go for a walk.
2. She had taught Shakespeare before.
3. We hadn't finished the document
when the computer crashed.
4. She had prepared dinner before
leaving for work that day.
5. Yesterday
at six I was preparing
dinner.
6. The
kids were playing in the
garden when it suddenly began to rain.
7. I was practising the guitar when
he came home.
8. We were not cycling all day.
9. Sam stopped the car to take a
picture.
10. I studied for the exam for three
hours.
11. They were happy to be home.
