Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past: Verb "to be", Simple, Continuous

PAST VERB "TO BE"

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

SINGULAR

1ª Persona

I

WAS

I

WASN'T

WAS

I?

2ª  Persona

YOU

WERE

YOU

WEREN'T

WERE

YOU?

3ª Persona

HE

WAS

HE

WASN'T

WAS

HE?

SHE

WAS

SHE

WASN'T

WAS

SHE?

IT _______

WAS _______

IT _____

WASN'T ______

WAS ______

IT? _______

PLURAL

1ª Persona

WE

WERE

WE

WEREN'T

WERE

WE?

2ª  Persona

YOU

WERE

YOU

WEREN'T

WERE

YOU?

3ª Persona

THEY

WERE

THEY

WEREN'T

WERE

THEY?

Este verbo to be significa tanto ser como estar. Su significado dependerá del contexto de la frase, y de lo que queramos expresar en cada momento.

PAST SIMPLE (verb play : jugar/tocar instrumento)

			AFFIRMATIVE			NEGATIVE				INTERROGATIVE
SINGULAR	1ª Persona		I	PLAYED		I	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	I PLAY?
	2ª  Persona		YOU	PLAYED		YOU	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	YOU PLAY?
	3ª Persona		HE	PLAYED		HE	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	HE PLAY?
			SHE	PLAYED		SHE	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	SHE PLAY?
			IT __________	PLAYED _____		IT _____	DID NOT PLAY __________	/ DIDN'T PLAY ___________		DID ______	IT PLAY? ________
PLURAL	1ª Persona		WE	PLAYED		WE	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	WE PLAY?
	2ª  Persona		YOU	PLAYED		YOU	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	YOU PLAY?
	3ª Persona		THEY	PLAYED		THEY	DID NOT PLAY	/ DIDN'T PLAY		DID	THEY PLAY?

 El pasado simple en inglés es equivalente al pretérito imperfecto y pretérito indefinido del español. 

Usamos el pasado simple para acciones completas en el pasado.

El pasado simple funciona de manera similar al Presente simple, salvo que empleamos el auxiliar 'did' para todas las personas (incluida la tercera persona singular 'he/she/it'). En la forma afirmativa, el auxiliar 'did' no aparece, empleando en su lugar la terminación 'ed'. Esta es la forma de pasado para todos los 'Verbos Regulares'

USO DEL PASADO SIMPLE

a.) Para acciones pasadas. Indican el período de tiempo durante el que se desarrolló y completó una acción ya finalizada. Es habitual que vaya acompañado de un adverbio de tiempo. I bought this car last year / Compré este coche el año pasado b.) Para expresar una acción indeterminada en el pasado: They used pencils and paper / Utilizaron lápices y papel c.) Para expresar una acción habitual en el pasado They never drank alcohol / Nunca bebían alcohol d.) Puede servir para expresar una condición improbable.  If I saw her, I should speak to her / Si le viera le hablaría

PAST CONTINUOUS (verb play : jugar/tocar instrumento)

AFFIRMATIVE

NEGATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

SINGULAR

1ª Persona

I

WAS

PLAYING

I

WAS NOT

/ WASN'T

PLAYING

WAS

I PLAYING?

2ª  Persona

YOU

WERE

PLAYING

YOU

WERE NOT

/ WEREN'T

PLAYING

WERE

YOU  PLAYING?

3ª Persona

HE

WAS

PLAYING

HE

WAS NOT

/ WASN'T

PLAYING

WAS

HE PLAYING?

SHE

WAS

PLAYING

SHE

WAS NOT

/ WASN'T

PLAYING

WAS

SHE PLAYING?

IT ____

WAS ___

___

PLAYING _______

IT ___

WAS NOT ____

/ WASN'T _______

PLAYING ________

WAS ___

IT PLAYING? ___________

PLURAL

1ª Persona

WE

WERE

PLAYING

WE

WERE NOT

/ WEREN'T

PLAYING

WERE

WE PLAYING?

2ª  Persona

YOU

WERE

PLAYING

YOU

WERE NOT

/ WEREN'T

PLAYING

WERE

YOU PLAYING?

3ª Persona

THEY

WERE

PLAYING

THEY

WERE NOT

/ WEREN'T

PLAYING

WERE

THEY PLAYING?

El Pasado Continuo, es un tiempo verbal que describe acciones que estaban siendo realizadas en un momento del pasado al que se hace referencia y que luego continuaron, por ejemplo:

Yesterday he was studying English. Ayer él estaba estudiando inglés.
(Comenzó a estudiar antes de ese momento y continuó estudiando posteriormente)

El Pasado Continuo se construye con el verbo auxiliar “to be” en su forma pasada y el verbo principal en infinitivo con la terminación ING

USO DEL PASADO CONTINUO

a.) Para expresar una acción que se estaba desarrollando en el pasado pero cuyo fin no conocemos o carece de importancia:

It was raining / Estaba lloviendo

b.) Para expresar dos acciones que se desarrollan simultáneamente

I was reading the newspaper while I was walking home / Estaba leyendo el periódico mientras volvía a casa caminando

c.) Para expresar dos acciones que se desarrollan en el pasado, una de las cuales tuvo su comienzo antes que la otra:

When I arrived John was talking on the phone / Cuando llegué John estaba hablando por teléfono.