The document discusses the simple past tense in Spanish. The simple past is used to talk about actions that occurred in the past. To form the simple past of regular verbs, the ending "-ed" is added to the base form of the verb. However, some verbs are irregular and do not follow this pattern. Auxiliary verbs like "did" and "didn't" are used to ask and negate actions in the past tense. While most verbs follow a set of rules, some like "be", "have" and "can" function differently in the simple past.
2. Se emplea para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en el
pasado
We didn't see Jack last night > No vimos a Jack anoche
I went there last year > Fui allí el año pasado.
You lived in Paris, didn't you? > Vivías en París, ¿verdad?
He worked there in 1980 > Él trabajaba allí en 1980.
She saw him yesterday > Ella lo vio ayer.
What did they talk about? > ¿Sobre qué charlaron?
3. Para hacer el pasado simple de los verbos se añade la
terminación –ed a la forma base
PLAY > PLAYED
DANCE > DANCED
PAINT > PAINTED
CRY > CRIED
4. La formación del pasado simple de algunos verbos es
irregular y no sigue ninguna norma
WRITE > WROTE
SING > SANG
EAT > ATE
PUT > PUT
6. Para negar hechos del pasado se utiliza el auxiliar de
pasado: didn’t. El verbo pasa a estar en la forma base
I played I didn’t play
>
You sang > You didn’t sing
He danced > He didn’t dance
They put > They didn’t put
7. They didn’t drive a car yesterday
They didn’t make a cake yesterday
They sang a nice song yesterday
8. Para preguntar hechos del pasado se utiliza el auxiliar
de pasado: did. El verbo pasa a estar en la forma base
She painted Did she paint?
>
You sang > Did you sing?
They wrote > Did they write?
He ate > Did he eat?
9. Did he study French? No he didn’t
Did he bake a cake? No he didn’t
Did he dance rock? Yes, he did
10. I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
You worked. You didn't work. Did you work?
He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
She worked. She didn't work. Did she work?
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
We worked. We didn't work. Did we work?
You worked. You didn't work. Did you work?
They worked. They didn't work. Did they work?
REGULAR VERB: TO WORK
11. I drove. I didn't drive. Did I drive?
You drove. You didn't drive. Did you drive?
He drove. He didn't drive. Did he drive?
She drove. She didn't drive. Did she drive?
It drove. It didn't drive. Did it drive?
We drove. We didn't drive. Did we drive?
You drove. You didn't drive. Did you drive?
They drove. They didn't drive. Did they drive?
IRREGULAR VERB: TO DRIVE
13. EL PASADO SIMPLE
I was. I wasn't. Was I?
You were. You weren’t. Were you?
He was. He wasn't. Was he?
She was. She wasn't. Was she?
It was. It wasn't. Was it?
We were. We weren’t. Were we?
You were. You weren’t. Were you?
They were. They weren’t. Were they?
REGULAR VERB: TO BE
14. EL PASADO SIMPLE
I had. I hadn't. Had I?
You had. You hadn't. Had you?
He had. He hadn't. Had he?
She had. She hadn't. Had she?
It had. It hadn't. Had it?
We had. We hadn't. Had we?
You had. You hadn't. Had you?
They had. They hadn't. Had they?
REGULAR VERB: TO HAVE
15. EL PASADO SIMPLE
I could. I couldn’t. Could I?
You could. You couldn’t. Could you?
He could. He couldn’t. Could he?
She could. She couldn’t. Could she?
It could. It couldn’t. Could it?
We could. We couldn’t. Could we?
You could. You couldn’t. Could you?
They could. They couldn’t. Could they?
REGULAR VERB: CAN