Presente Pasado simple Pasado participio Traduccin

be was/were been ser o estar

beat beat beaten golpear
become became become convertir
begin began begun comenzar
bend bent bent doblar
bet bet bet apostar
bite bit bitten morder
blow blew blown soplar
break broke broken romper
bring brought brought traer
broadcast broadcast broadcast retransmitir
build built built construir
burst burst burst reventar
buy bought bought comprar
catch caught caught agarrar, coger
choose chose chosen escoger, elegir
come came come venir
cost cost cost costar
creep crept crept reptar,arrastrarse
cut cut cut cortar
deal dealt dealt repartir
dig dug dug cavar
do did done hacer
draw drew drawn dibujar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven conducir
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen caer
feed fed fed alimentar
feel felt felt sentir
fight fought fought luchar
find found found encontrar
flee fled fled escapar
fly flew flown volar
forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
forget forgot forgotten olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
freeze froze frozen helar, congelar
get got got conseguir, obtener
give gave given dar
go went gone ir
grow grew grown crecer
hang hung hung colgar
have had had tener
hear heard heard or
hide hid hidden esconder
hit hit hit golpear, pegar
hold held held sostener
hurt hurt hurt herir, lastimar
keep kept kept guardar, conservar
kneel knelt knelt arrodillarse
know knew known saber, conocer
lay laid laid poner, colocar
lead led led guiar
leave left left dejar
lend lent lent prestar
let let let permitir
lie lay lain mentir
light lit lit iluminar, encender
lose lost lost perder
make made made hacer
mean meant meant significar
meet met met encontrar, conocer
pay paid paid pagar
put put put poner
read read read leer
ride rode ridden montar
ring rang rung sonar
rise rose risen surgir, levantarse
run ran run correr
say said said decir
see saw seen ver
seek sought sought rastrear, buscar a fondo
sell sold sold vender
send sent sent enviar
set set set poner, colocar
sew sewed sewn coser
shake shook shaken agitar
shine shone shone brillar
shoot shot shot disparar, lanzar
show showed shown mostrar
shrink shrank shrunk encoger
shut shut shut cerrar
sing sang sung cantar
sink sank sunk hundir
sit sat sat sentar
sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid deslizarse, resbalar
speak spoke spoken hablar
spend spent spent gastar, pasar (tiempo)
spit spat spat escupir
split split split partir, dividir (algo)
spread spread spread extender
spring sprang sprung saltar (de golpe)
stand stood stood permanecer parado
steal stole stolen robar
stick stuck stuck pegar (algo)
sting stung stung picar, escocer
strike struck struck golpear, pegar
swear swore sworn jurar
sweep swept swept barrer,deshollinar
swim swam swum nadar
swing swung swung balancearse
take took taken llevar, coger
teach taught taught ensear
tear tore torn romper, rasgar
tell told told decir
think thought thought pensar, creer
throw threw thrown lanzar
understand understood understood entender
wake woke woken despertar
wear wore worn llevar puesto
weep wept wept llorar
win won won ganar
write wrote written escribir
Pasado simple (verbos regulares)
Afirmativo

I worked.

You worked.

He worked.

She worked.

It worked.

We worked.

You worked.

They worked.

Forma afirmativa:

Sujeto + infinitive del verbo sin to + ed.

I watched TV yesterday.

Ortografa

* Con la mayora de los verbos, se aade ed al infinitive sin to.

work - worked

* Con verbos acabados en e, se aade d.

live - lived

* Con verbos acabados en consonante + y, la y se sustituye por ied.

study - studied

* Con verbos acabados en consonante, vocal, consonante, la consonante se duplica y

se aade ed.

travel travelled
Pasado simple (verbos irregulares)
El pasado simple de algunos verbos ingleses no acaba en ed, sino que tiene una
forma irregular, que es la misma para todas las personas.

`have se convierte en `had

I had

You had

He had

She had

It had

We had

You had

They had

Los verbos irregulars no siguen normas ortogrficas generales, por lo que hay que
aprendrselos de memora.

Lista de verbos irregulares

Infinitivo - Pasado simple - Traduccin

be - was, were - ser, estar

become - became - convertirse en, volverse

begin - began - empezar

break - broke - romper(se)

build - built - construir

buy - bought - comprar

can - could - poder, saber

catch - caught - coger

come - came - venir

cost - cost - costar

do - did - hacer

draw - drew - dibujar

drink - drank - beber

drive - drove - conducir

eat - ate - comer

feel - felt - sentir(se), notar

fight - fought - luchar

find - found - encontrar

fly - flew - volar

forget - forgot - olvidar

get - got - conseguir

get up - got up - levantarse

give - gave - dar

go - went - ir(se)

have - had - haber, tener

hold - held - agarrar, sujetar

keep - kept - guarder, mantener(se)

know - knew - saber, conocer

learn - learnt - aprender

leave - left - abandoner, irse (de)

let - let - dejar

lose - lost - perder

make - made - hacer

meet - met - conocer, encontrarse (con)

pay - paid - pagar

read - read - leer

ride - rode - montar a (caballo), andar en (bici)

run - ran - correr

say - said - decir

see - saw - ver

send - sent - mandar, enviar

shine - shone - brillar

sing - sang - cantar

sit - sat - sentarse

sleep - slept - dormir

speak - spoke - hablar

spend - spent - gastar, pasar(tiempo)

steal - stole - robar

swim - swam - nadar

take - took - coger

teach - taught - ensear

think - thought - pensar

wear - wore - vestir, llevar puesto

write - wrote escribir

Pasado simple (verbos regulares e irregulares)
Negativo

I didnt work.

You didnt work.

He didnt work.

She didnt work.

It didnt work.

We didnt work.

You didnt work.

They didnt work.

Interrogativa

Did I work?

Did you work?

Did he work?

Did she work?

Did it work?

Did we work?

Did you work?

Did they work?

Respuestas Breves
Afirmativa

Yes, I did.

Yes, you did.

Yes, he did.

Yes, she did.

Yes, it did.

Yes, we did.

Yes, you did.

Yes, they did.

Negativa

No, I didnt.

No, you didnt.

No, he didnt.

No, she didnt.

No, it didnt.

No, we didnt.

No, you didnt.

No, they didnt.

El las frases negativas e interrogativas, as como en las respuestas breves, el auxiliar
es el mismo para todas las personas.

Frases Negativas:

I didnt.

You didnt.

He didnt.

She didnt.

It didnt.

We didnt.

You didnt.

They didnt.

Frases interrogativas:

Did I?

Did you?

Did he?

Did she?

Did it?

Did we?

Did you?

Did they?
Recuerda:

* En las frases negativas e interrogativas, siempre se debe utilizar el infinitivo del

verbo sin to.

She didnt phone her

No se puede decir: She didnt phoned her.

Did you study yesterday?

No se puede decir: Did you studied yesterday?

* En las preguntas que contienen partculas interrogativas (what, when, who, why,
where), estas se colocan delante del auxiliar did.

Where did you go?

Who did he visit?

Usos:

El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de acciones que sucedieron en un momento

concreto del pasado. En estas frases aparecen expresiones de tiempo tales como
yesterday (ayer), last week (la semana pasada), last night (anoche), etc.

I played football last Saturday. We went shopping yesterday.

Ago

* Ago se traduce por hace y se refiere a una accin del pasado, a algo que ya ha
acabado.

They travelled to London three days ago.

* Ago no puede encabazar una expression de tiempo.

ten years ago

No se puede decir: ago ten years

Ejercicios
A. Completar las frases

Ejemplo:

I didnt watch TV last night.

1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there werent any buses.

4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.

Las respuestas correctas

1. On Saturday I played computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum didnt cook dinner last night.

3. I walked to school because there werent any buses.

4. They didnt dance at the party.

5. My brother travelled to Ireland last summer.

B. Escribe el pasado simple de estos verbos

1. copy __________

2. revise __________

3. cycle __________

4. listen __________

5. practice __________

6. play __________

7. like __________

8. move __________
9. shout __________

10. start __________

Las respuestas correctas

1. copy copied

2. revise revised

3. cycle cycled

4. listen listened

5. practice practiced

6. play played

7. like liked

8. move moved

9. shout shouted

10. start started

C. Escribe las preguntas en el orden correcto

Ejemplo:

night? / meet / Did / you / them / last /

Did you meet them last night?

1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

_________________________________

2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

_________________________________

3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

_________________________________

4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

_________________________________

5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

_________________________________

6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /

_________________________________

7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

_________________________________

Las respuestas correctas

1. Did you like the film?

2. How many people did you ask?

3. Did they have a good time?

4. What did we do at the weekend?

5. Where did she buy that DVD?

6. Did he go to your party on Saturday?

7. Who did you see yesterday?

D. Corrige las frases

Who do you met on Saturday morning? X

Who did you meet on Saturday morning?

1. Did he went to school yesterday? X

2. Why did you to go home early? X

3. Where you did learn English? X

4. Did she works today? X

5. What do you this yesterday? X

6. Did they last night phone you? X

Las respuestas correctas

1. Did he go to school yesterday?

2. Why did you go home early?

3. Where did you learn English?

4. Did she work today?

5. What did you do this yesterday?

6. Did they phone you last night?

E. Verbos regulares (R) o irregulares (I)?

play R

1. fly ___________

2. use ___________

3. study ___________

4. eat ___________

5. make ___________

6. travel ___________

7. see ___________

Las respuestas correctas

1. fly I

2. use R

3. study R

4. eat I

5. make I

6. travel R

7. see I
F. Escribe el pasado simple de los verbos del ejercicios E.

1. ___________

2. ___________

3. ___________

4. ___________

5. ___________

6. ___________

7. ___________

Las respuestas correctas

1. flew

2. used

3. studied

4. ate

5. made

6. travelled

7. saw

G. Completa las frases utilizando el pasado simple de los

verbos.

be got up meet have go run drink sleep swim eat

Yesterday I got up early, at about seven oclock.

1. I ________ a shower and some fruit for breakfast.

2. Then I ________ to the sports centre.

3. I ________ 500 meters in the swimming pool and then

4. I ________ 5 kilometers.
5. At lunchtime I ________ my friends in a caf.

6. We ________ some pasta and ________ some juice.

7. After lunch I ________ for a few hours, I ________ tired!

Las respuestas correctas

1. I had a shower and some fruit for breakfast.

2. Then I went to the sports centre.

3. I swam ran 500 meters in the swimming pool and then

4. I ran5 kilometers.

5. At lunchtime I met my friends in a caf.

6. We ate some pasta and drank some juice.

7. After lunch I slept for a few hours, I was tired!

H. Completa con el verbo en pasado simple (verbos

regulares)

1. I opened the door and ___________ (look) inside.

2. Who ___________ (close) all the windows?

3. I ___________ (carry) my moms shopping bag.

4. I ___________ (not climb) over the fence.

5. I ___________ (rip) my shirt.

6. The plane ___________ (land) ten minutes ago.

7. We ___________ (live) in that house when I was a baby.

8. My brother ___________ (not cry) when he fell of his bike.

9. We ___________ (walk) to school yesterday.

10. She ___________ (smile) when she saw me.

11. We ___________ (hurry) to the station to catch the train.

12. She ___________ (laugh) when I told her the joke.

13. We ___________ (race) each other on our bikes.

14. Dad ___________ (not help) me with my homework.

15. Helen ___________ (whisper) me a secret.

16. Luis Miguel ___________ (hurry) to catch a bus.

17. We ___________ (return) our books to the library.

18. She ___________ (not kiss) the frog.

19. The frog ___________ (change) into a prince.

20. Two doctors ___________ (rush) into the room.

21. I ___________ (not kick) the ball very hard.

22. Who ___________ (invent) the computer?

23. Dinosaurs ___________ (live) many years ago.

24. It ___________ (not snow) last night.

25. They ___________ (not work) until twelve last night.

Las respuestas correctas

1. I opened the door and looked inside.

2. Who did close all the windows?

3. I carried my moms shopping bag.

4. I didnt climb over the fence.

5. I ripped my shirt.

6. The plane landed ten minutes ago.

7. We lived in that house when I was a baby.

8. My brother didnt cry when he fell of his bike.

9. We walked to school yesterday.

10. She smiled when she saw me.

11. We hurried to the station to catch the train.

12. She laughed when I told her the joke.

13. We raced each other on our bikes.

14. Dad didnt help me with my homework.

15. Helen whispered me a secret.

16. Luis Miguel hurried to catch a bus.

17. We returned our books to the library.

18. She didnt kiss the frog.

19. The frog changed into a prince.

20. Two doctors rushed into the room.

21. I didnt kick the ball very hard.

22. Who invented the computer?

23. Dinosaurs lived many years ago.

24. It didnt snow last night.

25. They didnt work until twelve last night.

I. Pasado simple (verbos irregulares)

1. I ___________ (loose) my watch in the park.

2. David ___________ (not hurt) his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it ___________ (break) a window.

4. My new shoes ___________ (not cost) a lot of money.

5. I ___________ (get) this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we ___________ (keep) our car.

7. Ali ___________ (cut) his knee.

8. The glass ___________ (fall) off the table.

9. The glass ___________ (not break).

10. We ___________ (sell) our old car.

11. We ___________ (buy) a new car.

12. The bell ___________ (not ring).

13. We all ___________ (go) into school.

14. The dog ___________ (catch) the ball.

15. The man ___________ (not kneel) down.

16. Our cat ___________ (run) onto the road.

17. Jane ___________ (not write) a letter.

18. I ___________ (buy) a new camera last week.

19. We ___________ (drive) to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad ___________ (not take) me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth ___________ (give) Eva a chocolate.

22. Jack and Jill ___________ (not go) up the hill.

23. Her ring ___________ (cost) ten Euros.

24. I ___________ (put) sugar in my coffee.

25. He ___________ (not hit) the ball over the net.

Las respuestas correctas

1. I lost my watch in the park.

2. David didnt hurt his knee.

3. I kicked the ball and it broke a window.

4. My new shoes didnt cost a lot of money.

5. I got this book from the library.

6. We had a garage where we kept our car.

7. Ali cut his knee.

8. The glass fell off the table.

9. The glass didnt break.

10. We sold our old car.

11. We bought a new car.

12. The bell didnt ring.

13. We all went into school.

14. The dog caught the ball.

15. The man didnt kneel down.

16. Our cat ran onto the road.

17. Jane didnt write a letter.

18. I bought a new camera last week.

19. We drove to a safari park yesterday.

20. Yesterday Dad didnt take me to the carnival.

21. Elizabeth gave Eva a chocolate.

22. Jack and Jill didnt go up the hill.

23. Her ring cost ten Euros.

24. I put sugar in my coffee.

25. He didnt hit the ball over the net.