ensayo sobre el pasado simple

1. Eli Francois Valbuena Briceño
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Simple past

2. Definition
In Castilian, the simple past is also known as
simple past tense or preterite indefinite. Its
grammatical time is absolute (it is estimated
from the speaker and the time in which the
expression is expressed) and its verbal aspect
is described as perfective. The simple past in
our language, therefore, indicates an action that
was already developed and does not have a
necessary link with what is done in the present.
The past in question, therefore, is indefinite and
unrelated to the present.

3. Characteristics
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L Simple past is a verb tense that is used to describe actions that have happened in a
previous time and that have already finished, for example: She cleaned her house. She
cleaned her house. I broke the window. I broke the window. 1. The simple past is used to
speak of a concrete action that began and ended in the past. In this case it is equivalent to
the Spanish indefinite past tense. Generally, we use weather conadverbs like "last year",
"yesterday", "last night" ... Examples: Tom stayed at home last night. Tom stayed home
last night. Kate worked last Saturday. (Kate worked last Saturday.) I did not go to the party
yesterday. I did not go to the party yesterday. Did they walk to school this morning? Have
you been to school this morning? 2. The simple past is used for a series of actions in the
past. Examples: I received the good news and immediately called my husband. (I received
the good news and immediately called my husband.) He studied for an hour in the
morning, worked every afternoon and did not return home until 10 at night. (He studied
for an hour in the morning, worked all afternoon and did not return home until 10 o'clock
at night.) 3. We also use it for repeated or habitual actions in the past, as the imperfect
Spanish tense is used. Examples: We always traveled to Cancun for a vacation when we
were young. (We always traveled to Cancun during the holidays when we were young.) I've
walked 5 kilometers every day to work. (I walked 5 miles to work each day.) 4. We use it
for narrations or actions of periods of long time in the past, like the imperfect tense
Spanish. Examples: I worked for many years in a museum. (I worked in a museum for many
years.) She did not eat meat for 6 years. (I did not eat meat for 6 years.) 5. It is used to
speak of generalities or facts of the past. Examples: The Aztec lived in Mexico. (The Aztecs
lived in Mexico) I played the guitar when I was a child. He played guitar when he was a kid

4. Types
There are three pasts in English: Past simple, past continuous and past perfect. • Past
simple: is formed by adding -ED to the verb if it is regular or take the second column of
the irregular (break-BROKE-broken). Ex. I arrived yesterday. She CAME back from her
trip two days ago. - If you deny, use DID NOT + verb base (without adding -ed). I DID
NOT arrive yesterday. She does not come back from her trip. -If you use the
interrogative, you use DID + subject + base verb. DID you arrive yesterday? DID she
come back? ..................................... »USES« to indicate an action that began and ended
in the past. ......................................... • Past continuous: WAS / WERE + verb en-ing (was
for 1st and 3rd persons; were for the rest) -I / she / he / it WAS eatingING. -We / you /
they WERE eating. To deny just put WAS NOT or WERE NOT. To interrogate, reverse
the order Was or Were + Subject + verb in -ING. ..................... »USES« to talk about a
specific moment in the past. .......................... The past perfect is formed: HAD +
participle (-ed if regular or third column if irregular)

5. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR
REGULAR VERBS IN SIMPLE PAST In
English they are called regular verbs to
those who form the past by adding the
suffix 'ed' or 'd' to the root of the verb.
This past marker helps to recognize this
type of verbs in a written text. Examples
of regular verbs:
VERBO PRESE
NTE
PASADO
SIMPLE
PARTICI
PIO
ESPAÑ
OL
ask
invite
play
want
ask /
asks
invite /
invites
play /
plays
want /
wants
Asked
Invited
Played
Wanted
asked
invited
played
wanted
Pedir,
pregunta
r
Invitar
Jugar
Querer

6. 
IRREGULAR VERBS IN SIMPLE PAST Unlike regular verbs irregular verbs do not have
a past marker that helps to recognize them. Fortunately, the group of irregular
verbs is composed of a limited number of verbs (about 350), while there are
thousands of regular verbs
VERBO PRESENTE /
3ªp.s.
PASADO
SIMPLE
PARTICIPIO ESPAÑOL
Cut
Cost
Let
Put
cut / cuts
cost/ costs
let / lets
put / puts
Cut
Cost
Let
Put
cut
cost
let
put
cortar
costar
dejar
poner

7. Examples
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A) Verbs that end in -e are added a -d to form the past Examples
phone / phoned
smile / smiled
agree / agreed
die / died
lie / lied
B) Verbs that do not end in -e are added -ed to form
the past. Examples:
arrive / arrived
ask / asked
clean / cleaned
smile / smiled

8. 
C) Verbs that are spelled with a single vowel and are followed
by a single consonant are doubled consonant. Examples
beg / begged
rub / rubbed