The document provides information on different past verb tenses in English including: - The simple past is used to express an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. - The past continuous emphasizes an ongoing action in the past or indicates an action was interrupted. - The past perfect expresses that an action occurred before another past action or at a specific time in the past. - The past perfect continuous shows an action that began in the past and continued until another time in the past, such as "for five minutes" or "for two weeks."

1.  Simple past
 Past continuous
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous

2. Usamos el pasado simple para expresar que una acción
comenzó y terminó en un tiempo específico en el pasado.
Puede ser usado con una duración la cual comenzó y se
finalizó en el pasado: durante dos años, una semana,
cuatro días etc.
Form: SUBJECT+ VERB + ED OR IRREGULAR VERBS

4.  I saw “toy story” the last
weekend.
I lived in Guanajuato for 6
months.
He studied English for 1 year
He didn’t sleep the last night.
 I didn’t undestand this topic.

5. Complete the next sentences with the verb in
past.
2.I ( finish) the housework
3.You (draw) a pretty family
4. Did you (wake up) late?
5. Raul (run) 5 km the last Monday
6. She didn´t (buy) the jacket

6. FORM
subject+Verb to be (past) = was/ were + verb(ing)
Usamos el pasado continuo para
 poner énfasis en el curso de una acción en el pasado.
He was watching T.V.
 indicar que una acción más larga en el pasado fue
interrumpida
When i was having breakfeast , the phone suddenly
rang
 Para indicar que dos acciones ocurrieron en el mismo
tiempo.
While Mary was preparing the dinner, Robert was
washing the dishes.

7. •POSITIVE:
Dave was sleeping when his sister
arrived to home
•NEGATIVE:
Dave wasn’t sleeping when his sister
arrived to home
•QUESTION:
Was Dave sleeping when his sister
arrived to home?

8. •What were you doing when you
broke your leg?
I was snowboarding.
•I was listening the conversation
while he was talking
• Joe was playing in the park
•I was studying when Patrik called
to my home

9. Complete the next sentences with the past
continuous.
3.They (eat)dinner, and
(have) a good time.
4. What you (do) while you
( wait).
5.When the phone rang, Jacob (write) a
letter.
6. While i (do) my homework , my
mom (cook) a cake.
5. Thieves (steal) the market when i
(arrive)

10. Usamos el pasado perfecto para expresar la idea de que
algo ocurrió antes de otra acción en el pasado. También
puede mostrar que algo sucedió antes en un tiempo
específico en el pasado.
FORM
Subject + had + verb past participle

12.  Steve was going to be late for work, she had
overslept
 When i arrived home i realized, i had lost
my bag
 James was very happy, he had passed the
exam
 I had never seen such a beautiful beach
before I went to Cancun

13. Complete the sentences with the verb in past perfect
2. James felt sick ,he (eat) too much cake.
3. Gina felt sad, nobody (remember) her
birthday
4. She was nervous, he never (had) an
interview before.
5. you ever (visit) the U.S. before
your trip in 2006?Yes, I (be) to the U.S. once
before.
6. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)

14. Usamos el pasado perfecto continuo para mostrar que algo
comenzó en el pasado y continuó hasta otro momento en
el pasado. ”Por cinco minutos”, y “por dos semanas”,
etc. Como duraciones pueden ser empleadas en este
tiempo.
FORM
Subject+ had been+ verb (-ing)

15. • POSITIVE
he had been walking for a long time when
it suddenly began to rain
• NEGATIVE
he had not been walking for a long time
when it suddenly began to rain
• QUESTION
Had he been walking for a long time when
it suddenly began to rain?

16. He had been talking for over two hours
before his girlfriend arrived.
She had been working at that company
for three years when she went out of
business
James had been teaching at the
university for more than a year before
he left for Asia
 We had been sleeping for 10 hours
when he wokes up

17. 1. You (wait)there for more than
two hours when she finally arrived.
2. Sam gained weight because he
(overeat)
3. I (work) all day; so I wasn't tired
and went to the pub.
4. He was tired because he
(exercise) so hard
5. How long she
(learn) English before she went to London?

18. Complete the next text with an appropiate verb (past) from the box. Use
each one only once.
lived had lived has been living was living
Melvin Patterson used to lived in luxurious rented apartments in differents
parts of the world, but since November he(1) in a prision
near Toronto.
He has lived in almost all the capitals of Europe and Latin America as well
as New York, and now Toronto.
He appeared to be a respectable businessman, but he was really a swindler,
who tricked people into investing in companies which did not exist. From
March to October, 2000, he (2) in a penthouse in
Toronto.What he did not know was that a policeman(3) in
the building across the street. In his computer he had a collection of
photographs and descriptions of Patterson from the INTERPOL database
collected from all the countries he (4) and swindled in. It
was the end of the road for one more international criminal.

19. It was Friday again, the day for famous parties at Wellington High School.
Students (1)(dance) in the garden and everyone
(2)(enjoy)the pleasure of being away from boring lessons.
When Sarah (3)(come)to the party, the music already
(4)(start). Tim suddenly (5)(notice) Sarah and (6)(feel)
shocked. He had (7)(look for)her for 2 years. They (8)
(meet)each other at a holiday camp in 1999, but mysteriously Sarah
(9) (disappear)after a while. He (10)(think)about her since
then.
At the party, Sarah (11)(talk)to one of her friends while most
of the students (12)(drink)as much as they could. Tim
(13)(decide) to talk to her and (14)(wait)for her friend to
leave. When he (15)(go)next to her, she (16)(search
for) something in her bag, so she (17)(not see) him. As soon as he
(18)(touch) her on the shoulder, she (19)(raise) her head
and couldn’t believe her eyes. She never (20)(forget) him.
At the end of the party, no one (21)(be) happier than Sarah and Tim
as they (22)(find) each other after 2 years.

20. SIMPLE PAST
PAST: CONTINUOUS:
1.Finished 1.Was eating; having
2. Drew 2.were doing; were waiting
3.Woke up 3.was writing
4. Ran 4. was doing; was cooking
5. Bought 5. were stealing; i arrived

21. PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Had eaten 1. Had been waiting
n Had remembered 2. Had been overeating
i Had never had 3. Hadn’t been working
i Had visited; had been 4. Had been exercising
i Had builded 5. Had been learning

22. 1. Has been living
2. lived
3. was living
4. had lived

23. è were dancing 13. decided
was enjoying 14.waited
came 15. went
had already started 16. was searching
t noticed 17. didn´t see
felt 18. touched
been looking 19.raised
met 20. had never forgot
disappeared 21. was
had been thinking 22. found
g was talking
g were drinking

24. BIBLIOGRAFÍA

25. • Guzmán García Patricia
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