Que es el pasado simple.

1. PAST
SIMPLE
KATHERINE RIASCOS ARBOLEDA
ADMINISTRACION DE NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONALES
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO

2. WHAT IS
THE PAST
SIMPLE?
The past simple in English is
equivalent to the preterite
imperfect and the preterite
indefinite in Spanish. We use
the past simple for complete
actions in the past. The time
period of these actions is not
important as in Spanish. In the
past simple there are regular
verbs and irregular verbs.
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3. Grammatical Rules (Reglas
gramaticales)
Form (Forma)
To form the past simple with regular
verbs, we use the infinitive and add the
ending “-ed”. The form is the same for all
people
(I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
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4. EXAMPLE
want → wanted
learn →learned
stay →stayed
walk →walked
show →showed

5. Exceptions:
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2. If the verb ends in a short vowel and a
consonant (except “y” or “w”), we double the
final consonant
stop → stopped
commit → committed
1. For verbs that end in an “e”, we just
add “-d”.
change → changed
believe → believed
3. With verbs that end in a consonant and a “y”,
the “y” is changed to an “i”.
study → studied
try → tried

6. Structure (Estructura)
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1. Affirmative Sentences (Frases afirmativas)
Sujeto + verbo principal…
Ejemplos:
 She was a doctor.(Era doctora.)
 The keys were in the drawer.(Las llaves estaban en el cajón.)
 I wanted to dance.(Quería bailar.)
 They learned English.(Aprendieron inglés.)
 We believed him.(Le creímos.)
 I bought a blue car.(Compré un coche azul.)

7. Structure (Estructura)
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8. Structure (Estructura)
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9. Uses (Usos)
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1. The simple past is used to talk about a specific
action that began and ended in the past. In this case it
is equivalent to the Spanish indefinite past tense.
Generally, we use it with adverbs of time like “last
year”, “yesterday”, “last night”…
 Tom stayed at home last night.(Tom se
quedó en casa anoche.)
 Kate worked last Saturday.(Kate trabajó el
sábado pasado.)
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.
 He studied for an hour in the morning, worked all
afternoon and didn't return home until 10 at night

10. Uses (Usos)
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4. We use it for narrations or actions of long periods
of time in the past, like the Spanish imperfect tense.
Examples:
 I worked for many years in a museum.
 She didn't eat meat for years.
5. It is used to talk about generalities or past events.
Examples:
 The Aztec lived in Mexico.
 I played the guitar when I was a child.
3. We also use it for repeated or habitual
actions in the past, as the Spanish imperfect
preterite is used.
Examples:
 We always traveled to Cancun for vacation
when we were young.
 He walked 5 kilometers every day to work.

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