Saber hablar en pasado en inglés es muy importante para tener fluidez. Por ello quiero que sepas que el dominio del Past Tense es clave para el dominio del inglés. Lo curioso es que algunos alumnos están 25 años aprendiéndose los verbos pasados irregulares en inglés sin llegar nunca a dominarlos. ¿Sabes por qué? Porque los aprenden leyendo, no escuchando.
Por tanto, una vez que tengamos ciertas nociones básicas sobre cómo se hacen las oraciones con el Past Tense, nos pondremos a escuchar y repetir cientos de veces los verbos en pasado tanto regulares como irregulares.
1) En este vídeo presento una visión general de lo que es el Simple Past Tense.
2) Ahora nos pondremos a escuchar oraciones en "Simple Past Tense" (con verbos regulares e irregulares) para que vayas haciendo oído.
Nota: Por favor, ten en cuenta que si eres un beginner esto sólo será un aperitivo que te servirá simplemente para abrir el oído. Escucha y con la ayuda de un diccionario busca los significados. No te preocupes demasiado de si no entiendes nada. La idea principal es que no empieces por leer simplemente los verbos en pasado.Si así lo haces tardarás mucho más en aprender cómo suenan.
La segunda parte del vídeo de Jennifer sobre el Past Tense.
Empieza a aprender aquí los verbos irregulares.
Segunda lista de verbos irregulares para escuchar.
Tercera lista de verbos irregulares para escuchar.
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MUY IMPORTANTE: Escucha siempre cómo suena la palabra. Utiliza Howjsay y también Vozme para conocer los sonidos.
5) Escucha y lee esta historia y apréndetela de memoria. Fíjate como todos los verbos están en pasado. Nota: Los audios de Super Easy Reading de rong-chang se pueden descargar introduciendo en el navegador o tu programa gestor de descargas direcciones como la siguiente:
Cambiando el "001" por el número de la lección que desees. Como ves, siempre con números de 3 cifras, completando con ceros por la izquierda.
6) Completa con el correspondiente verbo en pasado todas estas oraciones. Busca su significado en un diccionario.
RECUERDA:
- En cada línea hay uno o más enlaces que debes percibir, abrir y estudiar.
- Siempre escuchar y repetir, por último leer y escribir. Si lo haces al revés nunca hablarás inglés.
FORM
[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
Examples:
Complete List of Simple Past Forms- You called Debbie.
- Did you call Debbie?
- You did not call Debbie.
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Examples:
- I saw a movie yesterday.
- I didn't see a play yesterday.
- Last year, I traveled to Japan.
- Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
- Did you have dinner last night?
- She washed her car.
- He didn't wash his car.
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.
Examples:
- I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
- He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
- Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
USE 3 Duration in Past
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
Examples:
- I lived in Brazil for two years.
- Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
- They sat at the beach all day.
- They did not stay at the party the entire time.
- We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
- A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
USE 4 Habits in the Past
The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.
Examples:
- I studied French when I was a child.
- He played the violin.
- He didn't play the piano.
- Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
- She worked at the movie theater after school.
- They never went to school, they always skipped class.
USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations
The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to."
Examples:
- She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
- He didn't like tomatoes before.
- Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
- People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.
IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First
Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses.
Examples:
- When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.
- She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.
When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I paid her one dollar" is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.
Example:
- I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
- You just called Debbie.
- Did you just call Debbie?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
- Tom repaired the car. Active
- The car was repaired by Tom. Passive
EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS
- Verb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past and Past Continuous
- Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past and Past Continuous
- Verb Tense Exercise 5 Simple Past and Present Perfect
- Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect
- Verb Tense Exercise 11 Simple Past and Past Perfect
- Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect
- Verb Tense Exercise 15 Tenses with durations
- Verb Tense Exercise 16 Present and Past Tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs
- Verb Tense Exercise 17 Present and Past Tense Review
- Verb Tense Practice Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review
- Verb Tense Final Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review
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