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Past simple vs continuous


1. 1.
PAST SIMPLE OR
CONTINUOUS
2. 2.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 2
PAST SIMPLE
• El Pasado Simple es una acción que
comenzó y terminó en el pasado. (No
existe más)
e.g. Marcus
wrote a poem.
(Marcus escribió un poema)
3. 3.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 3
PAST SIMPLE
• El Pasado Simple ocupa verbos en
pasado que son regulares o irregulares.
• Los verbos regulares en el
pasado
siempre se escriben con una -ed final
e.g. I played with dolls.
(Jugaba con muñecas)
4. 4.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 4
PAST SIMPLE
• Los verbos irregulares, por otro lado son
totalmente diferentes.
e.g. Conny drank some water. DRINK-
DRANK
(Conny bebió algo de agua) /drink - /drank/
e.g. JP read a book. READ-READ
(JP leyó un libro) /ri:d/ - /red/
e.g. Caroline set the table. SET-SET
(Caroline puso la mesa) /set/ - /set/
5. 5.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 5
PAST SIMPLE
• La oración afirmativa se forma de la
siguiente forma:
PERSON + PAST VERB + COMPLEMENT
The students ate their lunch at 14:30.
Los alumnos comieron sus almuerzos a las
14:30.
- ATE es el pasado del verbo EAT= COMER.
- Se usa el verbo de la
segunda columna.
6. 6.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 6
PAST SIMPLE
• La oración negativa se forma de la siguiente
forma:
PERSON + DIDN'T + INFINITIVE VERB +
COMPLEMENT
The students didn't eat their lunch at
14:30.
Los alumnos no comieron sus almuerzos a las 14:30.
- DID es el auxiliar del pasado simple. En
una oración
negativa se traduce como NO.
- Se usa el verbo de la primera columna.
7. 7.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 7
PAST SIMPLE
• La oración interrogativa se forma de 2 formas. La
primera puede ser respondida con Sí o No...
DID +
PERSON + INFINITIVE VERB + COMPLEMENT + ?
Did the students eat their lunch at 14:30?
¿Comieron los alumnos sus almuerzos a las 14:30?
- En esta
pregunta el DID (auxiliar del pasado simple) no
se traduce.
- Las preguntas que comienzan con un auxiliar siempre se
responde con Yes o No.
8. 8.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 8
PAST SIMPLE
• La segunda formas es cuando usamos WH-
questions...
WH + DID + PERSON + INFINITIVE VERB
+ COMPLEMENT
+ ?
When did the students eat their lunch?
¿Cuándo los alumnos comieron sus almuerzos?
- La respuesta para esta pregunta sería:
The
students ate their lunch at 14:30.
(Una oración afirmativa)
9. 9.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 9
PAST SIMPLE EXERCISES: Observa el ejemplo y transforma las
oraciones de acuerdo al parentesis.
E.g. (+) My
brother drank a lot of milk last night.
(-) My brother didn't drink a lot of milk last night.
(?) Did my brother drink a lot of milk last night?
1. (+) Conny watched
TV yesterday.
(-) ________________________________.
(?) ________________________________?
2. (+) ____________________________________.
(-)
Jean Paul didn't read a book last month.
(?) ____________________________________?
10. 10.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 10
1. (+) Conny watched TV yesterday.
(-) Conny didn't watch TV yesterday.
(?) Did Conny watch TV yesterday?
2. (+)
Jean Paul read a book last month.
(-) Jean Paul didn't read a book last month.
(?) Did Jean Paul read a book last month?
11. 11.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 11
3. (+) Caroline and Conny played chess.
(-) ______________________________.
(?)
______________________________?
4. (+) ________________________________.
(-) ________________________________.
(?) Did Paul ride his bike?
5. (+) ____________________________________.
(-) Andrea didn't cook cupcakes.
(?) ____________________________________?
12. 12.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 12
3. (+) Caroline and Conny played chess.
(-) Caroline and Conny didn't play chess.
(?) Did Caroline and Conny play
chess?
4. (+) Paul rode his bike.
(-) Paul didn't ride his bike?
(?) Did Paul ride his bike?
5. (+) Andrea cooked cupcakes.
(-) Andrea didn't cook cupcakes.
(?)
Did Andrea cook cupcakes?
13. 13.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 13
PAST CONTINUOUS
El pasado continuo es una acción reiterativa que
ocurrió en un momento del pasado.
Esta
formada por el pasado del verbo to be y un
verbo –ing.
TO BE + VERBING
(WAS / WERE)
- Was / Were se traducen como fué o estuvo.
- -ING se traduce
como -ando o -endo.
14. 14.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 14
PAST CONTINUOUS
La oración afirmativa del pasado continuo se forma de la
siguiente manera:
PERSON + WAS
/ WERE + VERBING + COMPLEMENT
e.g. Mary was playing tennis. (Mary estaba jugando tennis)
Jean and Paul were playing Wii. (Jean y Paul estaban
jugando Wii)
- Los pronombres personales I – HE – SHE – IT usan WAS.
- Los pronombres YOU – WE – THEY usan WERE.
15. 15.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 15
PAST CONTINUOUS
La oración negativa se forma agregando NOT al pasado del
verbo to be:
PERSON + WASN'T
/ WEREN'T + VERBING + COMPLEMENT
Mary wasn't playing tennis.
(Mary no estaba jugando tennis)
Jean and Paul weren't playing Wii.
(Jean y Paul
estaban jugando Wii)
16. 16.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 16
PAST CONTINUOUS
Las oraciones interrogativas son 2. La primera usa el pasado del
verbo to be como auxiliar.
WAS / WERE + PERSON +VERBING + COMPLEMENT ?
Was Mary playing tennis?
(¿Estaba Mary jugando tennis?)
Were Jean and Paul playing Wii?
(¿Estaban Jean y Paul jugando Wii?)
- En ambas preguntas las respuestas son Sí o No.
Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't. - Yes, they were. / No, they
weren't
17. 17.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 17
PAST CONTINUOUS
La segunda oración interrogativa usa WH- question.
WH + WAS / WERE + PERSON
+VERBING + COMPLEMENT ?
What was Mary playing? (¿Qué estaba Mary jugando?)
Mary was playing tennis.
Who Were playing Wii? (¿Quién estaba
jugando Wii?)
Jean and Paul were playing Wii.
- En ambas preguntas las respuestas son oraciones afirmativas.
18. 18.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 18
PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISE: Observa el ejemplo y
completa las oraciones.
e.g. My sister _____________
(DRAW) on the floor.
My sister was drawing on the floor.
1. Paul and Conny _____________ (HAVE) tea.
2. Caroline _____________ (JUMP) the rope.
19. 19.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 19
1. Paul and Conny were having tea.
2. Caroline was jumping the rope.
20. 20.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 20
3. My cousin _____________ (NOT / WATCH)
a movie.
4. They _____________ (NOT / EAT) cakes.
5. ____ my
dog _________ (BARK) at night?
21. 21.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 21
3. My cousin wasn't watching a movie.
4. They weren't eating cakes.
5. Was my dog Barking at night?
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WHEN AND WHILE
Usamos When y While con oraciones con dos
acciones en el pasado.
When significa
CUANDO y While MIENTRAS.
e.g. I was eating a cake when my mom arrived
La acción del pasado continuo siempre es interrumpida por
el pasado simple.
Past Continuous Past Simple
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WHEN AND WHILE
Usamos When antes de una acción en pasado
simple y While antes de una acción en pasado
continuo.
e.g. While my dad was drinking water, mom
entered the kitchen.
(Mientras mi papá estaba bebiendo agua, mamá entró a la
cocina. Al entrar mamá
en la cocina, interrumpió a papá cuando
bebía agua)
Past Continuous
24. 24.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 24
WHEN AND WHILE EXERCISE: ESCRIBE WHEN O WHILE EN
CADA ORACIÓN.
1. __________ I opened
the class book, my
teacher was explaining the vocabulary.
2. I opened the class book __________ my
teacher was explaining the vocabulary.
3. __________ I
was writing the answer, a bee
flew into the classroom.
25. 25.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 25
WHEN AND WHILE EXERCISE: ESCRIBE WHEN O WHILE EN
CADA ORACIÓN.
1. WHEN I opened the
class book, my
teacher was explaining the vocabulary.
2. I opened the class book WHILE my
teacher was explaining the vocabulary.
3. WHILE I was writing
the answer, a bee
flew into the classroom.
26. 26.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 26
4. My cousin wasn't jumping the rope__________ I
asked to stop do it.
5. Were you playing soccer __________ we
were
studying at home?
6. __________ I went to the supermarket I bought
some apples.
7. My parents were talking __________ the
earthquake started
27. 27.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 27
4. My cousin wasn't jumping the rope WHEN I
asked to stop do it.
5. Were you playing soccer WHILE we were
studying at home?
6. WHEN I went to the supermarket I bought
some apples.
7. My parents were talking WHEN the earthquake
started.
28. 28.
April 4, 2016 By Teacher Danitza 28
Material created by 
Teacher Danitza Lazcano Flores 
Teacher of English 
Master in Education
Educational Counselor

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