The past simple is as in spanish Pretérito Indefinido.
We use it when we speak about actions that happened in a recent past like a had dinner, showered, went to sleep, …
Actions that happened after another action in an expecific period of time in the past.
ESPAÑOL:
El Past Simple en español hace referencia al tiempo verbal indicativo de Pretérito Indefinido.
Este tiempo define lo que hemos hecho en un pasado reciente y en un momento concreto.
También se usa cuando una acción del pasado sucede antes que otra en un periodo del pasado.
Grammar explanation / Explicación
• Afirmative / Afirmación
English:
All personal pronoun include the same structure at the root of the verb.
The main difference in the past is that we can find irregular verb that include at the end of the root of the verb -ED and regular verb that will have a different structure or composition.
Español:
Todos los pronombres personales se forman con la misma estructura de la raíz del verbo.
La principal diferencia en este tiempo verbal la encontramos cuando tenemos verbos que son irregulares y que no cabían la raíz del verbo y se le incluye simplemente -ED a esta, y luego están los verbos regulares que poseen una forma o estructura propia.
Irregular verb:
I played
You played
He, She, It played
We played
You played
They played
Regular verb:
I slept
You slept
He, She, It slept
We slept
You slept
They slept
• Negative / Negación
ENGLISH:
The negative sentences have always the same structure, we use «did + not = didn’t» before the verb root.
The verb must be as its root.
Español:
Las frases en negativo en ingles siempre se forman con la misma estructura, usamos «did + not = didn’t» antes de la raíz del verbo.
El verbo siempre debe de aparecer como en infinitivo o su raíz.
Irregular Verb:
I didn't play
You didn't play
He, she it didn't play
We didn't play
You didn't play
They didn't play
Regular Verb:
I didn't sleep
You didn't sleep
He, she it didn't sleep
We didn't sleep
You didn't sleep
They didn't sleep
• INTERROGATIVE / PREGUNTA
ENGLISH
When we make a question we need to use the auxiliar verb «did» before the personal pronoum and the verb.
ESPAÑOL
Para hacer una pregunta usaremos el verbo auxiliar «do, does» antes del pronombre personal y el verbo.
Regular Verb:
Did I sleep?
Did you sleep?
Did he, she, it sleep?
Did we sleep?
Did you sleep?
Did they sleep?
Irregular Verb:
Did I play?
Did you play?
Did he, she, it play?
Did we play?
Did you play?
Did they play?
Time Adverb / Adverbios de tiempo
Yesterday
Two days ago
a year ago
last...
when
ever
in 1995
Adverbs will help you to remember which gramar time to use because most of the time those adverbs are use only on that time.
No olvides que los adverbios de tiempo nos ayudan a saber que tiempo verbal debemos usar ya que muchos de ellos solo pueden ir en ese tiempo verbal.
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