Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses Explained
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Diferencias entre Past Simple y Past Continuous
En inglés, el término "was" puede significar tanto "estuvo" como "estaba".
Estructura de los Tiempos Pasados
- Past Simple: Se utiliza el verbo en pasado (ejemplo: I did homework).
- Past Continuous: Se utiliza la estructura was/were + verb + -ing (ejemplo: I was doing homework).
Conjugación de Was y Were
- I / He / She / It: was
- You / We / They: were
Formas Afirmativa, Negativa e Interrogativa
- Affirmative: I was eating / We were eating
- Negative: I wasn't eating / We weren't eating (Was not / Were not)
- Interrogative: Was I eating? / Were we eating?
| Afirmativa | Negativa | Interrogativa |
|---|---|---|
| I was playing | I was not playing | Was I playing? |
| You were playing | You were not playing | Were you playing? |
| He was playing | He wasn't playing | Was he playing? |
| We were playing | We weren't playing | Were we playing? |
| They were playing | They weren't playing | Were they playing? |
Expresiones Comunes y Vocabulario
- I bet: En español significa "apuesto que".
- I freaked: Significa "me asusté" (asustado).
- Ejemplos: "I bet. That's amazing" o "Oh, I bet. That's boring".
Lista Completa de Verbos Irregulares
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was/were | been | ser/estar |
| begin | began | begun | empezar |
| break | broke | broken | romper |
| bring | brought | brought | traer |
| build | built | built | construir |
| burn | burnt | burnt | quemar |
| buy | bought | bought | comprar |
| can | could | been able to | poder |
| catch | caught | caught | coger |
| choose | chose | chosen | elegir |
| come | came | come | venir |
| cost | cost | cost | costar |
| cut | cut | cut | cortar |
| do | did | done | hacer |
| dream | dreamt | dreamt | soñar |
| drink | drank | drunk | beber |
| drive | drove | driven | conducir |
| eat | ate | eaten | comer |
| fall | fell | fallen | caer(se) |
| feel | felt | felt | sentir(se) |
| fight | fought | fought | luchar/pelear |
| fly | flew | flown | volar |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | olvidar |
| get | got | got | obtener |
| give | gave | given | dar |
| go | went | gone | ir(se) |
| have | had | had | tener/haber |
| hear | heard | heard | oír |
| know | knew | known | saber |
| learn | learnt | learnt | aprender |
| leave | left | left | irse/dejar |
| lose | lost | lost | perder |
| make | made | made | hacer |
| must | had to | had to | tener que |
| pay | paid | paid | pagar |
| put | put | put | poner |
| read | read | read | leer |
| run | ran | run | correr |
| say | said | said | decir |
| see | saw | seen | ver |
| show | showed | shown | mostrar |
| sing | sang | sung | cantar |
| sleep | slept | slept | dormir |
| speak | spoke | spoken | hablar |
| spend | spent | spent | gastar |
| take | took | taken | tomar |
| teach | taught | taught | enseñar |
| think | thought | thought | pensar |
| understand | understood | understood | entender |
| win | won | won | ganar |