past simple vs continuous

PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

May 3, 2023 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)


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)


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/


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.


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.


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.• e.g. Did you like chocolate? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't. Did she drink milk? Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.


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)


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. (?) ____________________________________?


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?


3. (+) Caroline and Conny played chess. (-) ______________________________. (?) ______________________________?

4. (+) ________________________________. (-) ________________________________. (?) Did Paul ride his bike?

5. (+) ____________________________________. (-) Andrea didn't cook cupcakes. (?) ____________________________________?


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?


PAST CONTINUOUSEl 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.


PAST CONTINUOUSLa 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.


PAST CONTINUOUSLa 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)


PAST CONTINUOUSLas 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


PAST CONTINUOUSLa 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.


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.


1. Paul and Conny were having tea.

2. Caroline was jumping the rope.


3. My cousin _____________ (NOT / WATCH) a movie.

4. They _____________ (NOT / EAT) cakes.

5. ____ my dog _________ (BARK) at night?


3. My cousin wasn't watching a movie.

4. They weren't eating cakes.

5. Was my dog Barking at night?


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


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 lacocina. Al entrar mamá en la cocina, interrumpió a papá cuando bebía agua)

Past Continuous


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.


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.


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


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.


Material created by Teacher Danitza Lazcano

Flores Teacher of English Master in Education

Educational Counselor