El pasado simple (past simple)
-ed, los verbos irregulares y «did» para preguntas y negación.
El past simple expresa una acción terminada en un momento concreto del pasado. Verbos regulares: -ed en todas las personas.
| Forma | Ejemplo | |
|---|---|---|
| Afirmación | verbo + -ed / forma irregular | I worked. She went home. |
| Negación | didn't + forma base | I didn't work. She didn't go. |
| Pregunta | Did + sujeto + forma base | Did you work? Did she go? |
Los verbos irregulares más frecuentes
| Base | Pasado | Base | Pasado |
|---|---|---|---|
| be | was / were | have | had |
| go | went | do | did |
| see | saw | come | came |
| get | got | make | made |
| say | said | take | took |
| buy | bought | think | thought |
| eat | ate | drink | drank |
| write | wrote | know | knew |
Pronunciación de -ed
[t] después de un sonido sordo (worked, stopped), [d] después de uno sonoro (played, lived), [ɪd] solo después de t / d (wanted, needed). ¡No digas «work-ED»!
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¿Pasado de «buy»?
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bought -
Pon en negativa: She saw the film.
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She didn't see the film. -
Pon en pregunta: They went to Spain.
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Did they go to Spain? -
¿Cómo se pronuncia «-ed» en «wanted»?
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[ɪd] (una sílaba más)