En inglés, el tiempo pasado simple refiere al pretérito, un tiempo gramatical en cuando una acción ocurrió y fue completado en el pasado. Para verbos regulares, el pasado simple normalmente se forma al añadir -ed al infinitivo (sin to). verbo
+ ed = pasado simple (pretérito)
walk caminar
walked
push empujar
pushed
greet saludar
greeted
cover cubrir
covered
Verbos que terminan en vocales Para verbos regulares que terminan en el vocal -e, añada solamente -d. bake cocer
baked
prize apreciar
prized
hope esperar
hoped
assume suponer
assumed
tie amarar
tied
hoe
hoed 1
azadonar free liberar
freed
Muy pocos verbos en inglés termina en un vocal que no sea -e. Para esos verbos, añada -ed. henna hennaed alheñar ski skied esquiar echo echoed resonar Excepciones: los verbos go y do son verbos irregulares mira abajo. Verbos que terminan en y Para verbos regulares que terminan en un vocal + y, añada -ed. play jugar
played
decay decayed descomponer survey mirar
surveyed
enjoy disfrutar
enjoyed
Excepciones: los verbos say (decir) y buy (comprar) son irregulares - mira abajo.
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Para verbos regulares que terminan en un consonante + y, hay que cambiar la -y por una -i y entonces añadir -ed. cry llorar
cried
dirty ensuciar
dirtied
ready preparar
readied
magnify magnified magnificar Excepciones: el verbo fly (volar) es un verbo irregular mira abajo. Verbos que terminan en consonantes Para verbos regulares que terminan en una vocal corta seguido por un consonante, hay que doblar el consonante final antes de añadir -ed. dam dammed represar beg rogar
begged
sin pecar
sinned
stop parar
stopped
rub frotar
rubbed
Cuando el verbo regular tiene más que una sílaba, en el inglés americano el consonante final está doblado solamente cuando el acento tónico cae en la última sílaba. 3
defer diferir
defered
deferred
regret lamentar
regreted
regretted
reship reshiped remandar
reshipped
compel obligar
compeled
compelled
orbit orbitar
orbited
orbitted
listen escuchar
listened
listenned
travel viajar
traveled
travelled
consider considered considerred considerar Ejemplos present
pretérito
I walk to school. Camino a la escuela.
I walked to school. Caminé a la escuela.
She works downtown. Ella trabaja en el centro.
She worked downtown. Trabajó en el centro.
They help on Tuesday. Ayudan el martes.
They helped on Tuesday. Ayudaron el martes.
He asks a lot of questions. He asked a lot of questions. Hace muchas preguntas. Hizo muchas preguntas. 4
El pretérito de todos los verbos regulares en inglés es lo mismo por cada persona gramatical. I Yo
worked downtown.
You Tú
worked downtown.
He Él
worked downtown.
She Ella
worked downtown.
We worked downtown. Nosotros They Ellos
worked downtown.
Verbos irregulares Verbos irregulares no usan -ed para formar el pasado. Para transformarlos hay que cambiar la ortografía. infinitivo pretérito buy comprar
bought
do hacer
did
fly volar
flew
forget olvidar
forgot
go ir
went
light iluminar
lit 5
say decir
said
Completa cada frase con el verbo indicado en el pasado simple: 1. Yesterday I 2. I
basketball for three hours. (to play)
in Chicago for three years.(to live) to buy a new jacket. (to want)
3. My cousin 4. I (to try)
to learn Swedish, but it was too difficult for me.
5. Linda
reading that book in two days. (to finish) a book from my father. (to borrow)
6. My brother 7. I
meeting your parents. (to enjoy)
8. My sister burn)
her hand while she was cooking. (to
9. The workers 10. I
1. He
the door. (to close)
my room last night. (to clean)
his room green. (to paint)
2. The prisoners
last week. (to escape) 6
3. It
all day yesterday. (to rain)
4. The mechanic 5. My mom move)
to a new apartment last month. (to
6. My brother 7. She
everywhere for his ring. (to look) at me. (to smile)
8. My grandfather 9. They 10. I
my car. (to repair)
old bottles. (to collect)
to replace his computer. (to refuse) at her joke. (to laugh)
Soportar, dar a luz Golpear Llegar a Ser Empezar Doblar Apostar Atar, encuadernar Pujar Morder Sangrar Soplar Romper Criar Traer Llevar Radiar Edificar Quemar Reventar Comprar Arrojar Coger Venir Costar Cortar Elegir Agarrarse Arrastrarse Tratar Cavar Hacer Dibujar
Drink Drive Eat Fall Feed Feel Fight Find Flee Fly Forbid Forget Forgive Freeze Get Give Go (Goes) Grow Grind Hang Have Hear Hide Hit
Dreamt / Dreamed Drank Drove Ate Fell Fed Felt Fought Found Fled Flew Forbade Forgot Forgave Froze Got Gave Went Grew Ground Hung Had Heard Hid Hit
Dreamt / Dreamed Drunk Driven Eaten Fallen Fed Felt Fought Found Fled Flown Forbidden Forgotten Forgiven Frozen Got / Gotten Given Gone Grown Ground Hung Had Heard Hidden Hit
Hold
Held
Held
Hurt Keep Know Kneel Knit Lay Lead Lean Leap
Hurt Kept Knew Knelt Knit Laid Led Leant Leapt Learnt / Learned
Hurt Kept Known Knelt Knit Laid Led Leant Leapt Learnt / Learned
Dream
Learn
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Soñar Beber Conducir Comer Caer Alimentar Sentir Luchar Encontrar Huir Volar Prohibir Olvidar Perdonar Helar Obtener Dar Ir Crecer Moler Colgar Haber o Tener Oir Ocultar Golpear Agarrar Celebrar Herir Conservar Saber Conocer Arrodillarse Hacer punto Poner Conducir Apoyarse Brincar Aprender
Leave Lend Let Lie Light Lose Make Mean Meet Mistake Overcome Pay Put Read Ride Ring Rise Run Say See Seek Sell Send Set Sew Shake Shear Shine Shoot Show Shrink Shut Sing Sink Sit Sleep Slide Smell Sow
Left Lent Let Lay Lit Lost Made Meant Met Mistook Overcame Paid Put Read Rode Rang Rose Ran Said Saw Sought Sold Sent Set Sewed Shook Shore Shone Shot Showed Shrank Shut Sang Sank Sat Slept Slid Smelt Sowed
Left Dejar Lent Prestar Let Permitir Lain Echarse Lit Encender Lost Perder Made Hacer Meant Significar Met Encontrar Mistaken Equivocar Overcome Vencer Paid Pagar Put Poner Read Leer Ridden Montar Rung Llamar Risen Levantarse Run Correr Said Decir Seen Ver Sought Buscar Sold Vender Sent Enviar Set Poner(se) Sewed / Sewn Coser Shaken Sacudir Shorn Esquilar Shone Brillar Shot Disparar Shown Mostrar Shrunk Encogerse Shut Cerrar Sung Cantar Sunk Hundir Sat Sentarse Slept Dormir Slid Resbalar Smelt Oler Sowed / Sown Sembrar 10
Speak Speed Spell Spend Spill Spin Spit
Spoke Spoken Sped Sped Spelt Spelt Spent Spent Spilt / Spilled Spilt / Spilled Spun Spun Spat Spat
Split
Split
Spoilt / Spoiled Spread Spread Spring Sprang Stand Stood Steal Stole Stick Stuck Sting Stung Stink Stank/Stunk Stride Strode Strike Struck Swear Swore Sweat Sweat Sweep Swept Swell Swelled Swim Swam Swing Swung Take Took Teach Taught Tear Tore Tell Told Think Thought Throw Threw Thrust Thrust Tread Trod Understand Understood Undergo Underwent Undertake Undertook Wake Woke Wear Wore Spoil