Simple Past
La forma interrogativa se compone del auxiliar DID seguido de la persona y el verbo en infinitivo. El auxiliar es igual para todas las personas.
| TO GO | ||
| Did | I | go ? |
| Did | You | go ? |
| Did | He | go ? |
| Did | She | go ? |
| Did | It | go ? |
| Did | We | go ? |
| Did | You | go ? |
| Did | They | go ? |
Para realizar una pregunta se usa la "question word" adelante.
Where did you go?
¿Dónde fuiste?
When did you go to London?
¿Cúando fuiste a Londres?
La forma negativa se compone de la persona, seguido del auxiliar DID, seguido de NOT y el verbo en infinitivo. En lenguaje informal, puede usarse la forma contracta didn't.
| TO GO | |||||
| I | did | not | go | = | I didn't go |
| You | did | not | go | = | You didn't go |
| He | did | not | go | = | He didn't go |
| She | did | not | go | = | She didn't go |
| It | did | not | go | = | It didn't go |
| We | did | not | go | = | We didn't go |
| You | did | not | go | = | You didn't go |
| They | did | not | go | = | They didn't go |
Presentamos aquí una pequeña lista de algunos verbos irregulares con su pasado simple. Intenta recordarlos!
| INFINITIVO | PASADO SIMPLE |
| go (ir) | went |
| have (tener) | had |
| write (escribir) | wrote |
| read (leer) | read |
| catch (atrapar) | caught |
| fall (caer) | fell |
| hear (escuchar) | heard |
| see (ver) | saw |
| say (decir) | said |
| give (dar) | gave |
| know (saber) | knew |
Para obtener una lista completa de verbos irregulares con sus formas de pasado simple, ver List of irregular verbs.