Domina el Pasado en Inglés: Vocabulario Clave y Verbo 'To Be'
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- angry
- enfadado
- beautiful
- guapa
- big
- grande
- bored
- aburrido
- boring
- aburrido (que causa aburrimiento)
- excited
- emocionado, ilusionado
- fat
- gordo
- hairstyle
- peinado
- handsome
- guapo
- happy
- feliz, contento
- headache
- dolor de cabeza
- hungry
- hambriento
- king
- rey
- long
- largo
- model
- modelo, figura
- moustache
- bigote
- murderer
- asesino
- next
- siguiente
- old
- anciano, viejo, mayor
- prince
- príncipe
- queen
- reina
- room
- habitación, sala
- sad
- triste
- scared
- asustado
- Scot
- escocés (persona)
- short
- corto, bajo
- small
- pequeño
- Stop it!
- ¡Déjalo!, ¡Basta!
- surprised
- sorprendido
- tall
- alto
- terrible
- horrible, espantoso
- thin
- delgado
- thirsty
- sediento
- tired
- cansado
- ugly
- feo
- wax
- cera, de cera
- What's wrong?
- ¿Qué hay de malo?, ¿qué (te) pasa?
- When's lunch?
- ¿Cuándo comemos?
- wife
- esposa
- young
- joven
El Verbo "To Be" en Pasado Simple
El verbo "to be" (ser o estar) en pasado simple se conjuga de la siguiente manera:
Pronombre | Forma Afirmativa | Forma Negativa | Forma Interrogativa |
---|---|---|---|
I | was | wasn't (was not) | Was I...? |
You (singular) | were | weren't (were not) | Were you...? |
He | was | wasn't (was not) | Was he...? |
She | was | wasn't (was not) | Was she...? |
It | was | wasn't (was not) | Was it...? |
We | were | weren't (were not) | Were we...? |
You (plural) | were | weren't (were not) | Were you...? |
They | were | weren't (were not) | Were they...? |
Nota: "wasn't" es la contracción de "was not", y "weren't" es la contracción de "were not".
Uso de "There was" y "There were"
Para expresar la existencia de algo en el pasado (equivalente a "había"), utilizamos "there was" para singular y "there were" para plural:
Contexto | Forma Afirmativa | Forma Negativa | Forma Interrogativa |
---|---|---|---|
Singular (contable) | There was a test | There wasn't a test | Was there a test? |
Singular (incontable) | There was some food | There wasn't any food | Was there any food? |
Plural | There were some actors | There weren't any actors | Were there any actors? |
Expresiones de Tiempo Pasado en Inglés
Para referirnos a momentos específicos en el pasado, podemos usar las siguientes expresiones:
Palabras Clave de Tiempo
- yesterday
- ayer
- year
- año, curso
- week
- semana
- weekend
- fin de semana
- summer
- verano
- winter
- invierno
- autumn
- otoño
- spring
- primavera
- monday
- lunes
- march
- marzo
Uso de "Last" (Pasado/a)
La palabra "last" se utiliza para indicar el periodo anterior más reciente, combinada con las palabras de tiempo:
- last year: el año pasado, el curso pasado
- last week: la semana pasada
- last weekend: el fin de semana pasado
- last summer: el verano pasado
- last winter: el invierno pasado
- last autumn: el otoño pasado
- last spring: la primavera pasada
- last monday: el lunes pasado
- last march: marzo pasado