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UNIT 6
Did you work hard that day? /díd iú wé:rk.../
Didn´t you buy your car last year? /dídnt iú bái.../
Didn´t Peter come here three days ago? /dídnt pí:ter kám.../
Cuando se formula una pregunta introducida por una palabra interrogativa como WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, etc., se debe mantener el mismo orden de palabras de las interrogaciones simples:
Escuche, lea y aprenda:
When did you buy your car? /wén díd iú: bái.../
Why did Peter come here 3 days ago? /wái díd pí:ter kám.../
Where did they see a good film yesterday? /wéar díd δéi sí:.../
Why didn´t Mary clean the house yesterday morning? /wái dídnt méri klí:n.../
When did you work hard? /wén díd iú wé:rk.../
La pregunta más habitual de este tiempo verbal es:
WHAT DID YOU DO? /wót did iú dúu/ (¿Qué hizo ud.?) EXERCISES:
Ex. 1. Study the Past Tense form of the following regular verbs which are most frequently used.
INFINITIVE PAST TENSE SPANISH
To answer /á:nser/ answered /á:nserd/ contestar, responder To arrive /arráiv/ arrived /arráivd/ llega
To ask /a:sk/ asked /a:skt/ preguntar, pedir
To carry /kærri/ carried /kærrid/ transportar, llevar
To clean /kli:n/ cleaned /kli:nd/ limpiar
To close /klóuz/ closed /klóuzd/ cerrar
To dry /drái/ dried /dráid/ secar
To enjoy /endllói/ enjoyed /endllóid/ disfrutar, gustar
To finish /fínish/ finished /fínisht/ terminar
To hate /heit/ hated /héitid/ odiar, no gustar
To help /hélp/ helped /helpt/ ayudar
To hope /hóup/ hoped /hóupt/ esperar, desear
To invite /inváit/ invited /inváitid/ invitar
To listen /lísn/ listened /lísnd/ escuchar
To locate /loukéit/ located /loukéitid/ ubicar, localizar
To look /luk/ looked /lukt/ mirar
To love /láv/ loved /lávd/ amar, gustar
To need /ni:d/ needed /ní:did/ necesitar
To prefer /priféar/ preferred /priféard/ preferir
To rain /rein/ rained /réind/ llover
To receive /risí:v/ received /risí:vd/ recibir To remember /rimémber/ remembered /rimémberd/ recordar To repair /ripéar/ repaired /ripéard/ reparar, arreglar To repeat /ripí:t/ repeated /ripí:tid/ repetir
To request /rikwést/ requested /rikwéstid/ solicitar, pedir
To smoke /smóuk/ smoked /smóukt/ fumar
To start /sta:rt/ started /stá:rtid/ comenzar, partir
To stay /stéi/ stayed /stéid/ quedarse, permanecer
To study /stádi/ studied /stádid/ estudiar
To suggest /sadllést/ suggested /sadlléstid/ sugerir
To talk /to:k/ talked /tó:kt/ conversar
To try /trái/ tried /tráid/ tratar, esforzarse
To use /iú:z/ used /iú:zd/ usar, utilizar
To visit /vízit/ visited /vízitid/ visitar
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To walk /wo:k/ walked /wó:kt/ caminar
To want /wont/ wanted /wóntid/ querer
To wash /wosh/ washed /wósht/ lavar
To watch /wotch/ watched /wótcht/ observar, mirar
To wish /wish/ wished /wísht/ desear
To work /we:rk/ worked /wé:rkt/ trabajar, funcionar
Ex. 2. Study the Past Tense form of the following Irregular verbs which are most frequently used :
INFINITIVE PAST TENSE SPANISH
To begin /bigín/ began /bigæn/ empezar, comenzar
To bring /briη/ brought /bro:t/ traer
To build /bild/ built /bilt/ construir
To buy /bái/ bought /bo:t/ comprar
To come /kam/ came /kéim/ venir
To cut /kat/ cut /kat/ cortar
To do /du:/ did /did/ hacer
To drink /driηk/ drank /dræηk/ beber
To drive /dráiv/ drove /dróuv/ manejar, conducir
To eat /i:t/ ate /eit/ comer
To fall /fo:l/ fell /fel/ caer
To feel /fi:l/ felt /felt/ sentir(se)
To find /fáind/ found /fáund/ hallar, encontrar
To forget /forgét/ forgot /forgót/ olvidar
To get /get/ got /got/ conseguir, obtener, (get to = llegar a un lugar)
To give /giv/ gave /géiv/ dar
To go /góu/ went /wént/ ir
To have /hæv/ had /hæd/ tener, comer,servirse
To hear /híar/ heard /he:rd/ oir
To keep /ki:p/ kept /kept/ guardar, mantener
To know /nóu/ knew /niú:/ saber, conocer
To learn /le:rn/ learnt /le:rnt/ learned /le:rnd/ aprender,saber, enterarse
To leave /li:v/ left /léft/ partir, salir, dejar
To lend /lend/ lent /lent/ prestar
To lose /lu:z/ lost /lost/ perder, extraviar
To make /meik/ made /méid/ hacer, fabricar
To meet /mi:t/ met /met/ reunirse,conocer
To pay /péi/ paid /péid/ pagar
To put /put/ put /put/ poner, colocar
To read /ri:d/ read /red/ leer
To run /ran/ ran /ræn/ correr, administrar
To say /séi/ said /sed/ decir
To see /si:/ saw /so:/ ver
To sell /sel/ sold /sóuld/ vender
To send /send/ sent /sént/ enviar
To shut /shat/ shut /shat/ cerrar
To sing /siη/ sang /sæη/ cantar
To sit /sit/ sat /sæt/ sentarse
To sleep /sli:p/ slept /slépt/ dormir
To speak /spi:k/ spoke /spóuk/ hablar
To spend /spénd/ spent /spént/ gastar,pasar tiempo
To stand up /stænd áp/ stood up /stu:d áp/ pararse
To swim /swim/ swam /swæm/ nadar
To take /téik/ took /tuk/ |tomar, llevar
To teach /ti:tch/ taught /to:t/ enseñar
To tell /tel/ told /tóuld/ contar, narrar, decir
To think /θiηk/ thought /θo:t/ pensar, creer
To shine /sháin/ shone /shon/ brillar
To understand /anderstænd/ understood /anderstúd/ entender, comprender
To wear /wéar/ wore /wo:r/ vestir, desgastar
To write /ráit/ wrote /róut/ escribir
Ex. 3. Change the following sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Remember that you have to use the word LAST instead of EVERY in the expressions of time
1. Peter comes here every week. __________________________________________ last week.
2. I buy the newspaper every Sunday. ___________________________________________________
3. They go to Europe every year. ___________________________________________________
4. Mary visits her parents every month. ___________________________________________________
5. I write to Mary every week-end. ___________________________________________________
6. They eat fish every Friday. ___________________________________________________
7. Bob washes the car every Saturday. ___________________________________________________
8. We watch TV every night. ___________________________________________________
9. The postman brings a letter every Monday. ___________________________________________________
10. We have a test every week. ___________________________________________________
11. The boy reads a book every month. ___________________________________________________
12. I give the boy a present every year. ___________________________________________________
13. Peter drives to Baltimore every Sunday. ___________________________________________________
14. We enjoy our vacation every summer. ___________________________________________________
15. It rains a lot here every winter. ___________________________________________________
16. They receive a letter every week. ___________________________________________________
17. I sleep well every night. ___________________________________________________
18. Father tells the boy a story every night. ___________________________________________________
19. Mother makes an apple pie every Saturday. ___________________________________________________
20. They sell lots of books every year. ___________________________________________________
Ex. 4. Change the following sentences into a) negative, b) interrogative and c) Wh-questions:
1. We went to work by bus. __________________________________________________
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2. Peter came here yesterday. __________________________________________________
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3. I wanted to drink tea. __________________________________________________
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4. They saw the car accident. __________________________________________________
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5. John sold his house for 120,000 dollars. __________________________________________________
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6. They bought the car in Paris. __________________________________________________
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7. The boy did the exercise well. __________________________________________________
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8. We had dinner at the Club. __________________________________________________
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9. We wrote the letter in Spanish. __________________________________________________
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10. They studied English in London. __________________________________________________
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case, the underlined part must be the answer of the question asked.
1. He went to the zoo yesterday. __________________________________________________?
2. The children got up at 6:30 __________________________________________________?
3. He went to the doctor because he was ill. __________________________________________________?
4. Peter saw the film last week. __________________________________________________?
5. They came here by taxi. __________________________________________________?
6. The boy wanted to play. __________________________________________________?
7. He didn´t go because he was tired. __________________________________________________?
8. They stayed in Vancouver for a week. __________________________________________________?
9. Bill spent one hundred dollars. __________________________________________________?
10. Bob did the same exercise three times. __________________________________________________?
Ex. 6. Answer the following questions with complete sentences:
1. Where did you go last Saturday evening? ___________________________________________________
2. When did you begin to study English? ___________________________________________________
3. How long did it take you to get here today? ___________________________________________________
4. What did the teacher tell you to do? ___________________________________________________
5. What did you eat for dinner last night?. ___________________________________________________
6 Did you watch TV last night? If so, What did you watch? _________________________________________________
7. What time did you get up this morning? ___________________________________________________
Ex. 7. Answer these questions using the information given in parentheses, as in the example:
Did you go by bus? (taxi) No, I didn´t (go by bus). I went by taxi.
1. Did they watch TV last night? (listen to the radio) ___________________________________________________
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2. Did John go out last night? (stay at home) ___________________________________________________
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3. Did you eat fish for supper? (chicken) ___________________________________________________
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4. Did Mary send you a fax? (a letter) ___________________________________________________
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5. Did they walk to the park? (take a bus) ___________________________________________________
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6. Did Peter say “yes” (“No”) ___________________________________________________
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7. Did you read the book in English? (French) ___________________________________________________
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8. Did they drink beer? (wine) ___________________________________________________
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9. Did John write a poem? ( a short story) ___________________________________________________
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10. Did the woman buy a dress? ( a jacket) ___________________________________________________
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11. Did you see Mary last Sunday? (yesterday) ___________________________________________________
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12. Did Jack have lunch at home? (at work) ___________________________________________________
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13. Did the old man feel well? (weak and tired) ___________________________________________________
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14. Did the man speak to you in English? (French) ___________________________________________________
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15. Did Mr. Smith come in the morning? (at midday) ___________________________________________________
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16. Did you fly American Airlines? (United Airlines) ___________________________________________________
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17. Did you give the boy an apple? (some money) ___________________________________________________
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18. Did the secretary leave the office early? (late) ___________________________________________________
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19. Did Jane wear a short skirt? (a long one) ___________________________________________________
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20. Did he break his arm in the accident? (his leg) ___________________________________________________
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