Decmeber 16th , 2011
Hello:
Watch the next video to understand HOW TO USE the PAST SIMPLE in English.
El anterior video enseñaba el CÓMO USAR el PASADO SIMPLE en INGLÉS.
Now, we're gonna learn WHEN to USE this TENSE.
Entonces, vamos a aprender el CUANDO USAR el Pasado Simple en inglés.
RULES TO USE PS in ENGLISH
1. To talk about a COMPLETED ACTION
Para hablar sobre una ACCIÓN ya REALIZADA.
Ex.
-He didn't wash the car. (El NO LAVÓ el carro)
-I saw the movie yesterday. (Yo miré ayer la película)
-Did you do the homework? (¿Hiciste la tarea?)
2. To talk about a SERIAL OF COMPLETED ACTIONS.
Para hablar de una serie de ACCIONES REALIZADAS .
Ex.
- I did my homework, washed my clothes and cleaned my room.
(Hice la tarea, lavé mi ropa y limpié mi cuarto)
- Did you clean your rooms, read the book and did your workshops?
(¿Limpiaron sus cuartos, leyeron el libro e hicieron sus talleres?)
- They did not neither watched TV, nor play cards.
(Ellos no miraron televisión ni tampoco jugaron cartas).
3.About LONG ACTIONS.
Para hablar de ACCIONES que TOMARON SU TIEMPO.
Ex.
-You traveled to China last year. (Usted viajó a China el año pasado)
- I sat at the beach all day. (Yo me senté en la playa todo el día)
- We arrived to London last Sunday (Llegamos a Londres el pasado domingo).
4.To talk about habits in the PAST .
Para hablar de los hábitos de rutina en el pasado.
Ex.
-When I was 15 years, I studied English. (Cuando yo tenía 15 años, yo estudiaba inglés).
-He didn't play piano (El no tocaba el piano)
- Girls didn't go to study at University 50 years before.
(Las chicas no iban a estudiar a la unversidad hace 50 años) .
5. To talk about FACTS, SITUATIONS and EVENTS in the PAST.
Para hablar sobre EVENTOS,SITUACIONES y ACONTECIMIENTOS en el PASADO; se utliza como pasado imperfecto en algunos casos.
Ex.
-In 1939, the world stated another war . (El mundo empiezó otra guerra en 1939).
-When I was child, I lived in Bogota. (Cuando era pequeño, yo vivía en Bogotá)
- It rained hardest 5 months bofore. ( Hace 5 meses llovisnaba muy fuerte)
To review, let's practice with this beautiful song : Last Christmas.
Cantemos la siguiente canción
Last Christmas.
[Chorus]
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year
To save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye
Tell me baby
Do you recognize me?
Well
It's been a year
It doesn't surprise me
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "merry Christmas"
I wrapped it up and sent it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again
[Chorus]
A crowded room
Friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you
And your soul of ice
My god I thought you were
Someone to rely on
Me?
I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
[Chorus: x2]
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover buy you tore him apart
Maybe next year I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special.
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year
To save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance
But you still catch my eye
Tell me baby
Do you recognize me?
Well
It's been a year
It doesn't surprise me
I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note saying "merry Christmas"
I wrapped it up and sent it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now
I know you'd fool me again
[Chorus]
A crowded room
Friends with tired eyes
I'm hiding from you
And your soul of ice
My god I thought you were
Someone to rely on
Me?
I guess I was a shoulder to cry on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart
Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me again
[Chorus: x2]
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover buy you tore him apart
Maybe next year I'll give it to someone
I'll give it to someone special.
And to finish, practice with this places.
Practique con éstos ejercicios,para su mayor interés.
Practique con éstos ejercicios,para su mayor interés.
Bibliography and Web Sites
- Natural Learning Corporation (NLC), Grammar book,Bogotá, Expojom, 2007, unit 3,page 37.
-ENGLISH PAGE. Simple Past. [On line] . <http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html>, [December 22nd,2011]
-LYRICS007. Wham!, Last Christmas. [On line]. <http://www.lyrics007.com/wham!%20Lyrics/Last%20Christmas%20Lyrics.html> , [Decenber 22nd ,2011]
Have a nice day and Mery Christmas for you.