Gramática práctica

Pasado simple en inglés: usos, estructura y ejemplos

Explicación rápida: El pasado simple se usa para acciones terminadas en un momento pasado: yesterday, last week, in 2020. En preguntas y negativas se usa “did”.

Estructura básica

Uso o forma	Estructura	Ejemplo
Afirmativa regular	I worked yesterday
Afirmativa irregular	She went home
Negativa	I didn’t work
Pregunta	Did you work?

30 ejemplos claros

#	Ejemplo
1	I worked late yesterday.
2	She visited London last year.
3	They played tennis on Saturday.
4	He watched a movie last night.
5	We cooked dinner together.
6	I studied English in 2020.
7	She called me this morning.
8	They arrived at six.
9	He opened the window.
10	We waited for the bus.
11	I went to the supermarket.
12	She had coffee.
13	They saw the problem.
14	He wrote an email.
15	We took a taxi.
16	I didn’t understand the question.
17	She didn’t go to work.
18	They didn’t call us.
19	He didn’t make a mistake.
20	We didn’t have time.
21	Did you sleep well?
22	Did she send the file?
23	Did they arrive late?
24	Did he tell you?
25	Where did you go?
26	When did she call?
27	Why did they leave?
28	I met him in Madrid.
29	She bought a new phone.
30	We found the answer.

Errores comunes

Incorrecto: ~~Did you went?~~

Correcto: Did you go?

Después de “did”, el verbo va en forma base.

Incorrecto: ~~I didn’t went.~~

Correcto: I didn’t go.

En negativa también va forma base.

Incorrecto: ~~She goed.~~

Correcto: She went.

“Go” es irregular: went.

Mini práctica

Completa mentalmente y luego muestra la respuesta.

I ___ to London last year.
Did you ___ the email?
She didn’t ___ the answer.
They ___ late yesterday.

Resumen

Quédate con la estructura principal y úsala con frases reales. Una gramática simple, bien aplicada, mejora más que una explicación larga que no se practica.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Necesito estudiar mucha teoría para usarlo bien?

No. Empieza por la estructura básica, ejemplos frecuentes y errores típicos.

¿Cuál es el error más común?