En inglés, el pasado simple expresa tanto el pretérito indefinido como el imperfecto del español. Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a usar correctamente formas como ‘worked’ o ‘lived’ para describir acciones habituales en el pasado.
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Exercice 1 — Completa con el pasado simple
Completa cada frase con la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis en pasado simple.
- They ___ (work) every day when they were young.
- She ___ (live) in Madrid before moving to London.
- We ___ (walk) to school every morning.
- He ___ (play) football every weekend as a child.
Correction
- They worked every day when they were young.
- She lived in Madrid before moving to London.
- We walked to school every morning.
- He played football every weekend as a child.
Exercice 2 — Del español al inglés: transforma las frases
Traduce cada frase al inglés usando el pasado simple para expresar el imperfecto del español.
- Ellos trabajaban todos los días. (work / every day)
- Ella vivía en una ciudad pequeña. (live / in a small town)
- Nosotros comíamos juntos cada noche. (eat / together / every evening)
- Él estudiaba inglés cuando era joven. (study / English / when he was young)
Correction
- They worked every day.
- She lived in a small town.
- We ate together every evening.
- He studied English when he was young.
Exercice 3 — Corrige los errores
Cada frase contiene un error relacionado con el uso del pasado simple en inglés. Reescribe la frase correctamente.
- They works every day when they were children.
- She live in a small village before moving to the city.
- We was walk to school every morning.
- He play football every weekend as a child.
Correction
- They worked every day when they were children.
- She lived in a small village before moving to the city.
- We walked to school every morning.
- He played football every weekend as a child.
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