Narrative tenses & used to

Ejercicios: Tiempos Pasados y 'used to' (B1)

1. Pasado Simple (Forma Afirmativa y Negativa)

Instrucción: Completa las oraciones usando el Pasado Simple (afirmativo o negativo) del verbo entre paréntesis. Luego, traduce la oración al español.

Ejemplo:

• Yesterday, I _______________ (watch) a movie. → watched → Ayer, yo vi una película.
• She _______________ (not / go) to school last week. → didn't go → Ella no fue a la escuela la semana pasada.

1. They _______________ (visit) Quito two years ago.
   • Español: _______________________________
2. He _______________ (not / do) his homework yesterday.
   • Español: _______________________________
3. We _______________ (play) football when we were children.
   • Español: _______________________________
4. I _______________ (see) a beautiful parrot in the park last Sunday.
   • Español: _______________________________

2. Pasado Continuo (Acciones en Progreso)

Instrucción: Completa las oraciones usando el Pasado Continuo. Presta atención a los conectores when y while.

1. I _______________ (walk) in the park when it started to rain.
2. While Maria _______________ (cook) dinner, the phone rang.
3. They _______________ (not / sleep) at 11 PM last night; they _______________ (watch) TV.
4. What _______________ (you / do) when the earthquake happened?
5. It was sunny, and the birds _______________ (sing).

3. Pasado Perfecto (La Acción Más Antigua)

Instrucción: Completa las oraciones usando el Pasado Perfecto del verbo entre paréntesis. Recuerda que es la acción que pasó primero.

1. When I arrived at the party, my friends _______________ (already / leave).
2. She didn't pass the exam because she _______________ (not / study) enough.
3. By the time we got to the cinema, the movie _______________ (start).
4. He couldn't find his keys because he _______________ (lose) them.
5. After they _______________ (finish) their project, they went out to celebrate.

4. "Used To" (Hábitos Pasados)

Instrucción: Reescribe las siguientes oraciones usando "used to". Luego, escribe lo que significa en español.

Ejemplo:

• I played with toys when I was a child. → I used to play with toys when I was a child. → Solía jugar con juguetes cuando era niño.

1. He had long hair when he was young.
   • ____________________________________.
   • Español: _______________________________
2. We didn't like vegetables when we were kids.
   • ____________________________________.
   • Español: _______________________________
3. Did you live in a small house?
   • ____________________________________?
   • Español: _______________________________
4. She didn't drink coffee, but now she drinks it every day.
   • ____________________________________.
   • Español: _______________________________

5. Elegir el Tiempo Correcto (Pasado Simple, Continuo o Perfecto)

Instrucción: Elige la opción correcta para completar cada oración.

1. While I was walking / walked home, I was seeing / saw an accident.
2. She was tired because she had been / was at work all day.
3. Did you eat / Had you eaten lunch before you went to the class?
4. When I turned on the TV, the program already finished / had already finished.
5. He used to go / was going to the beach every summer when he was a child.

6. Corregir los Errores (Errores Comunes)

Instrucción: Algunas de estas oraciones tienen errores comunes que cometen los hispanohablantes. Corrígelas.

1. I didn't used to like chocolate.
   • Corrección: _______________________________
2. When I arrived, she was cook dinner.
   • Corrección: _______________________________
3. I have seen that movie before I saw it again yesterday.
   • Corrección: _______________________________
4. We were study when the lights went out.
   • Corrección: _______________________________
5. She used to playing the piano.
   • Corrección: _______________________________

7. Completa la Historia (Todos los Tiempos Narrativos)

Instrucción: Completa la siguiente historia usando Pasado Simple, Pasado Continuo, Pasado Perfecto y "used to".

When I was a child, I (1. live) _______ in a small town near the coast. I (2. used to go / was going) _______ to the beach every day with my friends. One afternoon, while we (3. build) _______ a sandcastle, we (4. find) _______ a strange old box. We (5. never / see) _______ anything like it before. We (6. try) _______ to open it, but it was locked. Later, we discovered that a pirate (7. hide) _______ it there many years ago! Now, I live in the city, but I (8. not / have) _______ such adventures anymore.

8. Preguntas Personales (Escritura)

Instrucción: Responde a estas preguntas sobre tu pasado usando los tiempos que has aprendido. ¡Escribe oraciones completas!

1. What is a food that you didn't use to like but you like now?

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2. What were you doing at 8 PM yesterday?

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3. Tell me about an exciting experience you had last year.

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4. What had you already done by the time you went to school/work today?

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