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Base Form |
Past |
Past Participle |
Examples in the past |
Examples with the
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was, were |
been |
He
was in Italy last
year |
Tom is back in
Uruguay now. He has been
to India. |
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Estuvo en Italia el año pasado |
Tomás ya regresó
al Uruguay. Ha estado en la India |
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| become |
became |
become |
Clinton
became president
in 1993. |
'What has
become of Tim's life? '. 'Oh, he has just
married' |
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Clinton se convirtió en presidente en 1993 |
-¿Que ha sido de la
vida
Timoteo? -Ah, se acaba de casar. |
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| begin |
began |
begun |
Yesterday we began our
lesson at 10 |
A new era in Space
exporation has begun! The new Ares rocket... |
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Ayer comenzamos
la lección a las diez. |
¡Ha comenzado una
nueva era en la exploración espacial! El nuevo cohete Ares... |
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| break |
broke |
broken |
Your child
broke my tv set
yesterday! |
I don' t want a
relationship just now....She has
broken my heart! |
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¡Tu niño rompió
mi televisor ayer! |
No quiero una
relación amorosa ahora...¡Me ha roto el corazón! |
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| bring |
brought |
brought |
She
brought hamburgers for the
barbicue last Monday. |
Good news...Aunty
has brought
a cheese pizza! |
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Trajo
hamburguesas para la barbacoa el lunes pasado. |
Buenas
noticias...¡La tía ha traído una pizza de queso! |
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| build |
built |
built |
They built
the Empire
State building in 1930 |
Look!...a bird
has just built
its nest on the roof |
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Construyeron el
Empire State en 1930 |
¡Mira!...un ave
acaba de construir su nido en la azotea |
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| buy |
bought |
bought |
Erica
bought a Mexican
hat last year. |
You are back...Have
you bought
anything interesting? |
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Erica compró un
sombrero mejicano el año pasado |
Volviste...¿Has
comprado algo interesante? |
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| catch |
caught |
caught |
Last week he
caught a
tremendous flu |
I 'm sorry I
can't go to the disco tonight ...I've just
caught
a cold. |
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La semana
pasada se pescó una gripe terrible. |
Lo siento pero no
puedo ir a la disco esta noche...Acabo de pescar un resfriado. |
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| choose |
chose |
chosen |
I
chose the wrong
profession ten years ago... |
He has
just been chosen
to be the first astronaut to go to Mars |
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Elegí la
profesión equivocada hace diez años... |
Ha sido elegido
para ser el primer astronauta en ir a Marte. |
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| come |
came |
come |
Yesterday morning I
came
to school by bus |
How strange...It's
almost twelve and he hasn't come
back! |
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Ayer fui a la escuela en micro |
Que extraño...¡Son
las doce y aún no ha regresado! |
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| cost |
cost |
cost |
The twin towers
cost a
lot of money in the seventies. |
To repair that
old tv has just cost
me an arm and a leg! |
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Las torres
gemelas costaron mucho dinero en los setenta. |
¡Reparar ese viejo
televisor me ha costado un ojo de la cara! |
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| cut |
cut |
cut |
I cut
the cake and shared it with the rest of the class. Then, I... |
Oh, I have just
cut myself!
'Be careful'. |
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Corté la torta y la compartí con el
resto de la clase. Luego, yo... |
-¡Ay, me acabo de
cortar! -Ten cuidado. |
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| do |
did |
done |
He
did his homework and
went to bed |
Have you
done your
homework yet? 'Not yet'. |
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Hizo su
tarea y se fue a la cama. |
-¿Has hecho tu
tarea ya? -No todavía. |
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| draw |
drew |
drawn |
Leonardo drew
and painted the Mona
Liza |
Look...The baby
has drawn
something beautiful! |
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Leonardo dibujó y pintó la Mona Liza |
-Mira...¡El bebé
ha dibujado algo hermoso! |
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| dream |
dreamt |
dreamt |
I
dreamt that we were in
a paradise. |
Have you ever
dreamt
that you were a princess? |
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Soñé que
estábamos en un paraíso. |
-¿Alguna vez
soñaste que eras una princesa? |
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| drive |
drove |
driven |
I
drove back...and she
talked all the way home! |
Have you ever
driven a
Ferrari? |
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Manejé de
regreso...¡Y ella habló todo el camino! |
¿Alguna vez has
manejado una Ferrari? |
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| drink |
drank |
drunk |
He was the best but he
drank a lot |
My Gosh, one of
our guests have just drunk
all the whiskey |
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Era el mejor
pero bebía mucho |
Dios mío, uno de
nuestros invitados se acaba de tomar todo el whisky |
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| eat |
ate |
eaten |
I
ate a whole humburger
last night. Delicious! |
We haven't
eaten that
ice cream yet! |
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Comí una
hamburguesa entera anoche.¡Deliciosa! |
¡No hemos comido
ese helado aún! |
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fell |
fallen |
I fell down the stairs. I
broke my arm |
Have you ever
fallen for
a much older person? |
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Me caí de las
escaleras. Me fracturé el brazo. |
¿Alguna vez te has
enamorado de una persona de más edad? |
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felt |
felt |
After the meal,
she felt badly and had to go home. |
Have you ever
felt
someone is looking at you all the time? |
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Luego de la comida se sintió mal y
tuvo que volver a casa. |
¿Alguna vez has
sentido que alguien te mira todo el tiempo? |
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found |
found |
I
found a wrist watch last night |
Eureka...I have
found it....
-Archimedes |
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Encontré un
reloj pulsera anoche. |
Eureca...Lo he
encontrado.... |
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| fly |
flew |
flown |
Last summer he
flew by Air India |
How many times
have you flown
in a 747 jumbo? |
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El verano
pasado voló por aerolíneas de la India |
¿Cuantas veces has
volado en un jumbo 747? |
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| forget |
forgot |
forgotten |
I
forgot my credit card this morning. |
Gosh...I have
forgotten
my wallet! |
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Olvidé mi
tarjeta de crédito esta mañana. |
Dios...¡Me he
olvidado la billetera! |
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got |
got |
I got
some rolls for you yesterday.
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He has just
got the
finantial help he needed. The goverment is going to back up his
project! |
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Conseguí
algunas rosquillas para ti ayer. |
Acaba de obtener
la ayuda financiera que necesitaba. ¡El gobierno va a respaldar su
proyecto! |
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| give |
gave |
given |
She gave me a birthday present last
April |
Monica has
given up smoking! ( to give up =
stop) |
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Me dio un
regalo de cumpleaños el pasado abril |
¡Mónica ha dejado
de fumar! |
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went |
gone |
I went to the florist's but I didn't get
roses. |
I am desperate...My
husband has gone! |
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Fui la florería
pero no conseguí rosas |
Estoy
desesperada...¡Mi esposo se ha ido! |
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| grow |
grew |
grown |
The first American
president grew
tobbaco...Did you know? |
Have you seen that kid?...She
has really grown! |
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El primer presidente americano cultivaba
tabaco ¿Sabías? |
¿Has visto a esa
niña?....¡Ha crecido en verdad! |
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had |
had |
Yesterday I
had
breakfast at seven as usual. |
I am hungry! It's twelve
and I haven't had
anything yet. |
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Ayer tomé el desayuno a las siete como siempre. |
¡Tengo hambre! Son
las doce y no he comido nada aún |
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heard |
heard |
I
heard the good
news...Congratulations on your wedding! |
Have you
heard about Rob ? 'Not at all". |
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Escuché las buenas
noticias...¡Felicidades por tu boda! |
¿Has sabido algo
de Roberto? -Para nada. |
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kept |
kept |
She kept
his last letter of love for many years. |
Have you ever
kept a big secret? 'Many times' |
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Guardó su última carta de amor
durante muchos años. |
¿Alguna vez has
mantenido un gran secreto? -Muchas veces. |
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knew |
known |
I finally
knew the answer...She was pregnant! |
How many students have
you known
so far in this new school? |
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Finalmente supe la
respuesta....¡Estaba embarazada! |
¿Cuantos
estudiantes has conocido hasta ahora en esta nueva escuela? |
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learnt |
learnt |
I
learnt Chinese
when I was at school. Ten years ago. |
Have you ever
learnt shorthand? |
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Aprendí chino cuando estaba en el
colegio. Hace diez años. |
¿Alguna vez
aprendiste estenografía? |
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left |
left |
Last Fiday I
left late from work. |
Oh, I've
left the oven on! 'Go back and turn it
off'! |
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El viernes pasado salí tarde del
trabajo. |
-¡Ay, he dejado el
horno encendido! -Regresa y apágalo. |
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To be continued...in the next lesson! |
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Continuará...¡En la siguiente lección! |
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Go to unit 5 lesson
five!!! |