Actividad 1: Completa los espacios en blanco con la forma correcta del Pasado Perfecto, Simple o Continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.
- She __ (arrive) at the airport before the plane took off.
- We __ (live) in that city for ten years before we decided to move.
- He __ (work) on the project all day yesterday.
- I __ (not see) her for a long time before she visited me last week.
- They __ (study) English for six months before they went to the United States.
- She __ (wait) for him for two hours before he finally arrived.
- I __ (not eat) anything all day yesterday.
- By the time I got home, she __ (already leave).
- They __ (not finish) the test when the teacher collected it.
- We __ (play) tennis for two hours when it started to rain.
Respuestas:
- 1. had arrived
- 2. had lived
- 3. had been working
- 4. hadn’t seen
- 5. had been studying
- 6. had been waiting
- 7. hadn’t eaten
- 8. had already left
- 9. hadn’t finished
- 10. had been playing
Actividad 2: Escribe formas afirmativas, negativas o interrogativas del Pasado Perfecto, Simple o Continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.
- ___ you ___ (see) that movie before?
- She ___ (not start) her homework yet.
- We ___ (work) all day yesterday.
- ___ they ___ (travel) to Europe last summer?
- I ___ (not read) that book before he recommended it to me.
- By the time we arrived, the party ___ (already begin).
- He ___ (play) soccer for three years when he decided to switch to basketball.
- ___ she ___ (study) for the test for hours?
- We ___ (not go) to the concert because we had already seen the band perform before.
- They ___ (not sleep) for two days before they finally found a hotel.
Respuestas:
- 1. Had you seen
- 2. hadn’t started
- 3. had worked
- 4. Had they traveled
- 5. hadn’t read
- 6. had already begun
- 7. had played
- 8. Had she been studying
- 9. hadn’t gone
- 10. hadn’t slept
Actividad 3: Completa las frases con las formas correctas del Pasado Perfecto, Simple o Continuo del verbo entre paréntesis.
- We ___ (not visit) that museum before, so we decided to go.
- ___ she ___ (live) in this city all her life?
- He ___ (work) there for several years before he got promoted.
- They ___ (study) Spanish for two years before they moved to Spain.
- By the time we arrived, they ___ (already leave).
- I ___ (read) that book before I watched the movie adaptation.
- ___ you ___ (see) the latest episode of that TV show?
- We ___ (not eat) anything since breakfast.
- She ___ (wait) for the bus for over an hour before it finally arrived.
- They ___ (play) tennis for hours when it started to rain.
Respuestas:
- 1. hadn’t visited
- 2. Had she lived
- 3. had worked
- 4. Had they studied
- 5. had already left
- 6. had read
- 7. Had you seen
- 8. hadn’t eaten
- 9. had been waiting
- 10. had been playing
📝 Tips para entender el Pasado Perfecto, Simple y Continuo
1. Para formar el pasado perfecto, simplemente utiliza «had» seguido del participio pasado del verbo. Por ejemplo, «He had studied for the exam» (Él había estudiado para el examen).
2. El pasado simple se forma usando el pasado del verbo principal. Por ejemplo, «She walked to work yesterday» (Ella caminó al trabajo ayer).
3. El pasado continuo se forma utilizando «was/were» seguido del verbo principal en gerundio («-ing»). Por ejemplo, «They were playing basketball when it started to rain» (Ellos estaban jugando baloncesto cuando comenzó a llover).
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