Ejercicios de tiempos del pasado en inglés con soluciones (inglés B1) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Pasado simple de viaje ★★★

Completa con el pasado simple del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. Joaquín _____ (arrive) in Toronto on Monday.
2. He _____ (buy) a SIM card at the airport.
3. The hotel _____ (not / have) a lift.
4. Where _____ you _____ (stay) in Melbourne?
5. We _____ (see) a koala at the zoo.
6. She _____ (not / enjoy) the long flight.

Ejercicio 2. Pronunciación de -ed ★★★

Escribe /t/, /d/ o /ɪd/ según suene la terminación -ed de cada verbo.

1. walked
2. played
3. needed
4. watched
5. opened
6. wanted
7. stopped
8. enjoyed

Ejercicio 3. Simple o continuo ★★★

Elige la opción correcta en cada frase.

1. At eight o’clock I had / was having breakfast.
2. I opened / was opening the door and saw a parcel.
3. It rained / was raining when we left the hotel.
4. Lucía met / was meeting her husband in 2015.
5. While we waited / were waiting, a band started to play.
6. Santiago fell / was falling off his bike on Sunday.

Ejercicio 4. Verbos irregulares ★★★

Escribe el pasado simple y el participio de cada verbo.

1. leave
2. find
3. lose
4. forget
5. win
6. take

Ejercicio 5. Conectores de secuencia ★★★

Completa el relato con first, then, after that, finally, suddenly, meanwhile. Usa cada conector una vez.

(1) _____, we left the cabin at six. (2) _____, we walked through a forest. (3) _____, a deer stopped in front of us. (4) _____, my sister took photos. (5) _____, the path became steep. (6) _____, we reached the summit.

Ejercicio 6. When o while ★★★

Completa con when o while.

1. I was cooking _____ the phone rang.
2. _____ she was walking home, it started to rain.
3. We were watching a film _____ the power went out.
4. He read a magazine _____ he was waiting for the doctor.
5. _____ they arrived, the party had already started.
6. The baby slept _____ we were having dinner.

Ejercicio 7. Forma el pasado perfecto ★★★

Completa con el pasado perfecto del verbo entre paréntesis.

1. When I got to the cinema, the film _____ (already / start).
2. She _____ (not / eat) anything all day, so she was starving.
3. By the time we arrived, they _____ (close) the museum.
4. Ximena was nervous because she _____ (never / fly) before.
5. I _____ (lose) my keys, so I called a locksmith.
6. After he _____ (finish) his degree, he moved to Perth.

Ejercicio 8. Pasado simple o perfecto ★★★

Elige la opción más natural.

1. When I arrived, the others left / had left.
2. I locked / had locked the door and then I went to bed.
3. She didn’t recognise him because he cut / had cut his hair.
4. I was sad because I lost / had lost my wallet earlier.
5. When she opened the fridge, someone ate / had eaten her cake.
6. He opened / had opened the letter and started to cry.

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce las frases al inglés.

1. Cuando llegué al aeropuerto, el vuelo ya había salido.
2. Mientras esperábamos, empezó a nevar.
3. Ayer perdí el pasaporte.
4. Estaba lloviendo cuando salimos.
5. Nunca había visto el mar antes de aquel viaje.
6. Primero visitamos un museo y luego cenamos.

Ejercicio 10. Corrige el error ★★★

Cada frase tiene un error. Reescríbela bien.

1. I was knowing the answer.
2. When I arrived, the film already started.
3. She was cook dinner when I called.
4. We have visited Cork last summer.
5. While I walked home, I saw an accident.
6. He didn’t went to work.

Ejercicio 11. Lee la historia de Marta ★★★

Lee el texto y responde a las preguntas en inglés.

1. What was Marta doing at the start?
2. Why did she put her bag down?
3. What did she realise later?
4. Who had found the bag?

Ejercicio 12. Une las frases ★★★

Reescribe cada par de frases en una sola con la palabra entre paréntesis.

1. I was having a shower. The phone rang. (when)
2. He packed his suitcase. Then he called a taxi. (after)
3. She was driving. She listened to a podcast. (while)
4. The sun set. Then we got to the beach. (by the time)

Ejercicio 13. Escribe la pregunta ★★★

Escribe la pregunta que corresponde a cada respuesta, con las palabras entre paréntesis.

1. _____? I was sleeping. (what / you / do / at midnight)
2. _____? We stayed at a hostel. (where / you / stay)
3. _____? Because he had missed the bus. (why / he / late)
4. _____? No, she hadn’t been to Wales before. (she / ever / be / Wales)

Ejercicio 14. Traduce al español ★★★

Traduce las frases al español.

1. The power went out while we were having dinner.
2. I couldn’t open the door because I had left my keys inside.
3. At first nobody understood what was happening.

Ejercicio 15. Ordena el relato ★★★

Ordena las frases de la excursión de la 1 a la 5.

1. Finally, we reached the summit and took photos.
2. First, we left the cabin at six.
3. After that, the path became steep.
4. Then we walked through a forest.
5. Suddenly, a deer stopped in front of us.

Ejercicio 16. Mediación: el perro perdido ★★★

Lee el texto en español y cuéntaselo en inglés a un vecino en cuatro frases.

Anoche volvía a casa cuando vi a un perro perdido. Llovía mucho y el perro estaba temblando. Lo llevé a casa, le di de comer y llamé al número que tenía en el collar. El dueño ya había avisado a la policía.

Ejercicio 17. Edimburgo en invierno ★★★

Completa el texto con la forma correcta de los verbos.

Last winter, my friend Dani and I (1) _____ (go) to Edinburgh. We (2) _____ (arrive) late at night, and it (3) _____ (snow) heavily. When we (4) _____ (get) to the hostel, the receptionist (5) _____ (already / go) home, so we (6) _____ (wait) outside for an hour. While we (7) _____ (wait), a neighbour (8) _____ (invite) us in for tea.

Ejercicio 18. Escribe una anécdota ★★★

Escribe una anécdota de 80 a 100 palabras sobre un viaje o un día complicado. Usa pasado simple, pasado continuo y pasado perfecto, y al menos cuatro conectores de secuencia.

Ejercicio 19. Corrige el párrafo ★★★

Este párrafo tiene cinco errores de tiempos verbales. Encuéntralos y escribe el texto corregido.

Last summer my sister and I visit Cape Town. When we got to the hotel, the receptionist told us that someone lost our reservation. We were wait in the lobby for two hours. Finally, we have found a room in another hotel, and the owner was very kind. Suddenly, I realised that I left my passport in the first hotel.

Ejercicio 20. Cuenta la historia con notas ★★★

Convierte estas notas en un relato de seis frases con los tiempos narrativos y conectores: yesterday / miss the train / wait two hours / meet an old friend / have coffee together / take the next train.