Solucionario de los ejercicios de tiempos del pasado en inglés (inglés B1) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Pasado simple de viaje

1. arrived
2. bought
3. didn’t have
4. did … stay
5. saw
6. didn’t enjoy

Ejercicio 2. Pronunciación de -ed

Tras sonido sordo, /t/; tras sonoro, /d/; tras t o d, /ɪd/.

1. /t/
2. /d/
3. /ɪd/
4. /t/
5. /d/
6. /ɪd/
7. /t/
8. /d/

Ejercicio 3. Simple o continuo

1. was having
2. opened
3. was raining
4. met
5. were waiting
6. fell

Escena en curso: continuo. Hecho puntual: simple.

Ejercicio 4. Verbos irregulares

1. left, left
2. found, found
3. lost, lost
4. forgot, forgotten
5. won, won
6. took, taken

Ejercicio 5. Conectores de secuencia

Una combinación posible: (1) First, (2) Then, (3) Suddenly, (4) Meanwhile, (5) After that, (6) Finally.

Otras opciones son válidas si el orden tiene sentido.

Ejercicio 6. When o while

1. when
2. While
3. when
4. while
5. When
6. while

Ejercicio 7. Forma el pasado perfecto

1. had already started
2. hadn’t eaten
3. had closed
4. had never flown
5. had lost
6. had finished

Ejercicio 8. Pasado simple o perfecto

1. had left
2. locked
3. had cut
4. had lost
5. had eaten
6. opened

Perfecto cuando la acción es anterior y explica la situación; simple para acciones en secuencia.

Ejercicio 9. Traduce al inglés

1. When I got to the airport, the flight had already left.
2. While we were waiting, it started to snow.
3. I lost my passport yesterday.
4. It was raining when we left.
5. I had never seen the sea before that trip.
6. First we visited a museum and then we had dinner.

Ejercicio 10. Corrige el error

1. I knew the answer.
2. When I arrived, the film had already started.
3. She was cooking dinner when I called.
4. We visited Cork last summer.
5. While I was walking home, I saw an accident.
6. He didn’t go to work.

Ejercicio 11. Lee la historia de Marta

1. She was waiting for a train.
2. Because she had bought a coffee.
3. That she had left her bag on the bench.
4. The station staff.

Ejercicio 12. Une las frases

1. The phone rang when I was having a shower.
2. After he had packed his suitcase, he called a taxi.
3. While she was driving, she listened to a podcast.
4. By the time we got to the beach, the sun had set.

Ejercicio 13. Escribe la pregunta

1. What were you doing at midnight?
2. Where did you stay?
3. Why was he late?
4. Had she ever been to Wales?

Ejercicio 14. Traduce al español

1. Se fue la luz mientras cenábamos.
2. No pude abrir la puerta porque había dejado las llaves dentro.
3. Al principio nadie entendía lo que pasaba.

Ejercicio 15. Ordena el relato

Orden correcto: b, d, e, c, a.

Los conectores first, then, suddenly, after that y finally marcan la secuencia.

Ejercicio 16. Mediación: el perro perdido

Modelo: Last night I was walking home when I saw a lost dog. It was raining heavily and the dog was shaking. I took it home, gave it some food and called the number on its collar. The owner had already told the police.

Comprueba: continuo para el escenario, simple para las acciones y perfecto para lo anterior.

Ejercicio 17. Edimburgo en invierno

1. went
2. arrived
3. was snowing
4. got
5. had already gone
6. waited
7. were waiting
8. invited

Ejercicio 18. Escribe una anécdota

Modelo: Last May I was travelling to Bogotá when my flight was cancelled. First, I called the airline. Then I waited in a queue for an hour. Meanwhile, I met a woman who had lost her bag. In the end, we shared a taxi to a hotel.

Comprueba: los tres tiempos, al menos cuatro conectores y entre 80 y 100 palabras.

Ejercicio 19. Corrige el párrafo

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

Ejercicio 20. Cuenta la historia con notas

Modelo: Yesterday I missed the train to Leeds. I waited for two hours at the station. While I was drinking a coffee, I met an old friend. We had a coffee together and talked about school. Finally, I took the next train.

Comprueba: seis frases y orden cronológico claro.