PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT SIMPLE? Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A: What time ___ Jane _____ (come) to the cinema yesterday?
B: She ____ (be) late, as usual. The film _______ (already / start) by the time she ____ (get) there.
2. A: Last night _______ (be) a nightmare!
B: Why? What happened?
A: I had forgotten to switch off the lights at my place and when I ____ (return) home, I ____ (think)
that someone ________ (break) into my house. So, I _____ (call) the police.
B: How embarrassing! What ______ you _____ (say) to the police?
A: Oops! Sorry!
3. A: _____ you _____ (have) a good time at the dance the other day?
B: We _____ (not go) because nobody ______(invite) us.
4. A: Simon _______ (look) very tired yesterday.
B: I know. It was because he ______ (not sleep) well for the past two days.
Respuestas
1. A: What time did Jane come to the cinema yesterday?
B: She was late, as usual. The film had already started by the time she got there.
2. A: Last night was a nightmare!
B: Why? What happened?
A: I had forgotten to switch off the lights at my place and when I returned home, I thought
that someone had broken into my house. So, I called the police.
B: How embarrassing! What did you say to the police?
A: Oops! Sorry!
3. A: Did you have a good time at the dance the other day?
B: We didn't go because nobody invited us.
Simon looked very tired yesterday.
B: I know. It was because he did not sleep well for the past two days.
Explicación:
El pasado perfecto se construye con el Auxiliar Had + Verbo en participio pasado
El pasado Simple usa el auxiliar Did + Sujeto + Verbo en presente ? en interrogativas.
En oraciones Negativas usa el Auxiliar Did Not o Didn't + Verbo en Presente