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| Base Form | Past | Past Participle | Examples in the past | Examples with the past participle: |
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| be | was, were | been | He was in Italy last year | Tom is back in Uruguay now. He has been to India. |
| | | 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... |
| | | 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 brokenmy heart! |
| | | ¡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! |
| | | 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? |
| |  | 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 justcaught a cold. |
| |  | 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 |
| | | 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 comeback! |
| | | 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! |
| | | 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'. |
| | | 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'. |
| | | 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! |
| | | 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? |
| | | 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? |
| |  | 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 |
| | | 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! |
| | | Comí una hamburguesa entera anoche.¡Deliciosa! | ¡No hemos comido ese helado aún! |
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| fall | fell | fallen | I fell down the stairs. I broke my arm | Have you ever fallen for a much older person? |
| | | Me caí de las escaleras. Me fracturé el brazo. | ¿Alguna vez te has enamorado de una persona de más edad? |
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| feel | 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? |
| | | 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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| find | found | found | I found a wrist watch last night | Eureka...I have found it.... -Archimedes |
| | | 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? |
| | | 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! |
| | | Olvidé mi tarjeta de crédito esta mañana. | Dios...¡Me he olvidado la billetera! |
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| get | got | got | I got some rolls for you yesterday. | He has just got the finantial help he needed. The goverment is going to back up his project! |
| | | 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) |
| | | Me dio un regalo de cumpleaños el pasado abril | ¡Mónica ha dejado de fumar! |
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| go | went | gone | I went to the florist's but I didn't get roses. | I am desperate...My husband has gone! |
| | | 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 grewtobbaco...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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| have | 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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| hear | 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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| keep | 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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| know | knew | known |
I finally knew the answer...She was pregnant!
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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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| learn | learnt | learnt |
I learnt Chinese when I was at school. Ten years ago.
| Have you ever learnt shorthand? |
| | | Aprendí chino cuando estaba en el colegio. Hace diez años. | ¿Alguna vez aprendiste estenografía? |
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| leave | left | left |
Last Fiday I left late from work.
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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! |  |  |
| | Continuará...¡En la siguiente lección! | | Go to unit 5 lesson five!!! |
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