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Glosario Inglés Lengua II

Tema 5: Eventos Pasados

Expresiones Traducción Ejemplo

Expressions Translation Example
Expressions
Expresiones
How was ...? ¿Cómo estuvo…? How was the movie?
When I was a child, I used to live in
When I was a child ... Cuando yo era niño(a)…
Ensenada.
My favorite ... was / were.... Mi … favorito(a) era/eran... My favorite hobby was skating all day.
My favorite teacher was Miss Adelaide.
My favorite teacher /cartoon / Mi maestro / caricatura /
My favorite cartoon was SpongeBob.
toy was ... juguete favorito era…
My favorite toy was my Max Steel.
¿Tú estabas…? Were you playing outside?
Were you ...?
¿Tú eras…? Were you a good student in high school?
Where were you born?
I was born in Tampico.
Where / when were you born? ¿Dónde / Cuándo naciste?
When were you born?
I was born on June 7th 2008.
Who was your favorite movie character?
Who was your ...? ¿Quién era tu…? My favorite movie character was Anakin
Skywalker from Star Wars.
What were you like in kindergarten?
What were you like? ¿Cómo eras? I was tall but slim, and I was funny and
easy going.
There was a party at the beach two days
There was/wasn’t a party at (the Hubo/No hubo una fiesta en la
ago.
beach). playa.
There wasn’t a party at the hotel.
Did you go to Los Angeles?
Did you go to (city) ...? ¿Fuiste a (ciudad)…? Yes, I did. I went with my sister.

What did you do ...? ¿Qué hiciste…? What did you do last weekend?
Where did you go last summer?
Where / When did you go ...? ¿Dónde / Cuándo fuiste…?
When did you go to Paris?
Who did you ...with? ¿Con quién…? Who did you travel with?

Why did you ...? ¿ Por qué tú…? Why did you leave the door open?
¿Qué tanto (tiempo)…?/ Por
How long did you ...? How long did you study last night?
cuanto tiempo…?
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What time did you ...? ¿A qué hora tú…? What time did you get home yesterday?

There were / weren’t many Habían / No habían muchos Did you find the videogame you wanted?
videogames at the mall. videojuegos en el centro No, there weren’t many videogames at
comercial. the mall.

Was there a museum in the

Was there a museum in the town?
town? ¿Había un museo en el pueblo?
Yes, there was one. It was one of the
Yes, there was. / No, there Sí, había uno./ No, no había.
biggest museums around the country.
wasn’t.
Were there any shopping
centers? ¿Había algunos centros Were there any shopping centers?
comerciales?
Yes, there were. / No, there No, there weren´t any shopping centers, I
weren’t. Sí, los había. / No, no había. couldn’t buy anything.

Like / Dislike Expressions

Expresiones de Agrado / Desagrado
It was… Fue / Estuvo… The
• Terrific • Genial concert was terrific!
• Exciting • Emocionante This movie was so exciting!
• Fun • Divertido It was fun, at least.
• Very nice • Muy agradable I’m not lying, it was very nice at first.
• Pleasant • Placentero I loved being there, it was so pleasant.
Time Expressions
Expresiones de Tiempo
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away,
Ago Hace (tiempo) there were four planets.
Five years ago, he moved to Tlaxcala.
In + (number) + year(s) He has changed a lot in two years.
En + (número) + año(s)
In one year, I’m going to buy this house.
Yesterday Ayer I saw you dancing yesterday.

La/El…pasado(a)/anterior/último
Last…
• Noche Last night was awesome!
• Night
• Verano I think last summer was great.
• Summer
• Fin de semana That homework was for last weekend.
• Weekend
• Año This is my last year in college.
• Year
• Cumpleaños We travelled to Brazil on your last
• Birthday birthday
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Words to narrate a past event.

Palabras para narrar eventos pasados
Best friend Mejor amigo(a) We’re best friends since we were 3 years
old.
Cartoons Caricaturas He loved cartoons when he was a child.

Childhood Niñez I miss my childhood.

Concert Concierto I bought tickets for a concert.

Disco Discoteca We went to the disco last weekend.

Each Cada I paid $100.00 for each cup of coffee.
Elementary school Primaria Elementary school was so easy.
Famous people Famosos /Gente famosa She works with famous people in
Hollywood.
High school Bachillerato High school was harder than I expected.
Hometown Ciudad natal / Pueblo natal Veracruz is my hometown.

Kindergarten Kínder / Jardín de niños Did you take the children to the
kindergarten?
Lake Lago That house is in the middle of the lake.
Neighbor Vecino(a) Let me introduce you to my neighbor
Roberto.
Party Fiesta Were you at the party too?
Picnic Picnic (día de campo) Let’s have a picnic by the beach?
Shopping Compras We should go shopping more often.
Shopping center Centro comercial The shopping center closes at 10:00
pm.
Songs Canciones Tell me your 3 favorite songs.

Sports Deportes Practicing different sports is good for

your health.
Trip Viaje You really need to take this trip.
Videogames Videojuegos These videogames are the best.
Weather Clima The weather is perfect for a picnic.
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Regular Verbs
Verbos Regulares
Presente Pasado Traducción Ejemplo
Present Past Translation Example
Answer Answered Responder You just answered the first question.
Arrive Arrived Llegar I know I arrived a little late, it won’t happen again.
Ask Asked Preguntar You just asked me that a minute ago.
Believe Believed Creer I believed that it was a lake, not a lagoon.
Call Called Llamar You were the one who called me first.
Carry Carried Cargar I carried this bag for three blocks.
Change Changed Cambiar Do you really think he changed?
Check (examine) Checked Checar / Revisar I checked your report twice.
Clean Cleaned Limpiar Who cleaned this room?
Close Closed Cerrar They closed the store a long ago.
Cross Crossed Cruzar She crossed the road without looking around.
Dance Danced Bailar I danced all night.
Die Died Morir Unfortunately, he died last year.
Dress Dressed Vestir(se) I dressed my son for the party.
Enjoy Enjoyed Disfrutar I enjoyed the sunset from the terrace.
Explain Explained Explicar Amanda explained the final project to the students.
Follow Followed Seguir They followed their dreams.
Happen Happened Suceder That happened again an hour ago.
Hate Hated Odiar We hated that place too much.
Help Helped Ayudar You helped her with the homework.
Invite Invited Invitar I invited my friends to the party last Friday.
I learned two languages (Spanish and German) in
Learn Learned Aprender
college.
Like Liked Gustar My brother liked The Beatles’ music a while ago.
Listen to Listened to Escuchar (a) I listened to that podcast yesterday morning.
Live Lived Vivir We lived in Orizaba when we were kids.
You looked at the flowers for half an hour and you
Look Looked Mirar
didn’t buy any.
I loved my dance teacher when I was in elementary
Love Loved Amar
school.
Open Opened Abrir My neighbor opened a restaurant near here.
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Pass Passed Pasar They passed the final exams.

Llamar (por
Phone Phoned We phoned you so many times!
teléfono)
Jugar
Tocar (música o I played that game for almost 2 years.
Play Played
instrumento Tom played the violin and the flute in the orchestra.
musical)
Prefer Preferred Preferir He preferred a different type of food.
Rain Rained Llover It rained for more than 3 hours.
Return Returned Regresar We were so happy when she returned.
Fumar Her dad smoked a full package of cigarettes per day.
Smoke Smoked
Ahumar We smoked a lot of meat for today’s party.
Snow Snowed Nevar It only snowed twice last year.
Start Started Comenzar We started this project a week ago.
Stay Stayed Quedar(se) I stayed in the same hotel because of the price.
Stop Stopped Parar / Detener It was too late when you finally stopped by my house.
Study Studied Estudiar She never studied harder for an exam.
Talk Talked Conversar I felt a little sad when we talked about that.
Traveled/
Travel Viajar They traveled around the whole world 2 years ago.
Travelled
I swear I tried, but it was too hard.
Try Tried Intentar/ Probar
She tried the sushi, and she liked it.
Visit Visited Visitar We visited our grandparents a month ago.
Wait Waited Esperar We already waited for so long, almost 2 hours.
Walk Walked Caminar They walked through the city to get to the hotel.
Want Wanted Querer That’s all I ever wanted.
Wash Washed Lavar I hope you washed your hands before eating.
Watch Watched Ver Andrea watched four movies last Saturday.
Work Worked Trabajar Miguel worked so hard for this promotion.

Irregular Verbs
Verbos Irregulares
Presente Pasado Traducción Ejemplo
Present Past Translation Example
Fue / Era She was my best friend.
Be Was / Were
Fueron / Eran They were ready in case of a problem.
Was / Were
Be born Nacer I was born in Veracruz.
born
Convertirse / He worked out at the gym and he became so
Become Became
Volverse strong.
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Begin Began Empezar The race began a couple of minutes ago.

Break Broke Romper The kid broke the glass on purpose.
Bring Brought Traer I brought a cake for her birthday.
Buy Bought Comprar My brother bought a new car.
Come Came Venir Wow!! You came from that far just to visit me.
Cut Cut Cortar The children cut the newspaper into pieces.
Do Did Hacer I did everything I could to help you.
Drink Drank Beber You drank the whole bottle in ten seconds!
He drove for the first time on the highway last
Drive Drove Manejar
night.
Eat Ate Comer We ate it all, it was delicious.
We got it for free, we didn’t have to pay
Get Got Obtener
anything.
Give Gave Dar The manager gave her that necklace.
Go Went Ir Mariana went to Guanajuato yesterday.
Grow up Grew up Crecer I grew up in a farm near Alvarado.
Have Had Tener I had many toys in a box.
Hear Heard Oír We also heard that noise.
Doler The injury hurt a lot.
Hurt Hurt
Lastimar I hurt myself accidentally playing in the garden.
Keep Kept Guardar/Mantener We kept our distance on the situation.
Know Knew Saber The teacher knew that mom and her son.
Leave Left Dejar/Abandonar The mailman left the package at your door.
Lose Lost Perder I lost my wallet at the school yard.
Make Made Hacer I made this flower basket just for you.
Everything changed when I first met him.
Meet Met Conocer/Encontrarse
We met in a coffee shop.
Pay Paid Pagar We paid for the full service.
Put Put Poner Where is the package? I put it right here.
Read Read Leer I read the article you sent me yesterday.
Ride Rode Montar We rode that rollercoaster a thousand times.
Run Ran Correr The little boy ran as far and fast as possible.
Say Said Decir The teacher said we had to do the homework.
See Saw Ver I saw you dancing at the party.
Sell Sold Vender Hector sold his skateboard to his neighbor.
Send Sent Enviar The manager sent a mail with the requisites.
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Sing Sang Cantar We sang at the Karaoke together.

Sit Sat Sentarse He sat by the river while he listened to music.
Sleep Slept Dormir I slept for 10 hours, I was so tired.
Speak Spoke Hablar The principal spoke for more than two hours.
Gastar We spent so many hours on the phone.
Spend Spent
(Tiempo – Dinero) My parents spent their savings on my education.
The results showed me that I needed to study
Show Showed Mostrar
more.
They took advantage from the situation.
Take Took Tomar
He took the bus an hour ago.
My music counselor taught me everything I
Teach Taught Enseñar
know.
Tell Told Decir I hate to say it, but I told you so.
Think Thought Pensar We thought you were kidding.
Understand Understood Entender I hope you all understood the assignment.
Wake Woke Despertar I woke up early last Sunday.
Usar He wore a cape and mask for Halloween.
Wear Wore
(Ropa – Accesorios) She wore her new blouse for her date.
Win Won Ganar Grandpa won the lottery!
Write Wrote Escribir I wrote this poem with all my heart.

Complementado y Traducido por JGGC, Revisado por LEHD