[Spoken Intro – slow] Hoy vamos a hablar de lo que pasó ayer. En inglés usamos Simple Past. Yesterday. Ayer. Last night. Anoche. Last weekend. El fin de semana pasado. Algunos verbos son regulares. Work… worked. Play… played. Call… called. Otros cambian. Go… went. Eat… ate. See… saw. Have… had. Y para preguntar usamos DID. Did you go? Did he work? Después de DID, el verbo vuelve a su forma original. Did he go? No “Did he went.” Ready? [Bachata starts] Yesterday was a long day, ayer fue un día largo. I woke up early, me levanté temprano. I worked in the morning, trabajé por la mañana. I studied English, estudié inglés. Then I called my friend, después llamé a mi amigo. He said, “Hey, do you want to go out?” And I said, “Yeah, let’s go.” Yesterday, yesterday, so many things happened yesterday. I worked, I studied. I called my friend, then I went out. Yesterday, yesterday, that was my day. We went to a small café, fuimos a un café. I ate some food, comí algo. I saw some friends, vi a unos amigos. We talked for a while, hablamos un rato. I had a good time, la pasé bien. Then I went back home, después regresé a casa. Go… went. Eat… ate. See… saw. Have… had. Yesterday was a good day. [Chorus] Yesterday! I worked all day. Yesterday! I went away. Yesterday! I saw my friends. Yesterday! I had a good day. Worked, went, saw and had, talking about the past. Yesterday, yesterday, that’s the Simple Past. [Music slows down] Listen carefully. Work. Worked. I worked yesterday. Play. Played. I played yesterday. Call. Called. I called my friend. Want. Wanted. I wanted to go. Listen to the ending. Worked. Played. Called. Wanted. Some E-D endings sound different. Worked… T. Played… D. Wanted… ID. One more time. Worked. Played. Wanted. [Beat returns] Now let me tell you about Daniel. Daniel worked yesterday, Daniel trabajó ayer. He finished at five, terminó a las cinco. Then he went to the gym, después fue al gimnasio. He saw his friend there, vio a su amigo ahí. They talked for a while, hablaron un rato. Then Daniel went home, después Daniel regresó a casa. And Sofia? She studied in the morning, Sofía estudió por la mañana. She called her sister, llamó a su hermana. She went to class, fue a clase. She ate with her friends, comió con sus amigos. She had a busy day, tuvo un día ocupado. Listen. I worked. Daniel worked. Sofia worked. I went. Daniel went. Sofia went. En Simple Past, HE y SHE usan el mismo pasado. I worked. He worked. She worked. I went. He went. She went. [Music drops] Later I called Daniel. I asked: “Did you work yesterday?” He said: “Yes, I did.” “Did you go to the gym?” “Yes, I did.” “Did you see Carlos?” “Yes, I did.” “Did you eat there?” “No, I didn’t.” Did you work? Yes, I did. Did you go? Yes, I did. Did you eat? No, I didn’t. That’s how we talk about yesterday. [Chorus] Did you work? Yes, I did! Did you go? Yes, I did! Did you eat? No, I didn’t! Did you call? Yes, I did! DID, DID, DID, ask about the past. And after DID… use the base verb. Did you GO? Not “Did you went.” Did you EAT? Not “Did you ate.” Did you WORK? Not “Did you worked.” After DID… GO. EAT. WORK. PLAY. Back to the base. [Verse] But yesterday I didn’t do everything. I didn’t exercise, no hice ejercicio. I didn’t cook dinner, no cociné la cena. Daniel didn’t go out, Daniel no salió. Sofia didn’t watch TV, Sofía no vio televisión. Listen. Daniel went to work. But… He didn’t go to the gym. Sofia ate lunch. But… She didn’t eat dinner. I worked in the morning. But… I didn’t work at night. Went… didn’t go. Ate… didn’t eat. Worked… didn’t work. After DIDN’T… base verb again. [Big Chorus] Yesterday! I worked all day. Yesterday! Daniel went away. Yesterday! Sofia saw her friends. Yesterday! We had a good day. Did you work? Yes, I did! Did you go? Yes, I did! Did you eat? No, I didn’t! Simple Past is how we tell the story. [Final slow section] Work… worked. Go… went. Eat… ate. See… saw. Have… had. Did you go? Yes, I did. Did he work? Yes, he did. Did she eat? No, she didn’t. Yesterday… a lot happened yesterday. And now… I can talk about it.
