Lesson 043

Preguntas en el Pasado

Did you fix an appointment?

What did he say?
Did you fix an appointment?
Yes, I did.
It's nothing to worry about.
I'm too cold.
Perhaps it's the switch.
This doesn't work property

En estas dos lecciones se le eseña a preguntar en el pasado y a expresar descontento.

1 Read        Lea.
Lea el punto 2.

2 Listen    Ahora, escuche.
Felicity King,la nueva y dinámica ejecutiva de los Lovat, tiene mucho interes en introducir los perfumes Lovat en las más importantes cadenas de grandes almacenes de inglaterra. Acaba de telefonear a Harrods.

Did you telephone Harrods?
Yes.
Who did you speak to?
The perfume buyer?
What did he say?
It was a woman.
What did she say?
She was very friendly and
I had the impression that she was interested.
That's very good news.
I promise to send us some samples.
Good.
Did you fix an appointment?
Yes, but I didn't fix the date.
Why not?
She's going away and
she's not sure of her movements.
Well, that's a good first contact,
anyway.


Llamaste a Harold?
Sí
Con quién hablaste?
Con el encargado de compras de perfumes.
Qué dijo él?
Era una mujer.
Que dijo ella?
Estuvo muy simpática
y me dio la impresión
de que estaba interesada.
Estas son muy buenas noticias.
Prometí enviarle algunas muestras.
Bien.
Concretaste alguna cita?
Sí, pero no concrete la fecha.
Por que no?
Se va afuera.
y no está segura de dónde va a estar.
Bueno, de todas formas es un buen primer contacto.


3 Take another look        Repase
Entiendo el texto? Después de escuchar, vuelva a leerlo.

4 Repetition                     Repetición
Escuche el sonido y repita las siguientes frases.

Did you telephone?
Telefoneaste?

telephone, write speak.
telefonear, escribir hablar

Who did you speak to? 
Con quien hablaste?

Who did you write to?
A quien escribiste?

Who did you telephone?
A quien telefoneaste?

I wrote to the manager.
Escribí al gerente.

I spoke to a secretary.
Escribí a la secretaria.

Manager      Director
Gerente         Director

managing    director
director general

Chairman    secretary
Presidente     secretario

employer     employee
empresario    empleado

What did she say?
Qué dijo ella?

She was very friendly.
Estuvo muy amable.

Friendly      unfriendly
simpatica      antipática

Pleasant      unpleasant
Agradable     desagradable

Did you fix an appointment?
Concertaste una cita?

Yes, I did.
 Si

But I didn't fix the date.
Pero no concreté la fecha.

5 Take another look        Repase
Intente ajustar su pronunciación a la de las voces de cinta. Observe que la "d" y la "y" de did you... a veces se unen. Did you se puede pronunciar "didiu".

6 Study                             Estudie
Lea las siguientes notas explicativas.

Did
Utilice did para formar el pasado de las formas Interrogative y Negative (de las misma manera que do/does se utilizan en el presente).

          He Verbo   + ed = (forma Affirmative)
    Did he Verbo   + ed = (forma Interrogative)
He did not Verbo + ed = (forma Negative)
          He wanted
          Did he wanted
          He did not want
speak to
Utilice to con speak y write pero no con telephone.

Ejemplos

I spoke to my friend.
Hable con mi amigo.

I wrote   spoke    said
Son pasados irregulares.

write  -  wrote
escibo -  escribí

speak  -  spoke
hablo  -  hablé

say    -  said
digo   -  dije

friendly    unfriendly
Los antónimos de muchas palabras se forman con un-.

Revisión
Repase las notas explicativas sobre el pasado en la lección 41.

7 Learn        Aprenda
Aprenda las siguientes expresiones clave:

I spoke to the manager.
What did he say?
He was very friendly.
Did you fix an appointment.
Yes, I did. No, I didn't
I didn't fix the date.

Aprenda las siguientes palabras clave:

speak/spoke
write/wrote
say/said
fix/fixed
manager
director
managing director
chairman
secretary
employer
employee
friendly
unfriendly
pleasant
unpleasant

8 Practice        Practique
Haga los siguientes ejercicios. Utilice un block de notas.

1 Comprehension        Comprensión
Conteste Yes o No a las siguientes preguntas sobre la conversación mantenida entre Sam y Felicity King (páginas 18 y 19).

A  Siguiendo los ejemplos escriba las respuestas.
B Compruebe sus respuestas. Luego escuche el sonido y conteste las preguntas en voz alta.

Example

Did Felicity telephone Harrods?
Yes, she did.
Did she speak to the managing director?
No, she didn't

a) Did she speak to the perfume buyer?

b) Was the perfume buyer friendly?

c) Is Felicity going to send some examples?

d) Did Felicity fix a date for the appointment?

e) Did she fix a date for the appointment?

2 The Past Tense
En el pasado la forma es igual para todas las personas.


Forma Affirmative

I             Verbo  ed
You
He/She  Verbo  ed
We         Verbo  ed
You        Verbo  ed
They      Verbo  ed
 
Forma Interrogative

Did I             Verbo   ?
Did You         Verbo   ?
Did He/She   Verbo   ?
Did We          Verbo   ?
Did You         Verbo   ?
Did They       Verbo   ?

Forma Negative

I did not           (didn't ) Verbo
You did not       (didn't ) Verbo
He/She did not (didn't ) Verbo
We did not        (didn't ) Verbo
You did not       (didn't ) Verbo
They did not     (didn't ) Verbo

Siguiendo los ejemplos ponga las siguientes frases en la forma Interrogativa y Negativa.

Affirmative:    I visit my parents on Monday.
Interrogative: Did I visit muy parents on Monday.
Negative:        I do not (didn't) visit muy parents on Monday.

Affirmative:     You telephoned at three o'clock.
Interrogative: Did you telephone at three o'clock.
Negative:        You did not (didn't) telephone at three o'clock

a) Afirmative:  He wrote to the Chairman.
Interrogative: ...............
Negative:       ................

b) Affirmative: 
Interrogative: ...............
Negative:        ................

c) Affirmative: She like the restaurant.
Interrogative: ................

Negative:        ................

d) Affirmative: We finish lunch at one.
Interrogative: ................
Negative:        ................

f) Affirmative: They spoke to you
Interrogative: ................
Negative:        ................

3 Diana's List
La lista de Diana

Speak to Tim about his report.
Write to Lucy.
Visit Mrs Bennett.
Telephone the bank manager.
Finish the letter to Stephanie.
Have lunch with Ben.
Play tennis with Sam.
Cook the supper. 

Averigüe qué cosas de las que están escritas en la lista son las que Diana sí que hizo.

A Siguiendo el ejercicio escriba las preguntas que tiene que hacerle.
B Compruebe lo que ha escrito. Luego ponga el sonido y hágale las preguntas a Diana en voz alta.
C Marque si las cosas que se si hizo y las que no.


Example:

Speak to Tim about his report?
Did you speak to Tim?
a) .......
b) .......
c) .......
d) .......
d) .......
e) .......
f) .......
g) .......

4 Sing this song
Cante esta canción.

I spoke to the manager.
I spoke to him today.
Did he say "Yes"?
Did he say "No"?
Did he say "I don't know"?
He didn't say "Yes".
He didn't say "No".
He said "I don't know".