Ejercicios de past simple difíciles (B1-B2) con PDF

Diez fichas avanzadas de past simple: contraste con past continuous y past perfect, used to y would, narración de nivel B2. Con soluciones y PDF.

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Diez fichas de nivel difícil (B1-B2). Aquí el past simple ya no se practica solo: se practica contra los demás pasados, que es donde se decide una nota de B2.

Entran el past continuous para la acción interrumpida, el past perfect para lo anterior a otro pasado, used to contra would, y las estructuras narrativas del B2 First.

Ficha 1 · Simple o continuo

Elige el tiempo correcto.

  1. I ___ a shower when the phone rang.hadwas havingwas having — acción larga interrumpida por otra corta.
  2. While I was cooking, the doorbell ___ .rangwas ringingrang — la acción corta que interrumpe va en simple.
  3. At eight o’clock last night I ___ dinner.hadwas havingwas having — «a las ocho estaba cenando», acción en curso en ese momento.
  4. It ___ when we left the house.rainedwas rainingwas raining — describe el ambiente de fondo.
  5. She ___ her keys while she was running.lostwas losinglost — acción puntual.
  6. They ___ football all afternoon.playedwere playingplayed — all afternoon indica una acción completada de principio a fin.

Ficha 2 · Past perfect

Completa con past simple o past perfect.

  1. When we arrived, the film ___ (already start).had already started — pasó antes de llegar.
  2. She ___ (not recognise) him because he ___ (grow) a beard.didn’t recognise — la acción principal, en simple.
  3. I ___ (never see) so many people before that day.had never seen — experiencia anterior a un momento pasado.
  4. After he ___ (finish) his homework, he went out.had finished — con after se marca lo anterior.
  5. By 2010 they ___ (move) three times.had moved — by + fecha pasada pide past perfect.
  6. When I got home, someone ___ (eat) my dinner.had eaten — pasó antes de llegar.

Ficha 3 · Used to o would

Elige la opción correcta. Would solo vale para acciones repetidas, no para estados.

  1. «De pequeño tenía un perro.»I used to have a dog.I would have a dog.used to have — have es estado, y would no vale para estados.
  2. «Todos los veranos íbamos a la playa.»Every summer we would go to the beach.Every summer we used to going to the beach.would go — acción repetida, así que sí vale would.
  3. «Vivíamos en Bilbao.»We would live in Bilbao.We used to live in Bilbao.used to live — live es estado.
  4. «Mi abuelo nos contaba cuentos.»My grandfather would tell us stories.My grandfather was telling us stories.would tell — costumbre repetida en el pasado.
  5. «Antes no me gustaba el café.»I didn’t used to like coffee.I didn’t use to like coffee.didn’t use to — sin -d en negativa.
  6. «Estoy acostumbrado a levantarme temprano.»I used to get up early.I am used to getting up early.am used to getting — estar acostumbrado, con -ing. Es otra estructura completamente.

Ficha 4 · Narración de nivel B2

Completa el texto con el tiempo correcto.

  1. It ___ (rain) heavily when she left the office that evening.was raining — fondo de la escena.
  2. She ___ (forget) her umbrella, as usual.had forgotten — anterior a salir.
  3. While she ___ (wait) for the bus, a car stopped beside her.was waiting — acción larga interrumpida.
  4. It ___ (be) her old teacher, whom she ___ (not see) for ten years.was — estado, en simple.
  5. They ___ (talk) for an hour before she realised she ___ (miss) three buses.talked — acción completa con duración cerrada.
  6. By the time she got home, she ___ (decide) to change jobs.had decided — by the time pide past perfect.

Ficha 5 · Transformación de frases

Completa la segunda frase para que signifique lo mismo.

  1. I started working here in 2019. → I ___ been working here since 2019.have been working — sigue siendo verdad.
  2. The last time I saw her was in June. → I ___ seen her since June.haven’t seen her since June.
  3. He arrived and then we started. → We started after he ___ arrived.had arrived.
  4. I regret not studying more. → I wish I ___ studied more.had studied — arrepentimiento del pasado.
  5. It was my first visit to Rome. → I ___ never been to Rome before.had never been.
  6. She was in the middle of cooking when I called. → She ___ cooking when I called.was cooking.

Ficha 6 · El pasado en el estilo indirecto

Pasa la frase a estilo indirecto.

  1. «I am tired», she said. → She said she ___ tired.was — el presente retrocede a pasado.
  2. «I saw him», he said. → He said he ___ seen him.had seen — el pasado retrocede a past perfect.
  3. «We will come», they said. → They said they ___ come.would come.
  4. «I can swim», she said. → She said she ___ swim.could.
  5. «Do you like it?», he asked. → He asked if I ___ it.liked — y sin auxiliar: en estilo indirecto la pregunta pierde la inversión.
  6. «Where did you go?», she asked. → She asked where I ___ gone.had gone.

Ficha 7 · Verbos de estado en pasado

Elige la opción correcta.

  1. I ___ what she meant immediately.understoodwas understandingunderstood — verbo de estado.
  2. He ___ three languages when he was ten.knewwas knowingknew — estado.
  3. The soup ___ strange.tastedwas tastingtasted — percepción.
  4. She ___ being difficult that day.was—was being difficult — be en continuo describe un comportamiento puntual.
  5. They ___ a house in the country then.hadwere havinghad — posesión.
  6. We ___ lunch when the storm started.hadwere havingwere having — aquí have es «tomar», y sí admite continuo.

Ficha 8 · Los pasados juntos

Elige la combinación correcta.

  1. When I ___ , she ___ already ___ .arrived / had / leftwas arriving / has / leftarrived / had already left.
  2. While they ___ , someone ___ their bags.were sleeping / stoleslept / was stealingwere sleeping / stole — larga interrumpida por corta.
  3. He ___ tired because he ___ all night.was / had workedhad been / workedwas / had worked — la causa es anterior.
  4. She ___ me she ___ the film twice.told / had seensaid / has seentold / had seen — estilo indirecto en pasado.
  5. I ___ the door and ___ the light on.opened / turnedwas opening / was turningopened / turned — secuencia de acciones.
  6. By the time the police ___ , the thief ___ .arrived / had escapedwas arriving / escapedarrived / had escaped.

Ficha 9 · Registro escrito

Elige la opción más adecuada para un texto narrativo formal.

  1. Empezar un relato:One evening in November, the letter arrived.So one day this letter came.One evening in November… — el registro narrativo usa complementos de tiempo al principio.
  2. Marcar un cambio de escena:Meanwhile, on the other side of the city…And then in the other place…Meanwhile — conector de simultaneidad, muy valorado en el writing de B2.
  3. Introducir una sorpresa:Suddenly, the lights went out.Then the lights go out fast.Suddenly, the lights went out.
  4. Explicar una causa anterior:She had not eaten all day, so she felt weak.She did not eat all day, so she feels weak.had not eaten / felt — la causa anterior en past perfect.
  5. Cerrar el relato:It was only later that she understood what had happened.Later she understand what happens.It was only later that… — estructura enfática de nivel alto.
  6. Describir el ambiente:The streets were empty and it was getting dark.The streets are empty and it gets dark.were / was getting — descripción de fondo en pasado.

Ficha 10 · Todo junto

La última.

  1. «Llevaba dos horas esperando cuando llegó.»I had been waiting for two hours when he arrived.I waited two hours when he arrived.had been waiting — past perfect continuo para una duración anterior a otro pasado.
  2. «No la había visto nunca antes.»I never saw her before.I had never seen her before.had never seen.
  3. «Mientras cenábamos, se fue la luz.»While we had dinner, the power went off.While we were having dinner, the power went off.were having.
  4. «Solía ir todos los domingos.»I would go every Sunday.I was going every Sunday.would go — acción repetida.
  5. «Dijo que había perdido el tren.»He said he had missed the train.He said he has missed the train.had missed.
  6. «Cuando terminó, se fue.»When he had finished, he left.When he was finishing, he left.had finished.

Y con esto tienes las treinta

Los tres puntos que más se fallan en un B2 y que están aquí: el past perfect para lo anterior (fichas 2 y 8), would solo para acciones repetidas, nunca para estados (ficha 3) y el estilo indirecto (ficha 6). Si has fallado en esas, repítelas antes de seguir.

Descárgate la explicación desde la página del tema, y sigue con past simple contra present perfect o con el estilo indirecto.