I last went... Arriba expresamos la forma más natural de decir “The last time I went was...” La estructura siempre es la misma: Para todos los verbos, salvo los auxiliares: sujeto + last + verbo (en pasado simple). Para los verbos auxiliares, incluyendo “to be”: sujeto + verbo (en pasado simple) + last. The last time I went there was three years ago.
I last went there three years ago.
The last time I ate squid was two months ago.
I last ate squid two months ago.
The last time they spoke Italian was eight years ago.
They last spoke Italian eight years ago.
The last time I won a prize was fifteen years ago.
I last won a prize fifteen years ago.
The last time I was in Valencia was three weeks ago.
I was last in Valencia three weeks ago.
Podemos utilizar la misma estructura para hablar de la primera vez: Para todos los verbos, salvo los auxiliares: sujeto + first + verbo (en pasado simple). Para los verbos auxiliares, incluyendo “to be”: sujeto + verbo (en pasado simple) + first. The first time I went to Paris was twenty years ago.
I first went to Paris twenty years ago.
The first time I met her was at a ball.
I first met her at a ball.
The first time I spoke in public was ten years ago.
I first spoke in public ten years ago.
The first time he got married was three years ago.
He first got married three years ago.
The first time she was in hospital was five years ago.
She was first in hospital five years ago. 9