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SIMPLE PAST basic “b”. The Simple Past. Usage: use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about a completed action in the past Verbs: the verbs in the SIMPLE past can be regular or irregular. Regular verbs General rule Add ED to the base form [ base form + ED ]. Regular verbs. Regular verbs
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TheSimplePast Usage: use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about a completed action in the past Verbs:the verbs in the SIMPLEpast can be regular or irregular
Regular verbs General rule • Add ED to the base form [base form + ED]
Regular verbs Special cases • Sometimes you have to make changes in the base form before you add ED to it [base form (possible changes) + ED]
Regular verbs • For verbsending in –Eor–IE, addD
Regular verbs • For one-syllableverbsending in consonant+vowel+consonant, doublethelastconsonantandaddED
Regular verbs • For two-syllableverbsending in c+v+c., firstcheckthe stress (thestrongestsyllable). • Ifthefirstsyllable is stressed, justaddED: • Ifthesecondsyllable is stressed, doublethelastconsonantandaddED:
Regular verbs • For verbsending in ychangethey to iandaddED
Regular verbs • SUMMARY
Irregular verbs There are no rules Youhave to memorize theverbs
Irregular verbs • Some examples
SentenceswiththeSimplePast Structure: How do we make affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences with the simple past?
Sentences Structure Affirmative form [subject + verb in the simple past + complement ] I watched TV yesterday. She studied a lot for the test. We went to Italy in our vacation.
Negative form • Use the auxiliary DIDN´T (DID NOT) and the verb in the base form. I didn´twatch TV yesterday. (aux.) ( base form verb ) She didn´tstudy a lot for the test. Wedidn´t go to Italy on our last vacation.
Negative form • ATTENTION: Do never use the auxiliary did or didn´t and the verb in the simple past like in the examples: I didn´t watchedTV yesterday. (aux.) (simple past) She didn´t studieda lot for the test. Wedidn´t went to Italy on our last vacation.
Interrogative form • Place the auxiliaryDIDin the beginningof the sentence and use the verb in the base form. Did you watch TV yesterday? (auxiliary) (base form verb ) Did she study a lot for the test? Did they go to Italy on their vacation?
Interrogative form • ATTENTION: Do never use the auxiliary did or didn´t and the verb in the simple past like in the examples: Did you watched TV yesterday? Did she studied a lot for the test? Did they went to Italy in their vacation?
Questions words • The same rules for interrogative sentences apply. • Whatdidyou do yesterday? • I went to school. • Wheredid you travel to on your vacation? • We traveled to the beach.
Whendid you watch the movie? I watched the movie last year. How manyMathexercises did she do? She did 30 Math exercises. Howdid you go to the party on Friday? I went to the party by taxi.
Short answers Did you goout yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn´t. Did she buy a car? Yes, she did. No, she didn´t.