Past simple TEACHER: Paola Velez Aliaga Semestre: V
Past simple is used: To talk about an action that started and finished in the past. To talk about habits and routines from the past . things that happened one after other in the past . Present Past Future
Be form : I was you were she was he was it was we were you were they were What to know before Negative be: wasn´t/weren´t. Auxiliary verb : did/ din´t to all subjects. Main verb form: past simple, regular verb ed ended, a nd irregular verbs the especial form.
AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE + BE. Subject + verb BE in Past f. + Predicate ( often with a definite time expression ) Subject Be in past Complement I was sick all the past week . My parents were in Mexico City yesterday. Mary was a doctor.
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE STUDY ESTUDIAR STUD IED TRY TRATAR TR IED CRY LLORAR CRI ED STOP PARAR STOP P ED COMMIT COMETER COMMIT T ED LOVE AMAR LOVE D DANCE BAILAR DANCE D WORK TRABAJAR WORK ED KISS BESAR KISS ED ASSIST AYUDAR ASSIST ED PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE WRITE ESCRIBIR WROTE RIDE MONTAR RODE DRIVE CONDUCIR DROVE SLEEP DORMIR SLEPT FEEL SENTIR FELT BEGIN COMENZAR BEGAN SWIM NADAR SWAN DRINK TOMAR DRINK THINK PENSAR THOUGHT BRING LLEVAR BROUGHT
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE STUD Y ESTUDIAR STUD IED estudió TR Y TRATAR TR IED trató 1.- IF IT ENDES IN "Y" AND BEFORE CONTAINING, WE DELETE THE "Y" AND ADD "IED": FOR EXAMPLE: STUDY STUD IED
2.-IF THE VERB ENDS IN C + V + C AND HAS GREATER VOICE STRENGTH IN THAT LAST SYLLABLE, WE DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT AND ADD "ED“ FOR EXAMPLE: S T O P S T O P P ED PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE STOP PARAR STOPP ED paró COMMIT COMETER COMMIT T ED cometió JOG TROTAR JOG G ED trotó
3.- IF IT ENDS IN "E" , WE ADD ONLY "D“ FOR EXAMPLE: LOV E LOV E D PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE LOVE AMAR LOVE D amó DANCE BAILAR DANCE D bailó
4.- TO ALL THE OTHER VERBS THAT DO NOT FULFILL ANY OF THESE THREE RULES, WE JUST ADD "ED" PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE WORK TRABAJAR WORK ED trabajó KISS BESAR KISS ED besó ASSIST AYUDAR ASSIST ED ayudó