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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense describes an event that is completed. It started and finished at a
specific time in the past.
Susan went to Paris last year.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Regular Verbs
The simple past of regular verbs is formed by adding –d or –ed to the base form of the verb. Verbs ending in CVC you double
the last consonant. Verbs ending in –consonant + y
you add –ied.
Everyday they go to school
by bus. But, yesterday they
walked to school, stopped
and studied hard..
Some examples of regular verbs
surf paint
play
walk brush listen
surfed painted
played
walked listened brushed
Irregular Verbs
Each irregular verb has its own unique form in the past.
Tim usually goes to school
by car. But, yesterday he
went to school by bike.
Some examples of irregular verbs
take
eat
buy
do
go
took
ate
bought
went
did have had
see saw
NEGATIVE FORM
To form a negative statement, use the auxiliary verb did + not + the base form of the verb.
Bob usually goes to school by
bus. Yesterday he went
to school on foot.
He didn’t go by bus.
QUESTIONS
To form questions in the past, use the auxiliary verb did + subject + the base form of the verb.
Yesterday they went
to school by car.
They didn’t go by bus.
Did they go to school together?
Time Expressions:
Yesterday
(a week) ago
Last (year)
In (1998)
Some Irregular Verbs:
Teacher: Ana Paula Castro - CENSA
Adapted from
Lilian Marchesoni – 2009
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