Post on 19-Aug-2015
SIMPLE PASTBy: FABRICIO ALVARADO
•Is a form of the verb that shows the action took place in the past.
For example: Lisa danced yesterday.
Grammatical structure
Subject Verb (in past) Complement
Subject Did not Verb (normal)
Complement
Did Subject Verb (Normal)
Complement
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
AFFIRMATIVE
Did = Do (In past)
Regular verbs RULES!
Rule 1
When a verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant and we put STRESS on this sound in speech, we double the last consonant. Then we add ed.
Stop => Stopp + ed => Stopped
Plan => Plann + ed => Planned
But if we don't put STRESS on this sound in speech, then we simply add ed.
Listen => Listen + ed => Listened
Happen =>Happen + e
d=> Happened
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Regular verbs
Rule 2
When a verb ends with the letter e, we add only the letter d.
Dance =>Dance +
d=> Danced
Smile =>Smile +
d=> Smiled
E
Regular verbs
Rule 3
When a verb ends with the letter y and there is a consonant before it, they changes into i. Then we add ed.
Cry => Cri + ed => Cried
Study => Studi + ed => Studied
When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel before it, we simply add “ed” to the verb.
Stay => Stay + ed => Stayed
Play => Play + ed => Plays
Y
Irregular verbsNormal Past Past participle
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
EAT ATE EATEN
GET GOT GOTTEN
GIVE GAVE GIVEN
GO WENT GONE
PUT PUT PUT
SHAKE SHOOK SHAKEN
SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT
STEAL STOLE STOLEN
TAKE TOOK TAKEN
TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT
WEAR WORE WORN
WRITE WROTE WRITTEN
Summary:
The main difference between regular and irregular verbs is that regular verbs have their past and past participle tenses very similar to their present tenses
while irregular verbs have their past and past participle tenses very different to their present tenses.
When do we use simple past?
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
To express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
I saw a movie yesterday.
Yesterda
y
Last month
Last wee
k
In the morni
ng
When do we use simple past?
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.
I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
1st
2nd
3rd
When do we use simple past?
USE 3 Duration in Past
A duration which starts and stops in the past
I lived in Brazil for two years.
For 5 minutes
For 2 year
s
All day
All year
When do we use simple past?
USE 4 Habits in the Past
habit which stopped in the past:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Always
Used to
Often
Never
When do we use simple past?
USE 4 Habits in the Past
habit which stopped in the past:
I lived in Brazil for two years.
Always
Used to
Often
Never