auxiliary verb did
teacher Denise Moraes
teacher Denise Moraes We use Past Simple for: Finished states, actions and habits in the past
Last year I visited Berlin.
I kissed a boy yesterday.
He was shy when he was little.
I lived in France when I was a child.
Series of completed actions in the past
He watched TV, studied English and played games.
He played football, took a shower and had dinner.
teacher Denise Moraes Past Simple
Rules for regular verbs
1) Add –ed to a verb
visit kiss start
visited kissed started
2) If a verb ends in -e, add -d like
hate
liked
hated
receive
received
3) If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before -ed travel plan
travelled planned
4) If a verb ends in consonant and -y, substitute y for -ied cry study
tried studied
5) If the verb ends in vowel and -y, add -ed play enjoy
How identify a regular verb
played enjoyed
1
It is added –ed, -d or –ied to the verb
2
past past = simple participle
teacher Denise Moraes Affirmative main verb
I / you / we / they he / she / it
I / you / we / they he / she / it
I / you / we / they he / she / it
I / you / we / they he / she / it
lived in Brazil.
played at the club.
studied for the test.
learned English.
In the Past Simple the main verb changes to past tense only in affirmative sentences. The verb is the same to all pronouns, and it doesn’t change for 3rd person (he/she/it).
teacher Denise Moraes Negative affirmative I / you / we / they liked football. he / she / it main verb
negative I / you / we / they didn’t like football. he / she / it auxiliary verb
affirmative
main verb
In Negatives we use an auxiliary verb, and then the main verb goes back to base form.
I / you / we / they watched TV last night. he / she / it main verb
negative
I / you / we / they didn’t watch TV at night. he / she / it auxiliary verb
main verb
teacher Denise Moraes Interrogative affirmative I / you / we / they he / she / it
enjoyed the beach.
main verb
interrogative Did
I / you / we / they he / she / it
auxiliary verb
enjoy the beach?
main verb
In Interrogatives we use an auxiliary verb, and then the main verb goes back to base form
affirmative I / you / we / they
he / she / it
loved the cake.
main verb
interrogative Did
I / you / we / they
auxiliary verb
he / she / it
love the cake?
main verb
teacher Denise Moraes Interrogative
Did
I / you / we / they he / she / it
auxiliary verb
listen
to music?
main verb
short answer Yes,
Did
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
I / you / we / they
did
work
he / she / it
main verb
auxiliary verb
short answer No,
I / you / we / they
he / she / it
didn’t
on Sundays?
teacher Denise Moraes
Past Simple
Irregular verbs
Base Form
Past simple
Past participle
be
was/were
been
come
came
come
do
did
done
get
got
got
go
went
been
have
had
had
ride
rode
ridden
speak
spoke
spoken
swim
swam
swum
take
took
taken
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