past simple
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El PAST SIMPLE
Utilitzem el past simple per parlar de coses que van tenir lloc en el passat.
Forma afirmativa – verbs regulars
Els verbs regulars formen el passat afegint la terminació –ed a la forma bàsica del verb.
- I/You/He/She/It/We/You/They called.
Play – Played
Pass – Passed
Star – Started.
They played tennis yesterday.
The passed all her exams.
The film started late.
- Els verbs que acaben en –e afegeixen només –d:
Dance – Danced
Arrive - Arrived
They danced all night.
He arrived late.
- Si el verb acaba en –y, aquesta vegada es converteix en –i devant de –ed:
Try – Tried
Study - Studied
My mother studied French.
The baby cried all night.
- Els verbs curts que acaben en conconant + vocal + consonant dupliquen la
consonant final abans d’afegir –ed:
Stop – Stopped
Plan - Planned
The referee stopped the match.
They robbed the bank.
Forma afirmativa – verbs irregulars
- Hi ha verbs que no afegeixen la terminación –ed per fer el passat, sinó que
utilitzen formes completamente direfents les unes de les altres i no es pot fer una
norma.
Eat – Ate
Drive - Drove
I ate a lot.
He drove fastly.
Forma negativa
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
didn’t
(did
not)
call
I didn’t eat anything this morning.
She didn’t phone her mother.
Forma interrogativa
Did
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Call?
Did you see the film last night?
Did Sam buy you a present?
Respostes
did
Did you like the book? Yes, I did.
Did you win the match? Yes I did.
Yes,
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
did
not
Did you like the book? No, I didn’t
Did you win the match? Yes, I did.