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.