An English work EPCCJ February 2010 J. Alexis Vargas

1. Simple Past Jorge Alexis Vargas Martinez, 2° B, English 2 EPCCJ To be The other verbs We find regular and irregular verbs Formation of the simple past of regu- lar verbs: 1. Most verbs take –ed, we add it in the final of the verb. As in start  started 2. The verbs ending in –e take –d As in love  loved 3. Verbs ending in consonant + y take –ied. As in try  tried (exc. play  played) 4. Verbs with one syllable ending in one vowel + one consonant , double the consonant before the -ed. As in stop  stopped Formation of the simple past of irre- gular verbs: Irregular verbs don’t take –ed . They change completely. Example: the verb see: I-You-He-She-It-We-You-They + …saw - …didn’t see ? Did …. see? Similarities To be works the simple past in two forms, singular (was) or plural (were). Affirmative: I/He/She/It… was and You/We/They… were Negative: I/He/She/It… was not or wasn’t You/We/They… were not or weren’t Questions: Was I/He/She/It …? Were You/We/They …? Short answers: Yes, I/He/She/It was No, I/He/She/It wasn’t and Yes, You/We/They were No, You/We/They weren’t Sentences: + (Noun), was/were, and complement - (Noun), was/were, not, complement ? Was/Were (Noun) Complement -Both describe a verb form or tense that expresses an action that took place previously. -Both talk about the time before the present or the events that happened during that time Examples: 1. I went to Texas last week 2. We talked about the party today in the morning. 3. Were you at school today? 4. They didn’t come here the last vacations. 5. Wasn’t he in the meeting? 6. She arrived late to her job. 7. You lost you keys at the park 8. We didn’t win 9. I put it here