The document discusses the simple past tense in Portuguese. It notes that the simple past is used to talk about completed past actions and events. It provides examples of common time expressions used with the simple past, such as "yesterday" and "last week." It then explains how the simple past is formed for regular verbs by adding "-ed", "-ied", or "-d" and how irregular verbs are used without following a set pattern. Examples are provided to illustrate both regular and irregular verb usage in the simple past tense.

1. SIMPLE PAST
TENSE

2. • É USADO PARA INDICAR AÇÕES PASSADAS JÁ
CONCLUÍDAS, OU SEJA, PARA FALAR DE FATOS
QUE JÁ ACONTECERAM; QUE COMEÇARAM E
TERMINARAM NO PASSADO.
• PARA REFORÇAR O USO DESSE TEMPO VERBAL,
MUITAS EXPRESSÕES TEMPORAIS SÃO
UTILIZADAS NAS FRASES.

3. AS MARCAS TEMPORAIS MAIS USADAS NO SIMPLE PAST:
YESTERDAY (ONTEM)
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY (ANTEONTEM)
LAST NIGHT (ONTEM À NOITE)
LAST YEAR (ANO PASSADO)
LAST MONTH (MÊS PASSADO)
LAST WEEK(SEMANA PASSADA)
AGO (ATRÁS)

4. We worked for a big company two years ago.
I bought a new car yesterday.
He paid off his house last semester.
I saw Margareth the day before yesterday.
I brushed my teeth last night.

5. Para a formação do “Simple Past”, como regra geral,
acrescenta-se -ed, -ied ou -d ao final do verbo principal na
forma afirmativa ao infinitivo sem “to” para os verbos
REGULARES.
I need you. I needed you.
She needs your help. She needed your help.
My sister worked as a teacher last year.
They try a new recipe. They tried a new recipe.
Mary lives in New York City. Mary lived in New York City.

6. Para as formas interrogativa e negativa do SIMPLE
PAST usa-se o auxiliar did.
Did you go to school yesterday?
Megan did not/didn’t play volleyball last Sunday.

7. Todavia, nem todos os verbos seguem essa
regra.
Os verbos que não seguem essa regra são denominados
IRREGULARES e não possuem regras para a formação do
passado.
I see you everyday. I saw you last week.
We keep our hands clean. We kept our hands clean.
John sleeps 8 hours a day. John slept 8 hours a day.

8. ◦ We brought the books yesterday. (bring)
◦ I bought a new book last week. (buy)
◦ He paid off his house last year. (pay)
◦ I saw when you arrived. (see)
◦ Daddy took a shower last night. (take)

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