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Ingles Simple Past
1. Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela Ministerio del poder popular para la Educación
Instituto Politécnico Santiago Mariño
CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ C.I: 27.715.374 SECCIÓN 2C
2. What is it
There are many ways to talk about the past in English, but the simple past
is the most common form . The simple past tense in English is equivalent
to the indefinite imperfect and past tense of the Spanish past . We use the
past simple to complete actions in the past. The time period of these
actions is not important as in Spanish . In the past simple and there are
regular verbs irregular verbs.
Form:
To form the past simple regular verbs , we use the infinitive and add the
ending " -ed" . The form is the same for everyone (I , you, he, she , it, we ,
They ) .
3. Pronunciation
We pronounce the ending " -ed" differently depending on the letter that the
end of the infinitive. In general the "e " is silent .
Examples:
1. infinitives ending in " p", " f", " k " and " s " ( voiceless consonants except
" t") pronounce the ending " -ed " as a " t" .
2. infinitives ending in " b", " g" , "l" , "m", "n " , " v " , "z " ( voiced
consonants except " d " ) or a vowel, we pronounce only the D".
3. infinitives ending in " d " or "t" , pronounce the "e" and "i" .
4. Structure
Subject + main verb… (Affirmative Sentences)
She was a doctor.
The keys were in the drawer.
I bought a blue car.
Subject + "to be" + "not" ... (Negative Senetences)
She wasn’t a doctor.
The keys weren’t in the drawer.
5. Exceptions
1. For verbs that end in "e " only add " -d" .
2. If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant (except " and" or " w "
) , double the final consonant .
3. With verbs ending in a consonant and a " and " changed the " y" with an
"i".
6. Uses
The past tense is used to talk about a concrete action that began and
ended in the past. In this case equivalent to the Spanish preterite .
Generally , we use it with adverbs of time as "last year" , " yesterday" ,
"last night" ...
Example:
Tom stayed at home last night.
Kate worked last Saturday.
Did they walk to school this morning?
