The document describes the Past Simple tense in English. It explains that for regular verbs, the Past Simple is formed by adding "-ed" to the base verb. However, some verbs are irregular and have unique past forms. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using both regular and irregular verbs in the Past Simple. Rules for regular verb conjugation, such as doubling consonants, are also outlined.

1. Past Simple
prezentare

2. Schema
 Afirmativ: S + V-ed (pentru verbe regulate)
…
Sau
S + V la forma a IIa (pentru verbe
neregulate)…
 Negativ: S + did + not + V…
(didn’t)
 Interogativ: Did + S + V…?

3. verbe regulate verbe neregulate
 Regula generala spune ca  Mai exista si o categorie de
un verb la trecut primeste verbe care nu respecta
terminatia “-ed”. regula de adaugare a “-ed”
la trecut. Ele se numesc
“neregulate” si au un cuvant
 Ex.: play -> played
separat pentru a exprima
listen -> listened Past Simple.
visit -> visited
 Verbele neregulate se
Pentru ca respecta aceasta gasesc in tabele.
regula, asemenea verbe se
numesc “regulate”

4. utilizare
 Past Simple se foloseste pentru a exprima actiuni
trecute, incheiate si care nu se mai pot repeta.
Expresii specifice:
- Yesterday (ieri)
- Last month/year/summer etc (luna/anul/vara…trecut(a))
- In 1987
- In October
etc.

5. Reguli de scriere la adaugarea terminatiei “-ed”
(pentru verbe regulate)
1.Verbele monosilabice terminate in consoana-vocala-consoana dubleaza ultima
litera.
Ex: stop => stopped;
2. Verbele bisilabice cu accentul pe a doua silaba, terminate in consoana-
vocala-consoana, dubleaza ultima litera.
 Ex: regret => regretted
3. “-e” final mut dispare.
Ex: live => lived
4. “-y” final precedat de consoana se transforma in “-i”
Ex: try => tried
5. “-l” final se dubleaza.
Ex: travel => travelled

6. Exemple de propozitii
pentru un verb regulat
Am incercat sa scriu o carte.
 I tried to write a book.  Afirmativ: S + V-ed (pentru
verbe regulate)…
 N-am incercat sa scriu o
carte.
 Negativ: S + did + not + V…
 I didn’t try to write a book.
(didn’t)
 Ai incercat sa scrii o carte?
 Did you try to write a book?  Interogativ: Did + S + V…?

7. Observatie:
 Verbele neregulate se gasesc in tabele speciale, sub
urmatoarea forma:
Ex:
to write – wrote – written
(forma I/prezent) (forma a II-a) (forma a III-a)
to speak – spoke – spoken
(forma I/prezent) (forma a II-a) (forma a III-a)

8. Exemple de propozitii
pentru un verb neregulat
 Am scris o carte anul trecut.
 I wrote a book last year. Afirmativ: S + V la forma a IIa (pentru
verbe neregulate)…
 Nu am scris o carte anul
trecut.
 I didn’t write a book last Negativ: S + did + not + V…
year. (didn’t)
 Ai scris o carte anul trecut?
 Did you write a book last Interogativ: Did + S + V…?
year?

9. To be (a fi) nu respecta schema lui Past Simple – el are conjugare
separata pentru afirmativ, interogativ, negativ.
 Afirmativ:  Interogativ:
I was – am fost Was I? – am fost?
You were – tu ai fost Were you? – ai fost?
He was – el a fost Was he? – el a fost?
She was – ea a fost Was she? – ea a fost?
It was – el/ea a fost (animale, Was it? – el/ea a fost?
lucruri, fenomene) (animale, lucruri, fenomene)
We were – noi am fost Were we? – noi am fost?
You were – voi ati fost Were you – voi ati fost?
They were – ei/ele au fost Were they? – ei/ele au fost?

10. To be (a fi) nu respecta schema lui Past Simple – el are conjugare
separata pentru afirmativ, interogativ, negativ.
 Negativ:
 I was not (I wasn’t) – nu am fost
 You were not (you weren’t) – nu ai fost
 He was not (he wasn’t) – el nu a fost
 She was not (she wasn’t) – ea nu a fost
 It was not (it wasn’t) – el/ea nu a fost (animale,
lucruri, fenomene)
 We were not (we weren’t) – noi nu am fost
 You were not (you weren’t) – voi nu ati fost
 They were not (they weren’t) – ei/ele nu au fost