Past Simple

1. CUM SE FORMEAZ?
a) AFIRMATIV
VERBE REGULATE

subiect + verb regulat + ed (sau +d, cnd verbul se termin n -e)

EXEMPLE
You worked / He worked... (to work)
You worked / He skated... (to skate)
AFIRMATIV
VERBE NEREGULATE

subiect + forma a doua (din lista verbelor neregulate)

EXEMPLE
You slept / He slept... (to sleep)
You dran/ He drank... (to drink)
b) NEGATIV
VERBE REGULATE

subiect + did not (didn't) + verb regulat (fr "ed")

(pentru c "did"-ul de la nceput l face s fie deja la trecut)
EXEMPLE
You didn't work / He didn't work... (to work)
You didn't skate/ He didn't skate... (to skate)
NEGATIV
VERBE NEREGULATE

subiect + did not (didn't) + verb neregulat (fr forma a doua)

(pentru c "did"-ul de la nceput l face s fie deja la trecut)
EXEMPLE
You didn't sleep... / He didn't sleep... (to sleep)
You didn't drink... / He didn't drink... (to drink)
c) INTEROGATIV
VERBE REGULATE

did + subiect + verb regulat (fr "ed")

(pentru c "did"-ul de la nceput l face s fie deja la trecut)
EXEMPLE
Did you work...? / Did he work...? (to work)
Did you skate...? / Did he skate...? (to skate)
INTEROGATIV
VERBE NEREGULATE

did + subiect + verb neregulat (fr forma a doua)

(pentru c "did"-ul de la nceput l face s fie deja la trecut)
EXEMPLE
Did you sleep...? / Did he sleep...? (to sleep)
Did you drink...? / Did he drink...? (to drink)

2. REGULI DE SCRIERE
Regula nr. 1: terminaia ed, d
EXEMPLE
terminatia "ed": walk / walked; push / pushed; greet / greeted; watch / watched
terminatia "d" (verbe care au deja "e" la final): assume / assumed; tie / tied;
Regula nr. 2: verbele care se termin cu litera "y":
EXEMPLE
verbe care au vocala nainte de "y": play / played; enjoy / enjoyed
verbe care au consoana nainte de "y": cry / cried; magnify / magnified
Verbele neregulate care se termin n "y" nu respect aceasta regul, pentru c
acestea au forma proprie de trecut simplu (ex. to fly / flew)
Regula nr. 3: verbe compuse din mai multe silabe:
EXEMPLE
dac au accentul pe ultima silab, se dubleaz ultima litera + "ed":
defer / deferred (defered <INCORECT)
regret / regretted (regreted <INCORECT)
reship / reshipped (reshiped < INCORECT)
compel / compelled (compeled < INCORECT)
dac au accentul NU este pe ultima silab, se adaug doar terminaia "ed":
listen / listened (listenned < INCORECT)
travel / traveled (travelled < INCORECT)
Regula nr. 4: verbe formate din (sau care se termin) n consoan-vocal-consoan
EXEMPLE
verbe formate din (sau care se termin) n consoan-vocal-consoan i dubleaz
ultima liter + "ed":
dam / dammed; beg / begged; plan / planned; strip / stripped
3. SE FOLOSETE PENTRU:
pentru a exprima o aciune care a avut loc n trecut la un moment bine determinat
(se folosesc adverbe care exprim trecutul precum:
yesterday
last week
last month
last year
a week ago
a month ago
a year ago
in 1999
once upon a time
at the turn of the century
when she was little
in July (cu condi ia ca Jul y s fie o lun ca re a trecut deja ),
EXEMPLE
The child played all day yesterday.
pentru a exprima o serie de aciuni trecute ntr-un paragraf narativ:
EXEMPLE
He went inside the house, locked the door and went to sleep.