jueves, 7 de enero de 2016

THE PAST (part 1), REGULAR VERBS -------6TH

The simple past is used to describe an action that ocurred and was completed in the past. The simple past is formed by adding -ed to the infinitive (base form) of the verb without to.

base form + ed = simple past

walk + -ED = walked
push + -ED = pushed
play + -ED = played
climb + -ED = climbed
watch + -ED = watched

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In English, the simple past of regular verbs is very easy, It is the same for all of the subjects.
Here you are sample sentences of the simple past with the verb work.

I worked yesterday
You worked yesterday
He worked yesterday
She worked yesterday
It worked yesterday
We worked yesterday
You worked yesterday
They worked yesterday


For regular verbs ending in the vowel -e, add d.
base
form
simple
past
hatehated
seizeseized
hopehoped
assumeassumed
tietied
freefreed
For the very few English verbs that end in a vowel other than -e, add ed.
base
form
simple
past
skiskied
echoechoed
Exceptions: The verbs DO and GO are irregular.
For regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add ed.
base
form
simple
past
playplayed
decaydecayed
surveysurveyed
enjoyenjoyed
Exceptions: The verbs SAY and BUY are irregular.
For regular verbs that end in a consonant +y, change the y to i and add ed.
base
form
simple
past
crycried
dirtydirtied
magnifymagnified
Exception: The verb FLY is irregular.
For regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed.
base
form
simple
past
damdammed
begbegged
planplanned
stripstripped

Here are examples with regular verbs in the simple present and the simple past.
simple presentsimple past
I walk to school.I walked to school.
She works downtown.She worked downtown.
They help on Tuesday.They helped on Tuesday.
He asks a lot of questions.
He asked a lot of questions.

HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE PAST:  Collège Marc Chagall

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