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- The Past Simple tense is typically formed by adding -ed to the base verb, with specific rules for verbs ending in -y or consonant-vowel-consonant patterns.
- If a verb ends in a consonant and -y, the -y changes to -i before adding -ed, as in "hurry" to "hurried".
- Verbs ending in a vowel and -y do not change, such as "play" to "played".
- For one-syllable verbs or those with stressed second syllables that end in consonant-vowel-consonant, the last consonant is doubled, like "shop" to "shopped".
- In negative sentences, use "didn't" before the main verb, and for questions, start with "did", without adding -ed to the verb.
Past simple
Past Simple: form Adding ¬ed is the most common way to form a Past Simple verb.
Ex: The business leaders decided that the deal helped them both make more money, so they agreed to work together.
Ex: They hoped for the best but prepared for the worst when the horrible storm arrived in their city.
If the verb ends in a consonant and ¬y, change the ¬y into an ¬i before adding ¬ed. For example, hurry becomes hurried, and cry becomes cried.
Ex: The students begged the teacher to postpone the exam until tomorrow because none of them studied last night.
Ex: Alice prayed for a new job. Her boss was rude and her colleagues annoyed her when they called in sick too often.
If a verb of one syllable (shop, chat, fit, rob, drop, clap,...) or two when the second syllable is stressed (kidnap, admit, ...) finishes in consonant + vowel + consonant, you need to double the last consonant, as in shopped and chatted.
Ex: We planned to go to dinner for our anniversary, but because it rained, we stayed home and wrapped Christmas gifts instead.
Ex: When the rain stopped, we scanned through the listings in the newspaper and decided on a film at the cinema.
As you know, for negative sentences, add didn't before the main verb and for interrogative sentences, begin the sentence with did. In these cases, do not add ¬ed since did is already past tense.
Ex: Cory's CV didn't impress the company manager. He didn't have enough prior work experience.
Ex: Did you throw out the papers with the car information on them? I needed to show the paperwork to the insurance company, but I couldn't find it.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cómo se forma el pasado simple de los verbos en inglés?
- ¿Qué ocurre con los verbos en oraciones negativas e interrogativas en pasado simple?
- ¿Cuándo se debe doblar la última consonante de un verbo al formar el pasado simple?
La forma más común de formar el pasado simple es añadiendo ¬ed al verbo. Si el verbo termina en consonante y ¬y, se cambia la ¬y por una ¬i antes de añadir ¬ed. Si termina en vocal y ¬y, no cambia. Además, si un verbo de una sílaba o de dos sílabas con acento en la segunda termina en consonante + vocal + consonante, se dobla la última consonante.
En oraciones negativas, se añade didn't antes del verbo principal, y en oraciones interrogativas, se comienza con did. En ambos casos, no se añade ¬ed al verbo principal ya que did ya está en pasado.
Se debe doblar la última consonante si el verbo de una sílaba o de dos sílabas con acento en la segunda termina en consonante + vocal + consonante, como en los ejemplos "shopped" y "chatted".
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