Theorie Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school

I use the Simple Past for

1. actions finished in the past.
2. actions happening at the moment of speaking.

Typical signal words for the Simple Past are

1. already, just, so far, yet.
2. yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2010.
3. at the moment, Listen!, Look!, now.

VERBS

REGULAR and IRREGULAR

INFINITIVE

The base form of a verb.

For example:

to be, to have, to talk, to cry, to see, to go

REGULAR VERBS

Verbs that end with -ed or -d when written in the past tense.

Exceptions:

to cry = cried

to enjoy = enjoyed

regular verb + ed

walk + ed

kick + ed

clean + ed

remember + ed

regular verb (-e) + d

bake + d

recycle + d

smile + d

reg. verb (consonant + y) + ied

to try = tried

to fry = fried

to spy =  spied

reg. verb (vowel + y) + ed

to enjoy = enjoyed

to stay = stayed

reg. verb (1 vowel + 1 consonant)

We double the consonant

to stop = stopped

to travel = travelled

to clap = clapped

I add .......... to the infinitive of REGULAR VERBS. (aan het eind van het werkwoord)

1. -ed
2. -es
3. -et
4. -d

If the REGULAR VERB ends in -e, I only add ...... to the infinitive. (aan het eind van het werkwoord)

1. -s
2. -t
3. -ed
4. -d

Verbs that end with consonant + y ...

1. -ied
2. -ed

Verbs that end with vowel + y...

1. -d
2. -ed

I use .................. to form the negative.
(simple past)

1. do+not+infinitive of the verb
2. have/has+not+past participle of the verb
3. did+not+infinitive of the verb

C

did+not+infinitive of the verb

I did not take your pen.

I did not laugh at the comedy show.