Past Simple

INTRODUCCION Y EJEMPLOS

Past Simple (Pasado simple)
The English simple past tense is equivalent to the imperfect and past tense in Spanish. We use the past simple for actions completed in thepast. The time period of these actions is not important as in Spanish.

Principio del formulario
Final del formulario
Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)
Form (Forma)
To form the simple pastwith regular verbs, we use the infinitive and add the ending "-ed". The form is the same for all people (I, you, he, she, it, we, They).

examples

want → wanted
learn → learned
stay → stayedwalk → walked
show → showed
exceptions
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For verbs ending in "e", just add "-d.
Ejemplos:
change → changed
believe → believed
If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant (except"and" or "w"), double the final consonant.
Ejemplos:
stop → stopped
commit → committed
With verbs that end in a consonant and a "y", change the "y" to an "i".
Ejemplos:
study → studied
try →tried
Note: There are many irregular verbs in English. Unfortunately, no set rules to train them. Below are the three most common irregular verbs that act as auxiliary verbs.
Verb | Past Simple |be | was (I, he, she, it) / were (you, we, they) |
do | did |
have | had |
Pronunciation (Pronunciación)
We pronounce the ending "-ed" differently depending on the letter that goes to the end ofthe infinitive. In general the "e" is silent.
With infinitives ending in "p", "f", "k" or "s" (voiceless consonants except "t") pronounce the ending ""-ed "as a" t ".
Ejemplos:
looked looked[lukt]
kissed kissed [kisst]
With infinitives ending in "b", "g", "l", "m", "n", "v", "z" (voiced consonants except "d") or a vowel, pronounce only "d ".
Ejemplos:
yelled yelled [jeld]
cleanedcleaned [klind]
With infinitives ending in "d" or "t", pronounce the "e" as an "i".
Ejemplos:
ended ended [endid]
waited waited [weitid]
Structure (Estructura)
Affirmative Sentences (Frases...