PAST SIMPLE
Uso:
‘Usamos el “pas simple” para refertmos& una accién que empez6 y fnaling en un lesypo
cespectfico en el paso, Did you cll Mary Tas night? Yes, di
oma:
(She called me last nigh).
“didn'.(She didnt eal elas nigh.
(Did she call you lastnight?
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CGeneralmenteaiadimos “ed”: finish —+ finished.
Stel verbo termina en consonante + “y", se cambia aid": ery ~ tied.
Sie verbo termina en“ slo seaiade*-d" love ~ loved.
‘Algunos verbos doblan a consonane final:
1. Siensu pronunclacion solo tiene una llaba y termina en voeal + consonante: stop ~ stopped.
Los verbos terminades en yw, “X" son uns excepei: play — played.
2°Si tiene dos o ms slab y termina en vocal + consonante, dobla la consonante finals el
afas teen sobre la tims slab: prefee —> prefered. Existen algunas excepciones como:
travel —» travelled, cancel —» cancelled
Pronunsiaciin de verbos regulars:
‘se pronunciael final de los verbs regulares con tsi el verbo termina con soni de of:
visit vit! visited (vn! aint /petat+ painted petntd!
svat vent’ —> waited wend! start stat! started (sated!
part pat + parted pas’ separate separen— separated /seporetl
want vos > wanted Avosntidy alee» hated ert
decide fdrsard!—+ decided (dr'sandtd/ need fnd!—> needed Mndtal
invite fan'vany —> invited /n'vastad!
‘Se pronuncta el final de los verbos regulares con ts el verbo termina con sonido de
‘consonanes sors pM, i sl AY (cn, (SH, (
wale vod —+ waked wot work /wa:kl—» worked 3:
talc fork! talked / to! smoke /smouk/—+ smoked smevkt/
dance Mans! — danced /damns’ stop /stop’~+ stopped ison!
hope /houp/ > hoped! hou Jugh af slag ef
jump Mdgamp! -» jumped /gampt? wash Pwo» washed wos
‘watch vac watched wax ike at Hike snkask mak! + asked fskt!
‘nish na’ fnsbed Mag
place ples! + placed pers! help felp/— helped help!
fix ks + fixed ks sx tks! mixed aks!
missed mas! pass fps! passed past!
‘wish vf wished a!
lunch anf» lunched aay
‘Se promuncia el inl de los verbos regulars con fen el resto de Tos casos, cuande el verbo
‘termina con sonido de: vocal be 2/1 (Uh), s) a G Ul fn, (ng.
rive fore! arived/eranwd/
xy kat! ered / Rand
spill pl spilled spud
try ral eed eal
‘open ‘cupan’ > opened eupend?
Tisten isa + listened /asnd
lose fklauz/ + closed /kloved!
love lav loved nw!
retire frtaro()/ — retired rte)!
‘manage /masntdg/ + managed Pmnntdsd)
travel ral» evel root!
study std! studied ftadal!
samples:
‘When did you last... se your father?
8000 the cinema?
doaspot?
listen to classical music?
g0shopning?
Buy nea?
‘went to America. ast yar.
last summer,
in January,
in 1985.
3 years ago.
call: called ko:
tala killed / ele
‘iy Mra» hed ean!
sill milla mall
fine an! fined farnd!
loan ftn/—+ cleaned /ktsnd!
move muv/—> moved fu.vl/
live fw/-> lived rv’
Dire hate)» hired hated
change Mennds/ ~ changed omni!
worry wart + worried ward’
ast saw him
‘ast went tothe cinema
ast did sport
"ast listened oelasial mn
ast went shopping
last bought a car
Preguntas que requieren tna sespuesia expec
‘When did you go?
How long did you go?
1 went last year £in 1990
| went for2 weeksfoe rms
| clones cis gue tno wpe
tecrfoos Ewegl
| lsess ies pete fri
Pronunciation notes
+ "Thepronnciton trading ans (or) 10
‘aoe and name ob) ete
«Tete bee te nd ound vey
‘alan on enon rns contain’
probs Testy gs or SS le
+ Moma nt gh hw oe
etn prone inven a oo
when (hc Cea,
oh nt i re.
ther proounend et ae dod
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PRONUNCIATION ed, sentence stress
1 This ati eves the pronunciation of endings.
Pronunciation notes
1 veean be pronounced in he ifeent was:
Teds premounce afer verbs ending in these
toed sounds 2/9 an
Teed hoped laughed, pase, was athe
2 Altered endings eds pronounced Mc
Co changed showed
1 iter set ning in othe pronunciation of
| “iene hated, decided.
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‘resomly one communion pots The
‘Sot nportant thing for Sto be lar about we 3
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TESS pos irene
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complet the le: Check anower
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= wetend owe sine when we ant tbe eat,
pin ere dine tbe 20,
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Grammar notes
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