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Prin Past Tense Simple facem referire la aciuni punctuale care au nceput i s-au terminat n trecut.
Pentru acest timp verbal, avem nevoie de forma a doua a verbului. n cazul verbelor regulate,
lucrurile sunt foarte simple: adugm -ed la finalul primei forme. Verbele neregulate nu se comport
la fel, dar gseti aici toate resursele de care ai nevoie pentru a le nva i exersa.
Past Simple is used for actions that started and finished in the past.
a series of actions in the past: I woke up, then I had breakfast and read the newspaper.
last evening, last week, last month, last September, last summer, last year
specific dates or months (if they are in the past): on the 1 st of March, in May
implicit reference (it is obvious that we are referring to the past): As a teenager, he played
video games a lot.
Regular verbs have regular second forms. They take an -ed at the end of the first form. e.g.:
(to) watch - watched
Irregular verbs have irregular second forms. These can only be learned by heart or by
practice.
e.g.:
(to)
drink
drank
Affirmative
Subject
Verb
II
(...)
Remember that:
At Past Simple, the verb remains unchanged for all persons, singular and plural (including
the 3rd person sg.).
Interrogative
Did
Subject
Verb
(...)
Remember that:
In interrogative sentences, the auxiliary did contains the past form of the verb structure. The
main verb (to watch or to drink) is used in its FIRST form.
The auxiliary did is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Negative
Subject
Did
Not
Verb
(...)
Remember that:
In negative sentences, the auxiliary did contains the past form of the verb structure. The
main verb (to watch or to drink) is used in its FIRST form.
The short form of did not is didn't. e.g.: I didn't watch TV.
Past Simple is only used for finished actions. If an action started in the past, but is not finished at
present, we do not use Past Simple.