Past simple

Ca si la celelalte timpuri verbale, verbele auxiliare formeaza trecutul cu forme

proprii, ele putand fi incluse in lista verbelor neregulate. Ele nu au nevoie de alt
verb pentru a forma interogativul si negativul

to be a f
I

You

He

We

WERE

She
WAS
SUBJECT+..........?(?)

They

it
(-)

to have- a avea
SUBJECT+HAD+.........(+)
HAD+SUBJECT+..........?(?)
SUBJECT+HAD+NOT+......(-)

to can- a putea
SUBJECT+COULD+.........(+)
COULD+SUBJECT+..........?(?)
SUBJECT+COULD+NOT+........(-)

to do-a face
SUBJECT+DID+......(+)

!DID+SUBJECT+DO+......?(?)
!SUBJECT+DID+NOT+DO+........(-)

SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+..........(+)
WAS/WERE+
SUBJECT WAS/WERE+NOT +.......

Past Simple la verbele regulate:

Verbele regulate formeaza timpul trecut adaugand terminatia ed la forma de
infinitive scurt a verbului.
In functie de terminatia verbului la infinitive adaugarea terminatiei ed variaza:
Daca verbul se termina in e se adauga numai d :
The Baxters moved out of the house the next day.
Daca verbul se termina in er; ir; ur se dubleaza r:
Prefer> preferred
Daca verbul se termina intr-o consoana fnala simpla aceasta se
dubleaza dupa o vocala scurta,accentuata:
Stop> stopped
Daca verbul se termina in y precedat de o consoana, atunci y-ul
devine I si se aduga ed:
Try> tried