VERB "TO BE"

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE REGULAR VERBS V+ ed (-d, ied, etc.)

IRREGULAR VERBS V (in the 2nd column) begin (comenzar): began come (venir): came

AFFIRMA

live (vivir): lived (I, he, she, it) was (we, you, they) were study (estudiar): studied
2

work (trabajar): worked

TIVE

play (jugar): played2 stop (detener): stopped3 wasn't weren't begin.... work: Ann didn't work ..... come ..... study: He didn't study. play: The boys didn't play ... stop: The car didn't stop....... Did subject V(infinitive) live: Did you live...? begin....? work: DidAnn work .....? come: Did they come .....? study: Did he study? play: Did the boys play ...? stop: Did the car stop.......? begin: Did you come: We didn't didn't + V(infinitive) live: I didn't live... begin: You didn't

E NEGATIV NS QUESTIO 1) 2) 3) Was .....................? Were ....................?

When the verb ends in e it adds only d. When the verb ends in y preceeded by a consonant y i + ed But when the verb ends in y preceeded by a vowel y + ed

When the verb ends in one consonant, preceeded by only one stressed vowel, it doubles the consonant before it adds -ed. But when the last vowel is not stressed, it only adds ed. 'open (abrir) opened 'listen (escuchar) listened 'visit (visitar) visited