Verbos Regulares

The past tense form of MOST verbs is:

BASE FORM OF THE VERB + ED

Ejemplo:

1- Brush + ED = Brushed 1.-Brush + ED = Brushed I brushed my teeth this morning.

2- Visit + ED = Visited 2- Visit + ED = Visited She visited her family last vacation.

3- watch + ED = Watched 3- watch + ED = Watched We watched TV yesterday.

 Verbos Regulares

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR VERBS

 If the verb finishes in “e” or “ie”

Ejemplo: like lie

You only have to add the letter ( d ) at the end of the verb.

smile, smiled (sonreír).

Ejemplos: I like to go to the movies. (present)

I liked the movie we watched yesterday.

(past)

They lie every day. (present)

They lied to the teacher last class.

(past)

los infinitivos que terminan en "d" o "t", End-ed [endid]

pronunciamos la "e" como una "i" Wait- ed [weitid]
 Verbos Regulares

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR VERBS.

Si el verbo termina en “consonante + la letra Y ”.

Study Cry

You have to change the letter “ y ” for “ i ” and add the letters ( ed ) at the end of the verb.

Ejemplo:

She cries when she is sad. (present)

She cried yesterday. (past)

We cried yesterday. (past)

- I study English at the Colombo (present)

- I studied English when I was in high school. (past)

Verbos Regulares
Verbos Regulares

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR VERBS.

Si el verbo tiene una sola sílaba y termina en “una vocal + consonante”

Stop – Hug

You have to double the consonant and add the letters ( ed ) at the end of the verb.

Examples:

- I stop when I am tired. (present)

-I stopped the job yesterday because I was tired. (past)

- I hug my parents when I see them. (present)

- I hugged my parents last week. (past)

Cuando el verbo regular tiene más

de una sola sílaba, en el inglés
americano la consonante final se
dobla, pero solamente cuando el
acento tónico cae en la última
sílaba.
En estos ejemplos, el acento
tónico no cae en la última sílaba.
No hay que doblar el consonante
Past Simple
se dobla también la última consonante de aquellos verbos cuyo infinitivo termina por "l", tras una
única vocal:

Ejemplo:

Infinitivo Forma pasada

To signal (señalar)signalled

To cancel (cancelar)cancelled

Excepto:

Si el acento no cae en la ultima silaba:

open -> opened O

Si acaba en W o X:

Show ->Showed

Mix -> Mixed

Verbos Regulares

The past tense of many other verbs no se forma siguiendo las reglas anteriores.
Esto significa que sus formas pasadas no tienen la terminación convencional (- ed).

To change this sentence to the past.

Example: I write this letter for you.

-I writed this letter for you”. -Incorrecto

-I wrote this letter for you ”. -Correcto

El verbo irregular en pasado de “write” es “wrote”.