THE PAST TENSE SIMPLE

Exprima o actiune inceputa si incheiata in trecut.

Se foloseste pentru a exprima o actiune petrecuta in trecut,  atunci cand

se precizeaza momentul petrecerii ei.

Afirmativ  (Se formeaza cu forma a –II-a a verbului de conjugat.)

He wrote a good project last year.

I saw you in the street yesterday.

We spoke to the manager one hour ago.

Tom was born on the 2^nd of June 1981.

She arrived at the office 30 minutes ago.

The children played a new game last Saturday.

Interogativ  ( DID+subiect+ verb de conjugat la forma I)

Did he write a good project last year?

Did she come late to school yesterday?

Did you speak to him the day before yesterday?

Did they start a new project?

 

Negativ ( Subiect + DID NOT sau DIDN’T +  verb de conjugat la forma I)

He did not ( didn’t) write a good project last year.

I didn’t see you in the street yesterday.

They didn’t go to the cinema.

She didn’t come to the office last week.

We didn’t play tennis.

Nota :

Toate verbele in limba engleza au 3 forme ( Present, Past - Trecut si Past Participle-Participiul Trecut ).

La verbele regulate, forma a doua, adica Past si a treia, adica Past Participle, se formeaza adaugand terminatia –ed la sfarsitul verbului.

Exemplu : to stay-stayed-stayed

                 To play-played-played

                 To ask-asked-asked

                 To walk-walked-walked

ATENTIE!

To travel-travelled-travelled

To stop-stopped-stopped

Verbele regulate terminate  in CONSOANA+ Y, la forma a doua si a treia transforma Y in I + terminatia « ed »

To marry-married-married

To worry-worried-worried

To try-tried-tried