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 2nd 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