simple past: regular verbs

SIMPLE PAST: REGULAR VERBS
Il SIMPLE PAST con i VERBI REGOLARI si forma aggiungendo -ED alla forma base
del verbo. La coniugazione non cambia mai nelle diverse persone.
POSITIVE FORM
NEGATIVE FORM
I PLAYED
I DIDN'T PLAY
YOU PLAYED
YOU DIDN'T PLAY
HE PLAYED
HE DIDN'T PLAY
SHE PLAYED
SHE
IT PLAYED
IT DIDN'T PLAY
WE PLAYED
WE DIDN'T PLAY
YOU PLAYED
YOU DIDN'T PLAY
THEY PLAYED
THEY DIDN'T PLAY
DIDN'T PLAY
La forma negativa si ottiene con l'aiuto del passato del verbo DO:
DID+NOT= DIDN'T
QUESTION
SHORT ANSWER
DID I PLAY ?
YES, I DID
NO, I DIDN'T
DID YOU PLAY ?
YES, YOU DID
NO, YOU DIDN'T
DID HE PLAY ?
YES, HE DID
NO, HE DIDN'T
DID SHE PLAY ?
YES, SHE DID
NO, SHE DIDN'T
DID IT PLAY ?
YES, IT DID
NO, IT DIDN'T
DID WE PLAY ?
YES, WE DID
NO, WE DIDN'T
DID YOU PLAY ?
YES, YOU DID
NO, YOU DIDN'T
DID THEY PLAY ?
YES, THEY DID
NO, THEY DIDN'T
Ecco alcuni verbi regolari:
Verbi che seguono regole ortografiche speciali:
PLAY + ED = PLAYED
WALK + ED = WALKED
PAINT + ED = PAINTED
COOK + ED = COOKED
VISIT + ED = VISITED
RAIN + ED = RAINED
HELP + ED = HELPED
CRY = CRIED
STUDY = STUDIED
SHOP = SHOPPED
TRAVEL = TRAVELLED
STOP = STOPPED
CLAP = CLAPPED
IL SIMPLE PAST:
–
–
esprime azioni avvenute nel passato e che si sono ormai concluse
è usato per raccontare storie e fiabe
–
si usa per tradurre verbi all'imperfetto, passato prossimo e al passato remoto
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è accompagnato da espressioni di tempo come: YESTERDAY, LAST NIGHT, LAST YEAR
SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS
Il SIMPLE PAST dei VERBI IRREGOLARI:
– non vuole la forma con finale -ED
– ha forme diverse per ogni verbo
– la coniugazione è uguale per tutte le persone
– si trova nel dizionario e va studiato a memoria
VERB
SIMPLE PAST
BREAK = rompere
BROKE
BUY = acquistare
BOUGHT
CATCH = prendere, catturare
CAUGHT
COME = venire, arrivare
CAME
DO = fare
DID
DRAW = disegnare
DREW
DRINK = bere
DRANK
DRIVE = guidare
DROVE
EAT = mangiare
ATE
GET = ricevere, ottenere
GOT
GO = andare
WENT
MAKE = fare
MADE
MEET = incontrare
MET
READ = leggere
READ
RUN = correre
RAN
SAY = dire
SAID
SEE = vedere
SAW
SWIM = nuotare
SWAM
WRITE = scrivere
WROTE