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Saia - Ingles I
Simple Past
Auxiliary Verb
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Carrera #49
Simple Past Tense
The main rule is that for
every verb in English,
there is only one form of it
in the past tense.
The past tense of the verb want is wanted
subjects/pronouns:
•I wanted •You wanted •He wanted •She wanted •It
wanted •We wanted •They wanted
Form of Simple Past
The simple past expresses an action in
the past taking place once, never,
several times. It can also be used for
actions taking place one after another
or in the middle of another action.
Affirmative: Yes, I
spoke
Negative: I did not
speak
Interrogative: Did I
speak
Exceptions in
spelling when
adding “ed”
words that end with “e” only
add a “d”
words that end with "Y"
after a consonant becomes “I”
If a verb ends in consonant-
vowel- consonant and the last
syllable of the word is the
strong one, have to use the
last letter before add an suffix
to the word “ing” or “ed”
Love/loved
Hurry/hurried
Admit/admitted
travel/travelled
Auxiliary Verb
Auxiliary verbs are
sometimes called
helping verbs because
they are needed to form
many of the tenses
The most used
auxiliary verbs are
the verbs:
Be
Do
Have
the auxiliary to do is needed to ask
questions in the present and past
simple tenses
To be is needed for the present and
past continuous, and all the passive
forms
The auxiliary to have is used in the
present and past perfect tenses
Regular verbs:Those verbs
that form their past participle
with ‘d’ or ‘ed’ are regular
verbs. These verbs do not
undergo substantial changes
If the verb ends
with a vowel,
only ‘d’ is added.
Example:
Share/Shared
If the verb ends with
a consonant, ‘ed’ is
added. Example:
Want/Wanted
Irregular verbs: Those verbs that
undergo substantial changes when
changing forms between tenses
are irregular verbs. The changed
forms of these verbs are often
unrecognisably different from the
originals
Example
Go/Went
Affirmative: Yes, I worked / You worked
Negative: I did not play/ You did not play
Interrogative: Did I work? / Did you work?

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Simple past and Auxiliary Verb

  • 1. Mérida, 14 de Junio de 2016 Politécnico Santiago Mariño Saia - Ingles I Simple Past Auxiliary Verb Rodelo Fiorella 22.654.562 Carrera #49
  • 2. Simple Past Tense The main rule is that for every verb in English, there is only one form of it in the past tense. The past tense of the verb want is wanted subjects/pronouns: •I wanted •You wanted •He wanted •She wanted •It wanted •We wanted •They wanted Form of Simple Past The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action. Affirmative: Yes, I spoke Negative: I did not speak Interrogative: Did I speak Exceptions in spelling when adding “ed” words that end with “e” only add a “d” words that end with "Y" after a consonant becomes “I” If a verb ends in consonant- vowel- consonant and the last syllable of the word is the strong one, have to use the last letter before add an suffix to the word “ing” or “ed” Love/loved Hurry/hurried Admit/admitted travel/travelled
  • 3. Auxiliary Verb Auxiliary verbs are sometimes called helping verbs because they are needed to form many of the tenses The most used auxiliary verbs are the verbs: Be Do Have the auxiliary to do is needed to ask questions in the present and past simple tenses To be is needed for the present and past continuous, and all the passive forms The auxiliary to have is used in the present and past perfect tenses Regular verbs:Those verbs that form their past participle with ‘d’ or ‘ed’ are regular verbs. These verbs do not undergo substantial changes If the verb ends with a vowel, only ‘d’ is added. Example: Share/Shared If the verb ends with a consonant, ‘ed’ is added. Example: Want/Wanted Irregular verbs: Those verbs that undergo substantial changes when changing forms between tenses are irregular verbs. The changed forms of these verbs are often unrecognisably different from the originals Example Go/Went Affirmative: Yes, I worked / You worked Negative: I did not play/ You did not play Interrogative: Did I work? / Did you work?