Past simple regular verbs.

Tema: Past simple regular verbs. Jue Mar 22, 2007 6:27 am

Did / didn't.

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- Did + I, you, he, she, it, we, they:
  - yes, + subject + did
  - no, + subject + didn't.

Uses

Tema: Re: Past simple regular verbs. Miér Abr 18, 2007 4:50 pm

Part 2:

Use past simple with adverbs of time:
- las week/month(s)/year.
- Ago
- Yesterday

When verbs is in past simple, don't use the hour(s) in the sentences beacuse already present an abverb of time. e.g: yesterday.

Spelling rules for regular verbs. 1
- In regular verbs add ed.
- Words that finish in "Y" and befiore goes a consonant add ied.
  - e.g. study = studied.
- Words that finish in "Y" and before goes a vowels add ed.
  - e.g. play = payed.
- Short word goes double the last lleter + ed, only if finish in consonants.
  - e.g. stop = stopped.
- Short words that finish in vowels add d.
  - e.g. smoke = smoked.
- When answer a negative (-) question, verb doesn't add ed.
  - e.g. They didn't want.
- When you make a question, verb always goes in infinitive.
  - e.g. Where did you want to go?
    - I didn't know.
- When verb it's in past is not necessary put tthe hour(s) in the same sentence, if in that sentence there are an abverb of time (yesterday, last week/months/year, ago)
- Two syllabes verbs with the stress on the first syllabe don't double the final consonant.
  - answer = answered.

Spelling rules for regular verbs. 2

Verbs that end in ed preceded its voiceless consonant.
- p,k,f,ʃ,tʃ, s, θ = speak /t/
Verbs finish un ed its voiceless consonants.
- b,g,v,dʒ,z,o,l,m,n =speak /d/
Verbs finish in ed preceded by:
- t, d =speak id
  - the e changes to [I], e.g. visited [Vizitid]