SIMPLE PAST

O SIMPLE PAST (passado simples) é utilizado para expressar hábitos ou ações que aconteceram no passado e não irão mais acontecer.

I LOVED you very much. (Eu amava muito você)

She WORKED alone. (Ela trabalhou sozinha)

FORMAS DE USO DO SIMPLE PAST

Usar o SIMPLE PAST é muito simples. É necessário saber que os verbos, em inglês, se dividem em REGULARES e IRREGULARES. Aos verbos REGULARES acrescenta-se ED. No entanto, existem algumas exceções para essa regra. Caso o verbo seja uma palavra que já termine com a letra “E”, apenas o “D” será acrescentado.

Verb: TO DANCE

They danceD all night at that party.

(Eles dançaram a noite toda naquela festa.)

E se o verbo terminar em CONSOANTE + Y, substitui-se essa última letra por “I” e acrescenta-se “ED”.

Verb: TO TRY

We trIED to study English.

(Nós tentamos estudar Inglês.)

Mas se o verbo terminar em VOGAL + Y, apenas acrescenta-se “ED”.

Verb: TO PLAY

My brother playED the guitar with her sister yesterday.

(Ontem meu irmão tocou violão com sua irmã.)

Os verbos IRREGULARES possuem a sua forma específica no passado (que você encontrará na lista de verbos irregulares).

Observe os exemplos (verbo regular e irregular) em cada uma das formas:

AFFIRMATIVE FORM: sujeito + passado do verbo principal.

MY TEACHER LOVED ME. (MINHA PROFESSORA ME AMAVA.)

MY FATHER WROTE A LETTER TO HIS FRIEND. (MEU PAI ESCREVEU UMA CARTA AO SEU AMIGO.)

NEGATIVE FORM: sujeito + did + not (forma contraída: didn’t) + verbo principal.

MY TEACHER DID NOT (DIDN’T) LOVE ME.

MY FATHER DID NOT (DIDN’T) WRITE A LETTER TO HIS FRIEND.

INTERROGATIVE FORM: Auxiliar DID + sujeito + verbo principal (na sua forma do infinitivo).

DID MY TEACHER LOVE ME?

DID MY FATHER WRITE A LETTER TO HIS FRIEND?

EXERCISES

1 - WRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE. AFTER WRITE THE NEGATIVE, THAN THE INTERROGATIVE FORM:

A) THE BABY CRIES.

B) YOU OPEN THE WINDOWS.

C) MY SISTER VISITS HER AUNT.

D) THEY COPY THE TEXT.

E) THESE TEACHERS TEACH MATH.

F) YOU AND I TALK TO THE DOCTOR.

G) THEY BELIEVE IN GHOSTS.

H) SHE TRAVELS TO AUSTRIA.

I) THOSE BOYS ASK FOR HELP.

J) DANIEL DANCES WITH JESSICA.

GABARITO

a) The baby cried. / The baby didn’t cry. / Did the baby cry?

b) You opened the windows. / You didn’t open the windows. / Did you open the windows?

c) My sister visited her aunt. / My sister didn’t visit her aunt. / Did my sister visit her aunt?

d) They copied the text. / They didn’t copy the text. / Did they copy the text?

e) These teachers taught Math. / These teachers didn’t teach Math. / Did these teachers teach Math?

f) You and I talked to the doctor. / You and I didn’t talk to the doctor. / Did you and I talk to the doctor?

g) They believed in ghosts. / They didn’t believe in ghosts. / Did they believe in ghosts?

h) She traveled to Austria. / She didn’t travel to Austria. / Did she travel to Austria?

i) Those boys asked for help. / Those boys didn’t ask for help. / Did those boys ask for help?

j) Daniel danced with Jessica. / Daniel didn’t dance with Jessica. / Did Daniel dance with Jessica?