The Simple Past Tense

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The Simple Past Tense 
 
Uso: descrever uma ação ocorrida e encerrada em algum ponto no passado. 
 
Ex: Jane played bowling with us last week. (Jane jogou boliche conosco na semana passada.) 
 
Expressões: yesterday (ontem), last (passado/a), ago (atrás), referência temporal passada. 
 
Ex: They visited the new Mineirão Stadium yesterday. (Eles visitaram o novo Estádio Mineirão ontem.) 
 
Forma: 
 
* Afirmativa: sujeito + verbo no passado + complemento 
* Negativa: sujeito + did + not + verbo sem to + complemento 
* Interrogativa: Did + sujeito + verbo sem to + complemento 
 
Em inglês, a maioria dos verbos é dividida em “regular e irregular verbs.” Os “regular verbs” possuem regras 
para a formação do “Simple Past”. 
 
Formação do Simple Past dos Regular Verbs 
 
1)- Acrescenta-se “-ed” ao final do verbo. 
 
To start – started To look – looked 
 
2)- Verbos terminados em “e” recebem apenas “-d” 
 
To love – loved To live – lived 
 
3)- Verbos terminados em “y” precedido de consoante perdem o “y” e recebem “-ied”. 
 
To cry – cried To study – studied 
 
4)- Verbos terminados em “y” precedido de vogal recebem “-ed” ao final do verbo. 
 
To play – played To obey – obeyed 
 
5)- Se o verbo for monossílabo e terminar em consoante + vogal + consoante, devemos dobrar a última 
consoante e acrescentar “-ed”. 
 
To stop – stopped 
To fit – fitted 
 
Exceção: x, y, w e z. 
To fix – fixed 
6)- Se o verbo for dissílabo e terminar em consoante + vogal + consoante, devemos dobrar a última 
consoante e acrescentar “-ed” se a última sílaba for tônica. 
 
To prefer – preferred To transmit – transmitted To open – opened 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Irregular Verbs 
 
O “Simple Past” dos “irregular verbs” não é formado com o acréscimo de “-ed”. Como não há regras para a 
formação do “Simple Past” dos “irregular verbs”, eles devem ser conhecidos. 
 
Os verbos irregulares podem ser divididos em 3 grupos. 
 
1)- Uniformes – apresentam uma única forma 
 
To cost – cost – cost 
 
2)- Biformes – apresentam duas formas iguais. 
 
To make – made – made 
 
3)- Triformes – apresentam três formas diferentes. 
 
To fall – fell – fallen 
 
Exemplos: 
 
He STUDIED for a Math test. (to study) 
He did not (didn’t) study for a Math test. 
Did he study for a Math test? 
 
She FLEW to Macapá. (to fly) 
She did not (didn’t) fly to Macapá. 
Did she fly to Macapá? 
 
Verb to be – Simple Past Tense 
 
O verb to be significa ser ou estar. No Simple Past, o verb to be apresenta duas formas. São elas: was e were. 
 
Affirmative 
 
I was 
You were 
He was 
She was 
It was 
We were 
You were 
They were 
 
Negative 
 
I was not (wasn’t) 
You were not (weren’t) 
He was not (wasn’t) 
She was not (wasn’t) 
It was not (wasn’t) 
We were not (weren’t) 
You were not (weren’t) 
They were not (weren’t) 
 
Interrogative 
 
Was I 
Were you 
Was he 
Was she 
Was it 
Were we 
Were you 
Were they 
 
Exemplos: 
 
Susan WAS at the party. 
Susan was not (wasn’t) at the party. 
Was Susan at the party? 
 
We WERE at the show last week. 
We were not (weren’t) at the show last week. 
Were we at the show last week?