1. Past Simple
prezentare

2. Schema Afirmativ: S + V-ed (pentru verbe regulate)…
Sau
S + V la forma a IIa (pentru verbe neregulate)…
Negativ: S + did + not + V…
(didn’t)
Interogativ: Did + S + V…?

3. verbe regulate verbe neregulate
Regula generala spune ca un verb la trecut primeste terminatia “-ed”.
Ex.: play -> played
listen -> listened
visit -> visited
Pentru ca respecta aceasta regula, asemenea verbe se numesc “regulate”
Mai exista si o categorie de verbe care nu respecta regula de adaugare a “-ed” la trecut. Ele se numesc “neregulate” si au un cuvant separat pentru a exprima Past Simple.
Verbele neregulate se gasesc in tabele.

4. utilizare
Past Simple se foloseste pentru a exprima actiuni trecute, incheiate si care nu se mai pot repeta.
Expresii specifice:
- Yesterday (ieri)
- Last month/year/summer etc (luna/anul/vara…trecut(a))
- In 1987
- In October
etc.

5. Reguli de scriere la adaugarea terminatiei “-ed” (pentru verbe regulate)
1.Verbele monosilabice terminate in consoana-vocala-consoana dubleaza ultima litera.
Ex: stop => stopped;
2. Verbele bisilabice cu accentul pe a doua silaba, terminate in consoana-vocala-consoana, dubleaza ultima litera.
Ex: regret => regretted
3. “-e” final mut dispare.
Ex: live => lived
4. “-y” final precedat de consoana se transforma in “-i”
Ex: try => tried
5. “-l” final se dubleaza.
Ex: travel => travelled

6. Exemple de propozitii pentru un verb regulat
Am incercat sa scriu o carte.
I tried to write a book.
N-am incercat sa scriu o carte.
I didn’t try to write a book.
Ai incercat sa scrii o carte?
Did you try to write a book?
Afirmativ: S + V-ed (pentru verbe regulate)…
Negativ: S + did + not + V…
(didn’t)
Interogativ: Did + S + V…?

7. Observatie:
Verbele neregulate se gasesc in tabele speciale, sub urmatoarea forma:
Ex:
to write – wrote – written
(forma I/prezent) (forma a II-a) (forma a III-a)
to speak – spoke – spoken

8. Exemple de propozitii pentru un verb neregulat
Am scris o carte anul trecut.
I wrote a book last year.
Nu am scris o carte anul trecut.
I didn’t write a book last year.
Ai scris o carte anul trecut?
Did you write a book last year?
Afirmativ: S + V la forma a IIa (pentru verbe neregulate)…
Negativ: S + did + not + V…
(didn’t)
Interogativ: Did + S + V…?

9. It was – el/ea a fost (animale, lucruri, fenomene)
To be (a fi) nu respecta schema lui Past Simple – el are conjugare separata pentru afirmativ, interogativ, negativ.
Afirmativ:
I was – am fost
You were – tu ai fost
He was – el a fost
She was – ea a fost
It was – el/ea a fost (animale, lucruri, fenomene)
We were – noi am fost
You were – voi ati fost
They were – ei/ele au fost
Interogativ:
Was I? – am fost?
Were you? – ai fost?
Was he? – el a fost?
Was she? – ea a fost?
Was it? – el/ea a fost? (animale, lucruri, fenomene)
Were we? – noi am fost?
Were you – voi ati fost?
Were they? – ei/ele au fost?

10. I was not (I wasn’t) – nu am fost
To be (a fi) nu respecta schema lui Past Simple – el are conjugare separata pentru afirmativ, interogativ, negativ.
Negativ:
I was not (I wasn’t) – nu am fost
You were not (you weren’t) – nu ai fost
He was not (he wasn’t) – el nu a fost
She was not (she wasn’t) – ea nu a fost
It was not (it wasn’t) – el/ea nu a fost (animale, lucruri, fenomene)
We were not (we weren’t) – noi nu am fost
You were not (you weren’t) – voi nu ati fost
They were not (they weren’t) – ei/ele nu au fost