Tema 2 A (GRAMMAR)

Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

•       Use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.
•       The form of the past simple is the same for all persons.
•       To make the past simple + of regular verbs add –ed. See the spelling rules in the  chart.
•       Many common verbs are irregular in the + past simple, e.g. go> went, see>saw.
•       Use the infinitive after didn’t for negatives – and Did for interrogative ?
•       Use ASI and QUASI to remember word order in questions.

regular			irregular
+ - ?	I stayed with friends. I didn’t stay in a hotel. Did you stay for the weekend?		We went to Brazil on holiday.. We didn’t go to sao Paulo. Did you go to Rio?
Yes, I did / No, I didn’t
Wh?		Where did you stay?	Where did you go there?

Spelling rules for regular verbs
infinitive	Past	spelling
work stay	worked stayed	add –ed
like	liked	if verb finishes in e add –d
study	studied	if verb finishes in y after consonant add –ied
stop	stopped	if verb finishes in consonant-vowel-consonant, add –double the final consonant

Irregular verbs

Infinitive	Past simple	Past participle	Meaning
1.      Burst	Burst	Burst	Estallar, Desbordarse, Salirse de Madre
2.      Cost	Cost	Cost	Costar
3.      Cut	Cut	Cut	Cortar
4.      Hit	Hit	Hit	Golpear
5.      Hurt	Hurt	Hurt	Herir
6.      Let	Let	Let	Dejar
7.      Put	Put	Put	Poner
8.      Read	Read	Read	Leer
9.      Shut	Shut	Shut	Cerrar/Apagar

Infinitive	Past simple	Past participle	Meaning
1.      Beat	Beat	Beaten	Golpear, Vencer, Batir
2.      Become	Became	Become	Llegar A Ser, Convertirse
3.      Bend	Bent	Bent	Doblar, Curvar
4.      Bring	Brought	Brought	Traer
5.      Build	Built	Built	Construir
6.      Buy	Bought	Bought	Comprar
7.      Catch	Caught	Caught	Coger
8.      Come	Came	Come	Venir
9.      Creep	Crept	Crept	Arrastrarse, Deslizarse
10.  Cry	Cried	Cried	Llorar, Gritar
11.  Deal	Dealt	Dealt	Negociar, Tratar, Repartir
12.  Die	Died	Died	Morir
13.  Dig	Dug	Dug	Cavar
14.  Dream	Dreamt	Dreamt	Soñar
15.  Feed	Fed	Fed	Alimentarse, Dar De Comer
16.  Feel	Felt	Felt	Sentir
17.  Fight	Fought	Fought	Pelear, Luchar
18.  Find	Found	Found	Encontrar
19.  Fit	Fitted	Fitted	Encajar, Quedar Bien, Instalar
20.  Get	Got	Got	Conseguir, Obtener
21.  Have	Had	Had	Tener
22.  Hear	Heard	Heard	Oir
23.  Hold	Held	Held	Sostener
24.  Keep	Kept	Kept	Mantener
25.  Kneel	Knelt	Knelt	Arrodillarse
26.  Lay	Laid	Laid	Poner
27.  Lead	Led	Led	Dirigir
28.  Leave	Left	Left	Salir
29.  Light	Lit	Lit	Encender/Alumbrar
30.  Lose	Lost	Lost	Perder/Se
31.  Make	Made	Made	Hacer
32.  Mean	Meant	Meant	Significar
33.  Meet	Met	Met	Encontrar/Encontrarse
34.  Pay	Paid	Paid	Pagar
35.  Run	Ran	Run	Correr
36.  Say	Said	Said	Decir
37.  Sell	Sold	Sold	Vender
38.  Send	Sent	Sent	Enviar
39.  Shine	Shone	Shone	Brillar
40.  Shoot	Shot	Shot	Disparar
41.  Sit	Sat	Sat	Sentarse
42.  Sleep	Slept	Slept	Dormir
43.  Slide	Slid	Slid	Deslizar/Deslizarse
44.  Stand	Stood	Stood	Estar De Pie
45.  Stick	Stuck	Stuck	Meter/Pegar
46.  Strike	Struck	Struck	Golpear
47.  Sweep	Swept	Swept	Barrer/Limpiar
48.  Teach	Taught	Taught	Enseñar
49.  Tell	Told	Told	Decir
50.  Think	Thought	Thought	Pensar
51.  Understand	Understood	Understood	Entender, Comprender
52.  Win	Won	Won	Ganar

Infinitive	Past simple	Past participle	Meaning
1.      Be	Was, Were	Been	Ser, Estar
2.      Begin	Began	Begun	Empezar
3.      Bite	Bit	Bitten	Morder
4.      Blow	Blew	Blown	Soplar
5.      Break	Broke	Broken	Romper
6.      Choose	Chose	Chosen	Elegir
7.      Do	Did	Done	Hacer
8.      Draw	Drew	Drawn	Dibujar
9.      Drink	Drank	Drunk	Beber
10.  Drive	Drove	Driven	Conducir
11.  Eat	Ate	Eaten	Come
12.  Fall	Fell	Fallen	Caer
13.  Fly	Flew	Flown	Volar
14.  Forget	Forgot	Forgotten	Olvidar
15.  Freeze	Froze	Frozen	Helar/Congelar
16.  Give	Gave	Given	Dar
17.  Go	Went	Gone	Ir
18.  Grow	Grew	Grown	Crecer
19.  Hide	Hid	Hidden	Esconder
20.  Know	Knew	Known	Conocer/Saber
21.  Lie	Lay	Lain	Tumbarse/Situarse
22.  Ride	Rode	Ridden	Montar
23.  Ring	Rang	Rung	Llamar/Sonar
24.  Rise	Rose	Risen	Levantarse
25.  See	Saw	Seen	Ver
26.  Shake	Shook	Shaken	Agitar
27.  Show	Showed	Shown	Mostrar
28.  Shrink	Shrank	Shrunk	Reducir/Encoger
29.  Sing	Sang	Sung	Cantar
30.  Sink	Sank	Sunk	Hundir/Hundirse
31.  Speak	Spoke	Spoken	Hablar
32.  Steal	Stole	Stolen	Robar
33.  Swim	Swam	Swum	Nadar
34.  Take	Took	Taken	Coger, Llevar
35.  Tear	Tore	Torn	Arrancar/Romper
36.  Throw	Threw	Thrown	Lanzar, Arrojar
37.  Wake	Woke	Woken	Levantarse, Despertarse
38.  Wear	Wore	Worn	Vestir, Llevar Puesto
39.  Write	Wrote	Written	Escribir