Simple past tense
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Simple Past Tense
Regular Verbs
Spelling Rules
1) General Rule: Add ED to the infinitive form of the verb.
Infinitive form:to walk (andar, caminhar)
Past tense form:walked
I walked to work yesterday.
(Eu caminhei até o trabalho ontem.)
(Eu fui a pé ao trabalho ontem.)
Infinitive form:to watch (assistir)
Past tense form:watched
She watched TV last night.
(Ela assistiu TV na noite passada.)
Infinitive form:to sign(assinar)
Past tense form:signed
They signed the contract this morning.
(Eles assinaram o contrato esta manhã.)
2) Add D to verbs that end in E.
Infinitive form:to love (amar, adorar)
Past tense form:loved
Elisabeth loved the flowers.
(Elisabeth adorou as flores.)
Infinitive form:to close (fechar)
Past tense form:closed
The manager closed the front door.
(O gerente fechou a porta da frente.)
3) Add IED to verbs that end in consonant + Y. The Y is dropped.
Infinitive form:to study (estudar)
Past tense form:studied
consonant
The students studied hard for the test.
(Os alunos estudaram bastante para o teste).
Infinitive form:to try (tentar)
Past tense form:tried
consonant
They tried not to fight.(Eles tentaram não brigar.)
4) Add ED to verbs ending in vowel + Y.The Y stays.
Infinitive form:to play (jogar, brincar, tocar)
Past tense form:played
vowel
The girls played volleyball during the P.E. class.
(As meninas jogaram vôlei durante a aula de educação física.)
P.E. = Physical Education
Infinitive form:to destroy (destruir)
Past tense form:destroyed
vowel
They destroyed the old house.(Eles destruíram a velha casa.)
5) Add ED to verbs with the last syllable stressed ending in C-V-C (consonant - vowel - consonant). Double the last consonant before adding ED.
Infinitive form:to stop (parar)
Past tense form:stopped
c v c
Johnny stopped the car to answer the phone.
(Johnny parou o carro para atender o telefone.)
Infinitive form:to omit (omitir)
Past tense form:omitted
c v c
The attorney omitted essential information.
(O advogado omitiu informações essenciais.)
6) If the verb ends in C-V-C but the stressed syllable is not the last, do not double the last consonant. Just add ED.
Infinitive form:to listen (escutar)
Past Tense Form:listened
STRESSEDSYLLABLE
She always listened to her mother’s advice.
(Ela sempre escutou os conselhos de sua mãe.)
Infinitive form:to happen (acontecer)
Past Tense Form:happened
STRESSEDSYLLABLE
What happened to you?(O que aconteceu com você?)
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