THE PASTE TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS

The past tense of the regulars verbs is formed by adding to the verb some endings as follows:

 

1.      If the verb ends in “e” we add –ed. Examples:

 

Infinitive                             Paste tense

To close                            closed

To live                               lived

 

2.      If the verb ends in consontant, we add just –d. Examples:

 

Infintive                              Paste tense

To invent                           invented

To open                            opened

 

3.      If the verb ends in “y” preceded by a consonant, we change erase the “y” and write –

ied. Examples:

 

To study                            studied

To copy                            copied

 

Affirmative sentences in past tense

 

Subject + verb + complement

      S          V              C

Thomas watched the news last night

 

EXERCICES:

 

A.     Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis

 

Example:    Richard ……………….. (work) in Riobamba last year.

                  Richard worked in Riobamba last year.

 

1.      Yesterday I ……………… (study) English at home.

2.      My parents ……………… (travel) to Guayaquil last year.

3.      The students ……………… (copy) the exercises from the withboard.

4.      The seventh year students ……………… (pray) in the church.

5.      We ………………. (stay) at home on Christmas.

6.      My parents …………………. (visit) my grandparents on December, 2006.

7.      My teacher ………………… (explain) the English class with examples of the paste tense.

8.      My friend ……………….. (turn off) all the lights and …………. (turn on) the lamp and the puppet …………… (appear).

9.      Kevin …………….. (point) the lamp to wall.

10.  Kevin ………………. (like) experiments, so he …………….. (invent) a puppet

Negative sentences in past tense

 

Subject + did not + verb + complement

      S        did not      V              C

Thomas did not watch the news last night

Thomas didn’t watch the news last night

 

Remember: When we use did not or didn’t, the verb remain in the original form

 

I prayed in the church yesterday but my brother didn’t pray.

 

Exercises:

 

A.     Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in negative form.

 

Example: The painter …………… (paint)  the door.

                  The painter didn’t paint the door.

 

  1. The Wright brothers ……… ……….. (invent) the television.
  2. Sebastiαn de Benalcαzar ……… ………. (discover) America
  3. The teacher ………………. (repeat) the class.
  4. The students ……… ……… (practice) soccer last Saturday.
  5. Mi cousin ………… ……….. (paint) his bicycle in green.
  6. We ………. ………… (like) the film in the movie.
  7. I …………. ………….. (copy) the exercises from the whiteboard
  8. The teacher ……… ………… (arrive) late.
  9. The visitors ……... ………… (take) too much pictures.
  10. My dad ……….. …………. (work) yesterday because he was very sick.

 

 

 

TO BE CONTINUED