SIMPLE PAST WITH REGULAR VERBS: AFFIRMATIVE

PAST TIME PHRASES

Last... Yesterday...
week, month, year, night, Saturday, etc. morning, evening, night etc. or only
yesterday

This time last... ...ago

week, month, year, night, Monday, etc. Two weeks, four days, three years, six
months, etc.

REGULAR VERBS
These actions have the “ed” ending in Verbs that in infinitive form ends in “e”
affirmative sentences. Most verbs simply you include “d”
you add “ed”. Infinitive → Past Form
Infinitive → Past Form dance → danced exercise - exercised
work → worked open → opened

Other verbs that have the
consonant-vowel-consonant
Infinitive → Past Form
stop → stopped
pattern Finally verbs that end with “y” and
consonant before. You write “i” in place
of “y” and you add “ed”.
Infinitive → Past Form
cry → cried

SENTENCES WITH REGULAR VERBS

Subject + verb in past “ed” ending + complement

-Yesterday I cooked a delicious meal.

-Salma Hayek moved to the U.S.A.
-Yesterday I cooked a delicious meal.

THE VERB TO BE IN THE PAST: WAS/WERE.

was Singular I, He, She, It

Verb to
be in
past

You, We,
were Plural
They

Affirmative Negative
Subjet+Was / Were+Complement Subjet+Was / Were not+Complement
She was Mexican. (Wasn't / Weren't)
She wasn’t at the concert yesterday

Interrogative yes/no questions Interrogative questions words

Was / Were+Subjet+Complement? Q.W+Was / Were +Subjet+Complement?
Was I chubby when I was a kid? Where was she born?
How old was he when he died?
 Yes, you were
MODAL VERB CAN (ABILITY AND PERMISSION)
CA
N

It is used to:
It is a modal verb, that
-Describe abilities.
means that it needs
-Ask, give or deny
another verb.
permission.

Rules
1.- verb in simple form.
It always goes with a verb in simple form, that is, you do not conjugate it.
2.- Do not add “s”.
You don't add “s” to can.
3.- Do not add “ing”.
You don’t add “ing” to can.

Affirmative form
Subject+can+verb in simple form+complement.
Superman can freeze objects.

Negative form
Subject+can not (can’t)+verb in simple form+complement.
Superman can’t freeze objects.

Interrogative form
Question w.+Can+subject+verb in simple form+complement+?.
What can Superman do?.