Negative Simple Past - C3, U2

simplepast

regular

irregular

regular

irregular

terminam em ED os que terminam em y e consoante ficam com "ied"

não tem regra específica

regular

irregular

não tem regra específicaBOUGHT, WENT, SAW

terminam em EDDANCED, LISTENED, PLAYED os que terminam em y e consoante ficam com "ied" TRIED, CRIED, APPLIED

affirmativesentences

we write affirmative sentences in the simple past the same way we write them on the simple present. the only change is on the verb.

I have breakfast every morning

I have breakfast every morning

Eu tomo café da manhã toda manhã

I had breakfast every morning

I have breakfast every morning

Eu tomo café da manhã toda manhã

I had breakfast every morning

Eu tomei café da manhã toda manhã

QUESTIONS

WE SAW ON THE LAST CLASS THAT WITH QUESTIONS, WE DON'T CHANGE THE VERB. THE CHANGE IS ON THE AUXILIAR (DID).

SIMPLE PRESENT

I have breakfast every morning

Eu tomo café da manhã toda manhã

SIMPLE PAST

I had breakfast every morning

Eu tomei café da manhã toda manhã

Do you exercise a lot?

Do you exercise a lot?

Você se exercita bastante?

Did you exercise a lot?

Do you exercise a lot?

Você se exercita bastante?

Did you exercise a lot?

Você se exercitou bastante?

negative sentences

negative sentences also have a little change. instead of using the verb in the past, we also use the auxiliar here. let's take a look:

i DON'T PLAY SOCCER

I DIDN'T PLAY SOCCER

DIDN'T = DID NOT

I WATCHED TV YESTERDAY

COMO ESSA FRASE FICARIA SE FOSSE NEGATIVA?

I WATCHED TV YESTERDAY

COMO ESSA FRASE FICARIA SE FOSSE NEGATIVA?

I DIDN'T WATCH TV YESTERday

I understood a little

More or less

Almost everything

I'm fine

I can't understand