Affirmative form

Affirmative form

The past simple is used in the affirmative form to express actions or events taken and completed in the past.The simple past is formed using the verb + ed according to the following structure:

Affirmative

Subject

Verb ending in -ed

Complement

a mechanical fault in the car

repaired

He

Below we present some examples of affirmative statements that are regular verbs: · We verified the preparation of the vaccines in the laboratory · She presented an essay on gender equality on campus · William Shakespeare created Romeo and Juliet in the 16th century

There are three different ways to pronounce the ending -ed for regular verbs in simple past. The pronunciation depends on the last sound of the base form of the verb.

Pronunciation of the past tense of regular verbs

/d/ (verbs that don’t end in the sounds p, k, s, f, sh, ch, t, d)

/t/ (verbs that end in the sounds p, k, s ,f, sh,ch)

/id/ (verbs that end in “t” or “d” sounds)

Discovered Learned Studied Trained

Fascinated Wanted Visited ended

Stopped Watched Missed parked

Now we present some examples of affirmative statements that are irregular verbs:

· The auto mechanics made a correct diagnosis · My colleagues undertook a technical consulting business · My campus won the statewide speech contest