Ensayo English II

     

   

UNIVERSIDAD  ALFONSO REYES

Alejandra Lucero Montoya Garza.      2do.Tetra

Course: English ||

List: F-2967

Teacher: Héctor Hugo Vázquez Téllez.

              “Past Tense (Past simple)”

                                             

Jueves 14 de Junio del 2012. San Nicolás de los Garza N.L

The simple past is the past tense of modern english .The Simple Past is the Past tense is used for:

1.Describe the actions that took place in a given time in the past, 2.Past events that have been completed but whose precise timing is not mentioned                                                              3.Describe routines performed before.

 It may combine with either or both of two aspects, the perfect and the progressive. When the simple past is employed in the subjunctive mood, it is called the subjunctive imperfect.

The differences between the present simple and past simple: both use the same basic structure, but a different auxiliary "did" and a different form of the verb. There are also different forms of verbs: the regular and irregular. To form the past tense of regular verbs have to add the suffix 'ed' to the infinitive. To form the past simple of irregular verbs, which you can not give the ending "-ed", and then, one must know which is the last of a particular verb in the infinitive.

 Similarly, you should use the appropriate expressions of time to shape the simple past. However, in sentence formation, should be taken into account some considerations, but I must say that such action is quite simple, once you have studied verbs and their past forms.   

 In the case of claims, after we have sealed the subject, you must put the past tense (without adding any "-s" to third parties as in this simple), followed them, they will complement and due expression of time.   

In the case of denials, we add between subject and verb, the auxiliary "did not", as the latter is the last of "do" is unnecessary and wrong (grammatically speaking) to the past tense and that we put into this. For questions, the auxiliary "did" was located before the whole sentence, followed by the subject and the verb again in this, because remember, the auxiliary and tells us that time is past

 Both the negative interrogative form it uses as auxiliary the verb DID that is the past form of the verb "TO DO" and accompanies the main verb in its infinitive form. Negations can be used in the contracted form of DID NOT or DID. The auxiliary verb is the one that indicates the past, so that the main verb is placed in the present form.

Expressing a sentence in Past Simple means that the action is unrelated to the present. It is also possible to indicate the time when the action is to indicate the time more accurately.

 In order to form a sentence in past tense we must know the two types: regular verbs and irregular verbs. In the first case are the Simple Past ED adding the ending to the infinitive, while the irregulars are so called not to follow a particular pattern and in this case must be studied individually. Normally we use adverbs of time to support the sentence as: Yesterday, Last week, Last year, Last night, Last month, etc.

If the verb ends in consonant + y and becomes the i to form the past; If the verb ends in e is added only d.

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

In these sentences there is no information on the present

it can also express an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Uses of Simple Past

action in the past taking place once, never or several times

Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

actions in the past taking place one after the other

Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.

action in the past taking place in the middle of another action

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

if sentences type II (If I talked, …)

Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

 The sentence structure is similar to the present, using the main verb in its past form.                                                              

Pronounce the ending "-ed" differently depending on the letter that goes to the end of the infinitive. In general the "e" is silent.

Note: There are many irregular verbs in English. Unfortunately, there are no set rules to make them. Then you have the three most common irregular verbs that act as auxiliary verbs.

Note: As in negative sentences, the auxiliary verb is in the past ("did") and the main verb remains in the infinitive.

Past tense examples:

In a conversation:

• -       Hi did you go to the party yesterday?
• -       yes I did
• -       That’s great and did you go with mike?
• -       Yes I did, and then we went to dinner

Sentences

I went to the cinema

I worked very long hours

She washed her car

He played the guitar

She played videogames

She smelled the roses

He went to London

Examples in negative past tense

He didn't like the movie.

She didn’t watch the TV program

I didn’t go to the school

She didn’t play the videogame

He didn’t play the piano

Question examples in past tense

What did you eat for dinner?                                                    Cars.edu.mx

Did you play tennis last week?                                             Universidad-Monterrey

What did you go on Friday?                                                 Universidad-Mexico

Did you play the guitar in the party?                                     Escuelas-Monterrey

Did you dance in your prom?

Bibliography:

Full contact interchange third edition

Jack C. rICHARDS