O simple past (passado simples) dos verbos regulares em inglês

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O simple past (passado simples) dos verbos regulares

O past simple (passado simples) é usado para descrever ações concluídas no passado. Por isso, costuma aparecer com expressões de tempo como ago (atrás), last (último/a), yesterday (ontem), in + ano, etc.

Eu visitei Londres há 3 anos.

Ontem eu lavei meu carro.

Para os verbos regulares, adicionamos -ed ao final do infinitivo (sem to) para todos os sujeitos.

to walk (caminhar, andar)
I walked (eu caminhei)
you walked (você caminhou)
She / He / It walked (ela/ele caminhou)
We walked (nós caminhamos)
You walked (vocês caminharam)
They walked (eles/elas caminharam)

Nós andamos até a praia ontem à noite.

Há algumas variações de ortografia a ter em mente:

  • Verbos terminados em -e → adiciona-se apenas o -d.
chegar → Eu cheguei ao aeroporto às 10 horas.
  • Verbos terminados em vogal + consoante (em geral) dobram a consoante.
parar → Eu parei no supermercado.
  • Verbos terminados em consoante + y → o y vira i.
tentar → Eu tentei ligar para a minha avó ontem à noite.


Exercício 1

Write the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Press the “Help me” button if needed!

The coach the rules of the game.

We Caroline's dinner.

My baby all night yesterday.

The coach explained the rules of the game.

We loved Caroline's dinner.

My baby cried all night yesterday.

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Write the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Press the “Help me” button if needed!

The coach [not done] explained 1 the rules of the game.

We [not done] loved 2 Caroline's dinner.

My baby [not done] cried 3 all night yesterday.

1 explained:

The coach explained the rules of the game. Add -ed at the end of the infinitive form (without to) to create the past simple form. Examples: to start → started; to want → wanted.

2 loved:

We loved Caroline's dinner. When you want to conjugate a verb that ends in -e (like to love) in the past simple tense, simply add -d at the end. Examples: to manage → managed; to rate → rated.

3 cried:

My baby cried all night yesterday. When a verb ends in consonant + y (like to cry), change the letter y into i and then add -ed to form the past simple tense. Examples: to deny → denied; to apply → applied.

Exercício 2

Conjugate the verbs in the past simple tense by adding the correct endings. Pro tip: press the “Help me” button if you need a hand!

to play → We football last Sunday.

to travel They to London 3 years ago.

to open → You the door.

to play → We football last Sunday.

to travel They to London 3 years ago.

to open → You the door.

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Conjugate the verbs in the past simple tense by adding the correct endings. Pro tip: press the “Help me” button if you need a hand!

to play → We 1 football last Sunday.

to travel They 2 to London 3 years ago.

to open → You 3 the door.

1 played:

We played football last Sunday. To create the past simple tense of regular verbs, simply add -ed at the end of the infinitive form without to (to play). Examples: to print → printed; to train → trained.

2 travelled:

They travelled to London 3 years ago. In the past simple tense, when a verb ends in vowel + consonant (here, e + l), we generally double the final consonant (here, l) before adding -ed. Examples: to plan → planned; to shop → shopped.

3 opened:

You opened the door. For regular verbs, follow this structure to form the past simple: infinitive form without to (to open) + -ed. Examples: to explain → explained; to walk → walked.

Exercício 3

Write the past simple of the verbs in brackets. If you need a hint, press the “Help me” button.

You Magda for her help.

Roger a trip to the park.

They the door of the hotel

You thanked Magda for her help.

Roger planned a trip to the park.

They closed the door of the hotel

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Write the past simple of the verbs in brackets. If you need a hint, press the “Help me” button.

You [not done] thanked 1 Magda for her help.

Roger [not done] planned 2 a trip to the park.

They [not done] closed 3 the door of the hotel

1 thanked:

You thanked Magda for her help, because for regular verbs the structure of the past simple is: infinitive form without to (to thank) + -ed. Examples: to help → helped; to show → showed.

2 planned:

Roger planned a trip to the park. To form the past simple of a verb like to plan, which ends in vowel + consonant, double the final consonant (here, n), then add -ed. Examples: to map → mapped; to control → controlled.

3 closed:

They closed the door of the hotel. In the past simple, when the infinitive form of a verb ends in -e (like to close), simply add -d at the end. Examples: to like → liked; to place → placed.


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