REGULAR VERBS

• We form the past simple

of regular verbs by adding
the suffix –ed to the e.g. Yesterday I worked in the evening.
infinitive.
• Formamos el pasado simple
de los verbos regulares
añadiendo el sufijo -ed al
infinitivo.
 The Spelling rules
for the past:
• Inf. + -ed:
e.g. want- wanted
like-liked
play-played
• Inf. ending –e + -d
e.g. arrive-arrived
hate-hated
love-loved
• Inf ending consonant + -y: -ied
e.g. try-tried
• One- syllable verbs (CVC): double the cons. + -ed
e.g. plan-planned
stop-stopped
 USES
❑ Actions that started and finished in the past
❑ Acciones iniciadas y finalizadas en el pasado

e.g.I didn't go to the beach last Sunday

❑ Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a
story)
❑ Acciones que sucedieron una tras otra en el pasado (como en un
cuento)

❑ e.g.I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked
her to dance.
 EXERCISE: Complete the text with the PAST
form of the verbs in brackets.
• Shakira is perhaps the most recognizable voice in Latin pop/rock today.
When she ------(BE) only 8, she-----(DEDICATE) her first song called "Tus
gafas oscuras", to her father. Two years later, she------(WIN) local and
national talent contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony in
Colombia, which-----(RESULT) in her first album, "Magia (Magic)", a
compilation of songs she-----(WRITE) between 8 and 13 years old.
She was chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain. But
she was under the minimum age of 16 and she ------(CAN NOT)
participate. So instead, Shakira ------(RECORD) a second album of original
material, "Peligro (Danger)". At that point, Shakira-----(TAKE) a break
from music, ------(GRADUATE) from high school (at age 15-really) and
back with a vengeance. The result was the phenomenally successful "Pies
Descalzos" which-----(SELL) more than four million copies worldwide.
In addition, this determined girl ------(WANT) to try her luck as an actress
in "Oasis", a soap opera, but she --------(THINK) music was her life instead
of TV. Then she---- (BEGIN) to be very popular: the Colombian
government-------- (DESIGNATE) Shakira as an official goodwill
ambassador.
Do you like her music? Why?
 ANSWERS:
• Shakira is perhaps the most recognizable voice in Latin pop/rock today.
When she WAS only 8, she DEDICATED her first song called "Tus
gafas oscuras", to her father. Two years later, she WON local and
national talent contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony
in Colombia, which RESULTED in her first album, "Magia (Magic)",
a compilation of songs she WROTE between 8 and 13 years old.
She was chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain.
But she was under the minimum age of 16 and she COULDN’T
participate. So instead, Shakira RECORDED a second album of
original material, "Peligro (Danger)". At that point, Shakira TOOK a
break from music, GRADUATED from high school (at age 15-really)
and back with a vengeance. The result was the phenomenally successful
"Pies Descalzos" which- SOLD more than four million copies
worldwide.
In addition, this determined girl WANTED to try her luck as an actress
in "Oasis", a soap opera, but she THOUGHT music was her life instead
of TV. Then she BEGAN to be very popular: the Colombian
government DESIGNATED Shakira as an official goodwill
ambassador.
Do you like her music? Why?