What is the Past Simple?
Usamos o Past Simple para falar sobre ações que já aconteceram — ontem, semana passada, no fim de semana, em 2020…
Para verbos regulares, a regra é simples: adicione -ED ao final do verbo. A forma é a mesma para todas as pessoas (I, you, he, she, we, they).
Para verbos regulares, a regra é simples: adicione -ED ao final do verbo. A forma é a mesma para todas as pessoas (I, you, he, she, we, they).
verb + ED → work → worked · watch → watched · cook → cooked
Affirmative — frase positiva
Estrutura
Subject + verb + ed + ...
I worked from home yesterday. (Eu trabalhei de casa ontem.)
She cooked dinner for her family. (Ela cozinhou o jantar.)
They walked to the park. (Eles caminharam até o parque.)
He watched a movie last night. (Ele assistiu um filme ontem à noite.)
Negative — frase negativa
Estrutura
Subject + didn't + verb (base form) + ...
I didn't work yesterday. (Eu não trabalhei ontem.)
She didn't cook dinner. (Ela não cozinhou o jantar.)
They didn't walk — they took the bus. (Eles não caminharam.)
He didn't watch TV last night. (Ele não assistiu TV.)
Atenção: Na negativa, o verbo volta para a forma base — sem -ED!
Errado: She didn't watched. Correto: She didn't watch.
Errado: She didn't watched. Correto: She didn't watch.
Question — pergunta
Estrutura
Did + subject + verb (base form) + ...?
Did you work yesterday? (Você trabalhou ontem?)
Did she cook dinner? (Ela cozinhou o jantar?)
What did you do last night? (O que você fez ontem à noite?)
Where did they go? (Onde eles foram?)
Atenção: Na pergunta, o verbo também volta para a forma base — sem -ED!
Errado: Did she watched? Correto: Did she watch?
Errado: Did she watched? Correto: Did she watch?
Short answers — respostas curtas
Yes
- Yes, I did.
- Yes, she did.
- Yes, they did.
No
- No, I didn't.
- No, she didn't.
- No, they didn't.
Spelling rules — Como escrever o -ED
Existem 4 regras de ortografia para o passado regular em inglês:
Regra 1 — Adiciona -ED
Maioria dos verbos
- work → worked
- watch → watched
- call → called
- clean → cleaned
- cook → cooked
Regra 2 — Adiciona só -D
Verbo já termina em -E
- live → lived
- dance → danced
- love → loved
- practice → practiced
- exercise → exercised
Regra 3 — Troca Y por -IED
Termina em consoante + Y
- study → studied
- try → tried
- carry → carried
- worry → worried
Regra 4 — Dobra a consoante
Verbo curto termina em CVC
- stop → stopped
- plan → planned
- chat → chatted
- jog → jogged
Common Regular Verbs — Past Simple
Verbos regulares mais usados no dia a dia — forma do passado:
walk
walked
caminhou
talk
talked
conversou
listen
listened
ouviu
watch
watched
assistiu
cook
cooked
cozinhou
clean
cleaned
limpou
work
worked
trabalhou
call
called
ligou
study
studied
estudou
visit
visited
visitou
play
played
jogou
dance
danced
dançou
stop
stopped
parou
live
lived
morou
exercise
exercised
se exercitou
relax
relaxed
relaxou
practice
practiced
praticou
chat
chatted
bateu papo
Shadowing Practice
Ouça cada frase, grave e receba um feedback automático da sua pronúncia!
Word Search — Past Simple Verbs
Find all 10 past simple verbs hidden in the grid. Click the first letter, then the last letter of each word.
Practice Activities
Exercise 1 — Write the past simple form
- She TV last night. (watch)
- I dinner for my family. (cook)
- They to the park. (walk)
- He English for two hours. (study)
- We the house. (clean)
- She her sister. (call)
- I in the morning. (exercise)
- They at the party. (dance)
- He the car. (stop)
- We for an hour. (practice)
Exercise 2 — Rewrite in the negative
- I worked yesterday.
- She watched the news.
- They cooked lunch.
- He called his friend.
- We cleaned the house.
- She studied all night.
- I relaxed on the weekend.
- They visited their parents.
- He danced at the party.
- We walked to work.
Exercise 3 — Turn into a question
- She studied English.
- You walked to work.
- They visited their parents.
- He relaxed at home.
- She cooked dinner.
- You called your friend.
- They danced all night.
- He watched the game.
- She practiced yoga.
- You listened to music.
Exercise 4 — Choose the correct option
1. She ________ to music for an hour.
2. They ________ cook dinner last night.
3. ________ you study yesterday?
4. He ________ his friend on the phone.
5. She didn't ________ TV last night.
6. What ________ you do last weekend?
7. I ________ the house this morning.
8. We ________ plan anything for the weekend.
9. ________ she walk to school yesterday?
10. ________ they visit their parents last Sunday?
Exercise 5 — Put the words in order
- yesterday / worked / I / from home→
- she / didn't / the / clean / kitchen→
- did / what / do / you / last night→
- they / in / the / walked / park→
- did / call / he / his / mother→
- she / listened / to / music / all day→
- we / dinner / cooked / together→
- did / study / they / for the exam→
- I / not / did / relax / yesterday→
- she / early / stopped / working→
Exercise 6 — Spelling: write the past simple
- stop →
- study →
- dance →
- plan →
- try →
- live →
- chat →
- worry →
- jog →
- carry →
Teacher Feedback
Writing Practice
Answer in English with full sentences. Use past simple verbs.
1What did you do yesterday morning?
2What did you cook or eat yesterday?
3Did you watch TV or a movie last night? What did you watch?
4Did you call or talk to someone yesterday? Who?
5Did you exercise or walk yesterday? Where?
6What did you NOT do yesterday? Write 2 sentences.
7Write 3 questions to ask a friend about their yesterday.
8Write a short paragraph (4–6 sentences) about your last weekend. Use past simple verbs.
Teacher Feedback