Regra geral

love loved
want wanted
decide
decided
work worked
wash - washed
o y precedido
de vogal

stay stayed
enjoy enjoyed

o infinitivo
termina em y
o y precedido
de consoante

muda o y em i

study-studied
carry-carried

o infinitivo
termina em
consoante
precedida de
vogal breve

plan-planned
stop-stopped

o infinitivo
termina em er,
ir, ur
acentuados

refer-referred
stir-stirred

dobra a consoante
final

o infinitivo
termina em el

travel-travelled
(AmE-traveled)

A negativa faz-se:
Did not/didnt + infinitive

A interrogativa faz-se:
Did + subject + infinitive

Nota:
O infinitivo nunca precedido de to.
Usa-se para indicar:
Uma aco que decorre num momento bem definido do passado:

I saw her yesterday.

Aco completamente passada sem nenhuma relao com o
presente:
I worked in England.
Usa-se com as seguintes expresses adverbiais
yesterday
the day before yesterday
last saturday
last week
a few minutes ago
long ago

Affirmative
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
SHORT FORM
I wasnt
You werent
He wasnt
She wasnt
It wasnt
We werent
You werent
They werent

Negative
I was not
You were not
He was not
She was not
It was not
We were not
You were not
They were not

Interrogative
Was I?
Were you?
Was he?
Was she?
Was it?
Were we?
Were you?
Were they?