The past simple tense: regular verbs

 

6. The past simple tense: regular verbs 

   
   

To make the past simple tense we add –ed to the infinitve. The past simple is the same for all persons. 

Per te formuar kohen e kryer te thjeshte ne i shtojme foljes baze –ed. Koha e kryer e thjeshte eshte e njejte per te gjitha vetat.  

                   Examples 

Infinitive                past simple 

watch                    I watched television last night. 

happen                    It happened yesterday. 

Spelling exceptions: 

When the verb ends in –e, we add  -d. 

Perjashtime drejtshkrimore: 

Kur folja mbaron me –e, ne i shtojme vetem –d. 

      Example 

arrive           arrived 

When the verb ends in a short vowel and a single consonant, we double the consonant and add –ed. 

Kur folja mbaron me nje zanore te shkurter dhe nje bashketingellore te vetme , ne e dyfishojme bashketingelloren dhe shtojme –ed. 

            Example 

stop              stopped 

When the verb ends in -y, we change the –y to –ied. 

Kur folja mbaron me –y, e ndryshojme – y ne –ied. 

             Example 

carry            carried