Simple Past

Apresentamos a seguir as formas do Simple Past do verbo to have e alguns exemplos. Como to
have é um verbo irregular (ver lista de verbos irregulares), ele não forma o passado acrescentando
-ed ao seu final. As formas afirmativas e interrogativas do Simple Past não possuem contração; já
a forma negativa está organizada da seguinte maneira: na 1ª coluna encontra-se a forma sem
contração e na 2ª mostramos a forma contraída:

1 - AFFIRMATIVE FORM / FORMA AFIRMATIVA

Forma Sem
Forma Contraída
Contração
I had ---x---
You had ---x---
He had ---x---
She had ---x---
It had ---x---
We had ---x---
You had ---x---
They had ---x---

Examples:

He had a terrible stomachache yesterday.

(Ele teve uma terrível dor de estômago ontem.)

They had a farm in Arizona. (Eles tinham uma fazenda no Arizona.)

In 2001 the party had 5 000 members. (Em 2001 o partido tinha 5.000 membros.)

2 - NEGATIVE FORM / FORMA NEGATIVA

No Simple Past, a forma negativa do verbo to have é construída com o passado do verbo auxiliar
do (did)+ not.

Forma Sem Contração Forma Contraída

I did not have I didn't have
You did not have You didn't have
He did not have He didn't have
She did not have She didn't have
It did not have It didn't have
We did not have We didn't have
You did not have You didn't have
They did not have They didn't have

Examples:

They didn't have any choice. (Eles não tinham escolha alguma.)

Ingrid didn't have a dress to wear at the wedding.

(Ingrid não tinha um vestido para usar no casamento.)
 3 - INTERROGATIVE FORM / FORMA INTERROGATIVA

Assim como na forma negativa, formamos a forma interrogativa do verbo to have com o passado
do verbo auxiliar do (did).

Forma Sem Contração Forma Contraída

Did I have? ---x---
Did you have? ---x---
Did he have? ---x---
Did she have? ---x---
Did it have? ---x---
Did we have? ---x---
Did you have? ---x---
Did they have? ---x---
Examples:

Did you have a client named Eric Thompson? (Você tinha um cliente chamdo Eric Thompson?)

Did she have a lot of homework yesterday? (Ela tinha muita lição de casa ontem?)