RULE: Infinitive form + ed

AFFIRMATIVE
I played
You played
He played
She played
It played
We played
You played
They played

E.g.: To look looked

NEGATIVE
I didnt play
You didnt play
He didnt play
She didnt play
It didnt play
We didnt play
You didnt play
They didnt play

QUESTION

SHORT ANSWERS

Did I play?
Did you play?
Did he play?
Did she play?
Did it play?
Did we play?
Did you play?
Did they play?

Yes, I did
No, you didnt
Yes, he did
No, she didnt
Yes, it did
No, it didnt
Yes, you did
No, they didnt

USES: We use the Past Simple to talk about finished actions in the past.

SPELLING RULES:
a) when the verb ends in e, you just add a d. E.g.: love loved
b) some verbs double their final consonant. E.g.: stop stopped
c) verbs ending in Y following by a consonant change the y into i
before adding ed. E.g.: carry carried
REMEMBER:
the verbs in the past simple have only one form for every
person. E.g.: I, you, he, she, it, we, they studied last night.

Dra. Eva Aida Ponce Vega

A) Write these verbs in the past simple:

Infinitive
To answer
To arrest
To ask
To brush
To carry
To clean
To climb
To close
To comb
To cook

Past Simple
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Infinitive
To drop
To cry
To dance
To plant
To play
To pray
To help
To finish
To like
To look

Past simple
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Infinitive
To push
To remember
To return
To save
To scream
To talk
To study
To wash
To turn
To study

Past simple
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B) Complete the sentences with verbs in the past simple.

She _________ (watch) TV last night.
Yesterday the shops _________ (close) very early.
She _________(not/ copy) in yesterdays English test.
Last month Mark _________(plan) a trip to Amazonia.
This morning I _________ (travel) by bus in Lisbon.
Last July you _________(not/travel) to England.
You _________(talk) with me last night. Dont you remember?
We _________(earn) lots of money many years ago.
Some years ago I _________(work) in this school.
A few minutes ago that driver _________(not/ stop) at the zebra crossing and _________ (injure) a boy.

C) Make the sentences negative:

The students closed the books
___________________________________________________________________________
I waited with her for the bus.
___________________________________________________________________________
Mary arrived with her parents.
___________________________________________________________________________
My father cooked the dinner yesterday night.
___________________________________________________________________________
I played football on Wednesday.
___________________________________________________________________________
We learned the past tense of some irregular verbs.
___________________________________________________________________________
I lived in France two years ago.
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D) Make questions for the following statements and then write the answers.

I helped my sister with her homework.

___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.
They smiled at that boy.
___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.

Joe looked at me at the classroom.

___________________________________________________________?
Yes, _______________________________________________________.

Mary and you brushed your hair after breakfast.

___________________________________________________________?
Yes, _______________________________________________________.

They remembered my name.

___________________________________________________________?
No, _______________________________________________________.

E) Ask questions according the underlined word. Use the correct question word.

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Mary arrived home at 8.00p.m.

___________________________________________________________?
We watched TV after dinner.

___________________________________________________________?
My parents decided to travel to England.

___________________________________________________________?
They photographed Tour Eifel in Paris.

___________________________________________________________?
We travelled by plane last summer.

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USES: We use the Past Simple to talk about finished actions in the past.
AFFIRMATIVE
I went
You went
He went
She went
It went
We went
You went
They went

NEGATIVE
I didnt go
You didnt go
He didnt go
She didnt go
It didnt go
We didnt go
You didnt go
They didnt go

QUESTION
Did I go?
Did you go?
Did he go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Did we go?
Did you go ?
Did they go?

SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I did
No, you didnt
Yes, he did
No, she didnt
Yes, it did
No, it didnt
Yes, you did
No, they didnt

Some verbs are called irregular because their form in the past simple is
considerably different from their infinitive form.
E.g.: go went
There is no rule to form the Past simple of Irregular verbs. Thats why
their form must be learnt by heart.
The past simple of irregular verbs keeps the same form for every
person E.g.: I went, she went, they went

Dra. Eva Aida Ponce Vega

A) Write these verbs in the past simple:

Infinitive
To be
To come
To cut
To eat
To drink
To feel
To go
To write
To read
To see
To leave
To sit
To sleep
To think
To know
To give
To tell
To throw

Past simple
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B) Fill in the blanks with the missing verb in the past simple.
Yesterday Mary _________ (go) to the concert.
Last night _________ (not/be) cold, but it _________(be) rainy.
Last Tuesday morning my friends _________(bring) the car.
Last weekend we _________(not/go back) on foot.
Mark and Sue _________(do) their homework after lunch.
My friends _________(come) over after dinner.
The teacher _________(know) them and _________ (be) very happy.

C) Build sentences with the words given and put the verbs in the past simple.

easy / test / the / be _____________________________________________________

home / 11 oclock / at / they / come ________________________________________
cinema / the / go / last night / go __________________________________________
book / of the / they / know / the story _____________________________________
washing up / do / my mother / the ________________________________________

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D) Make the sentences negative

Mary told me the test was easy.

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They went to Lisbon by car.
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The rabbis grew fast.
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I found my book under the bed.
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He wrote me a letter last week.
____________________________________________________________________________
She caught the bus at the bus station.
____________________________________________________________________________
I did my homework after lunch.
____________________________________________________________________________

E) Make questions for these statements and write answers:

I saw a big cat.

______________________________________________________________?
Yes, __________________________________________________________.
Mark went to London last summer.
______________________________________________________________?
No, __________________________________________________________.
Carl and Mark forgot their books.
______________________________________________________________?
Yes, __________________________________________________________.
My cat drank a bowl of milk.
______________________________________________________________?
No, __________________________________________________________.
The bus left at 10 oclock
______________________________________________________________?
Yes, __________________________________________________________.
Susan got the best marks at her school.
______________________________________________________________?
No, __________________________________________________________.
Dra. Eva Aida Ponce Vega