EL070 -- 8A (p.

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Past simple : regular and irregular verb
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The past form of be (is, am, are) is was/were.

Regular verbs add ed or d in the past simple e.g. like-liked, want-wanted
Irregular verbs change the form in the past simple e.g. go-went, see-saw
Regular and irregular verbs use:
Positive: Subject + V2 (regular/irregular) + Compliment/Object.
They bought a new car.
Negative: Subject + didnt + V1 (infinitive) + Compliment/Object.
They didnt buy a new car.
Yes/no question: Did + subject + V1 (infinitive) + Compliment/Object?
Did they buy a new car?
Wh- question: Wh + did +subject + V1 (infinitive)?
What did they buy?

See page 138 for more example.

Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentence into a negative form.
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I brought cookies to the party. > I didnt bring cookies to the party.
Kim spoke to Anna this morning. >______________________________________
My mother came to see me. >______________________________________
We thought about camping in Mt. Rainier. >______________________________________
Joe and I wore our school uniform. >______________________________________
Nina found her lost key in the back of the car. >______________________________________
The professor heard about Toms resignation. >______________________________________
He read newspapers this morning. >______________________________________
My friend took me to the hospital. >______________________________________
Kenny said something about taking us to dinner. >______________________________________
Laurel sat on her favorite armchair. >______________________________________
She got up very late. >______________________________________
Anita slept at 9 pm last night. >______________________________________
Nick and Cindy went to the pub together. >______________________________________
You were in an interview room. >______________________________________
He could talk your parents. >______________________________________

Exercise 2: Change the above sentences into Wh- questions.

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What did you bring to the party? (Answer: Cookies)

Who __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Anna)
Who __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: My mother)
What __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Camping in
Mt.Rainier)
4. What __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Our uniform)
5. Where __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: The back of the
car)

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What __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Toms resignation)

What __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Newspapers)
Where __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Hospital)
What __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Taking us to
dinner)
Where __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Her favorite
armchair)
When __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Very late)
What time __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: At 9 pm)
Where __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: The pub)
Where __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: The interview
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Who __________________________________________________________________ ? (Answer: Your parent)

Exercise 3: write the past simple of the following verbs.

Infinitive
think
can
find
hear
read
say
see
take
teach
wear
sit
swim
go
come
sleep
take
have
speak
buy
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kill
close
hate
walk
work
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try
listen
write
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Past form
thought

Negative past form

didnt think