simple past: forms I worked. I did not work. [ necuan venas TAN REGULAR vind _ i \Vyou/he/she/it/we/they worked | Wyou/he/she/tiwe/they went 'Vyou/he/she/itwe/they did not work W/youfhe/she/it/we/they did not go [ Contraction: didn’t HOW TO MAKE REGULAR SIMPLE PAST FORMS © most verbs: + -ed work» worked help helped rain-» roined o after-e +-d hope—> hoped like —> liked Q Write the simple past. WAIK nites AERC ceoncnnns CRANE cennenenncn COOK seine Rate cvenennes —VE nn PSS ease shave watch VERBS ENDING IN © vowel (a, 0) + y—> -yed enjoy —> enjoyed ‘* consonant (4,1, rete) +y-» -ied try tried reply -> replied QO write the simple past. stay we RUAY cnt OY ee ANNOY ore cay... RUF ovum FAY « DOUBLING (stopped, planned, etc) «one vowel + one consonant + double consonant + -ed stop —» stopped (NOT stoped) plan» planned «© two vowels: don’t double seem > seemed wolt > waited (NOT wetted) ‘© two consonants: don’t double want -> wanted (NOT wantted) help» helped ‘© only double in STRESSED syllables preFER -» preferred BuT WONder -» wondered © write the simple past. shop ~~ FBIM ce 84M one OD vecerenne SMM jump shout sip . a ne Visit teGRET deVElop ... GALop Pen... ANswer reFER ... With irregular verbs, you have to lear the simple past forms one by one (see page 275). go-> went see-saw buy» bought pay paid OQ Write as many of the simple past forms as you can. Check them on page 275, and learn the ones that you don’t know. become begin break bring... CACM enone COME sn TINK cosonene eat fall nese £€CL sneer forget BE anne GIVE hear... HOLM seen: ECP sees KNOW fe WRATM rene TEAVE sasrnis Het MAKE ones PAY minnie Ut FAP seve SBF veneers SAUL saree Sit SPEAK rene STAND oor TARE one AE ene ARIK nce WHE 27 BACT TENSESWe make simple past negé (&) with did not/didn’t + Infinitive (without fo). NecATIVE Ed | He did not clean the car. (NOT-He-did-not-cleaned-the-car) | He did not start early. (NOT He-did-not-starts-early.) She didn’t see you. (NOT She-didn’t som you.) John didn’t go to Rome. John went to Rome. @Q circle the correct form. » 1 beuk Grigia cup yesterday > Ann did not @lapY played tennis this morning. 1 Harry work / worked last Sunday. 2 1 didn't know / knew where L was. 1 didn't feet / felt well last night. ‘Ann come / came to see us at the weekend I didn’t see / saw Bill at the party. Peter didn’t write / wrote to me for a long time The train did not anive / arrives on time. Mary didn't like / likes | Iiked her teacher. Mate simple past negative sentences. > 1played hockey. (football). ide’ plays football. 1 We spoke Spanish together. (Anabic) 2 My uncle taught mathematics, (scence) 3 Bll cooked the potatoes. (the fishy 4 Took my mother to the mountains. (my fther) 5. We told our parents everything. (the police 6 Iwrote to my sister. my Brother. ? 8 liked the party. (the music) .. a Seb ‘We knew her address. (phone number} .. @complete the sentences with affirmative (EJ) or negative (KB) verbs. » I didn’t break this window, but (the other one 1 brolee the other one. > I worked last week, but (the week before BI) ..! didn't work, the weer, before. 1 He didn’t change his trousers, but (his shirt She answered the first question, but (the others Ve phoned her, but (go to her house I) I didn’t bring any flowers, but (some chocolates She didn't buy a coat, but (a very nice dress E) Tate the vegetables, but (the meat EI) ‘We kept the photos, but (the letters HB) .. They didn’t speak English, but (German EB) My grandfather shaved on weekdays, but (at weekends Bl Owrite five things that you didn’t do yesterday. 1 didn’t 2 3 4 5 PAST TENSES 43simple past questions Did you pay? What did she say? [id 1 work? did you work? did he/she/it work? did we work? did they work? We make simple past questions (EZ) with did + subject + infinitive (without to). STATEMENT QUESTION He cleaned the car. Did he clean the car? (NOT Bid he-cleaned-the-cor?) The class went to Rome. | Where did the class go? (NOT Where-aid-the-class-went?) @ Circle the correct form. > 1 take / took my father to Spain last week > Did you hear-/ heard me? 1 Did John bring / brought his wife with him? 2 When did Ann start / starts school? 3 I see / saw Eric in the supermarket yesterday. Why did you leave / left your job? Did Fred speak / spoke to you about Andy? ‘Where did that woman keep / kept all her money? Derek learn / learnt English when he was young. Sorry ~ 1 forget / forgot to buy milk. @ Make simple past questions. » John enjoyed the food, but (the music HA) AsA.he.ersieu.t 8.0 1 She listened to everything, but (remember it ED) 2. You didn’t pay Andy, but (the others ID) .. 3. You liked the book, but (the film I) 4 He played football, but (well ED) 5 You gave them some help, but (any' money © Make simple past questions with what, who and where. » Pete saw somebody. .\wits. Ae. 1 John went somewhere. 2. Bill bought something. 3 Alice married somebody. . 4 Mary broke something, 5. Mike stayed somewhere. Be careful when questions have long subjects - the word order does not change. Where did Ann stoy? Where did Ann and her mother stay? Where did Ann and her mother and the children stay? (NOT Where-stayed-Ann? OR Where-did-stey =?) © Make simple past questions. » Jake and his wife went to Moscow. Where. Ai JOR 4. ard. Mi sf. orn 1. Mrs Potter's two boys played football yesterday. When i Saat : 2 All the people in the class felt tired. Why Aisi tliat 3. The big man with the grey beard said something. What 7 : 4 The people who were sitting at the back of the bus started to sing Why ‘44 PAST TENSES:simple past: use / left school in 1990. We often use the simple past to talk about when things happened. | eft school in 1990. | didn’t see Ann yesterday. What time did you arrive? We use the simple past, not the present perfect ¢have seen, etc) with finished time-expressions. | saw that film last week (NOT Hhove-seen-thot-fimostaweele) Did you pay William on Sunday? (NOT-Heve you peid-Wilhorn-on-Sundoy?) TT Shakespeare aed JA” birthday on Monday. yan my girlfriend's |B in 16816. 2 | 3 That's a really good book. 190 cernancnnnese MY lessons last Week 14 When we mere childeen JD Ban it last year. 18 Pdidn't ooo annem My piano teacher | E French at home. [6 When did you LE _to speak Spanish so well? Note the word order with ago. | started this job three years ago. (NOT ..ege-three-years) It happened a long time ago. @ How tong ago was your last birthday? Ten days ago? Five weeks ago? Eight months ago? ‘Write the answer, and answer the other questions. 1 my last birthday 3 last january 2 last Tuesday 4 my third birthday ‘We often use the simple past for things that happened one after another, for example in storles. He parked his car, went into the station and bought o ticket. Then he had a cup of coffee and 1-6: come hear open say_—notsee stand | 7-10: give hold —notread take j | | | ss {| 1-15: run say notspeak tun write Het «- Outside her door for a long time. Then he 2 her footsteps inside the house, She $.... the door and 4 out. AL first she s him, but then she 6 ‘Oh, hello, Harold.” He7 smmne & Papet Out of his pocket and 8.. She » it in one hand, but 10... het She 12 soo DB .- you this letter back into the house. He 15, aw and walked slowly down the street 46 PAST TENSESsimple past: revision (7 Trecuuan verss AN IRREGULAR VERB _| Vyou/he/shelit/welthey worked ‘Wyourne etc went did /youshe etc work? did V/youshe etc go? Vyoulhe! etc did not work Wyoulhe etc did not go ‘Contraction: didn’t eee Ocomplete the sentences with affirmative (Ei) verbs, questions (I) or negatives (, > She didn’t feel well last night, but (OK this morning 3) ..20¢ {218.08 thts. mon > "Tought a new coat yesterday. (‘shoes BI’) «PA WAH. PHY. SPE! cnonnnanan > We saw the Eiffel Tower, but (see Notre Dame BB)... dias ste, Mohr Pane. 1 I didn’t tearn much French at school, but (alot of Latin 2 Iremembered to buy the bread, but (the milk EI) 3 spoke to Ann's father, but (her mother 8) 4 ‘Peter didn't phone yesterday.’ (this morning 5 | didn’t take the bus to London; (the train 3) 6 7 8 9 | know you went to Singapore, but (Malaysia KJ) ‘The train stopped at Edinburgh, but (Glasgow EI) “Did the children see a film?" (‘two films EB") “Tate your cake.’ (‘my chocolates ') O Make simple past questions. » Ann and her brother went to Beijing. Where Aid Avs omen. 1 Sarah and her baby came out of hospital this morning, When 2 Peter's friends from the office gave him a bicycle. Why 3 The smali woman with long hair said something. What 4 The children bought something. What 5 Somebody left a bicycle in the garden. WhO ..nssnnenns . 7 7 6 Something fell off the table. What 7 Bill found a cat in his office. Who .. @ Look at the picture, and complete the sentence correctly. A did you remember B did you remembered € do you remembered D did you to remember "That reminds me, dear - the sandwiches?” PAST TENSES 47