DANIELA TENORIO MARIN ID: 519273

SEBASTIAN TORRES MEJIA ID: 511474

“You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there”. - Edwin Louis Cole

THE SIMPLE PAST

It is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed in the past.

Base form + ed verbs ending in the Verbs + consonant Short verbs Verbs with the stress at the
vowel –e + d + y= ied double the final last syllable doubled the
consonant + -ed. consonant
Walk walked Hate hated Cry cried Dam* dammed Defer deferred
Push pushed Seize seized Carry carried Beg begged Regret* regretted
Greet greeted Hope hoped Ready readied Stop stopped prefer preferred
Cover covered Assume assumed Study studied Rub* rubbed Compel * compelled
Work worked Tie tied Cry cried Sin * sinned Confer conferred
Paint painted Free freed Dirty dirtied Plan planned Control controlled
Ski skied Arrive arrived Magnify magnified Strip stripped Fulfil * fulfilled
Wash washed Live lived Try tried Ship shipped Propel propelled
Listen listened Date dated Apply applied Clap clapped HELPING WORDS
Decay decayed Smile smiled Marry married Fan fanned * Compel=obligar
Survey surveyed Love loved Harry harried Hop hopped * Dam =represar
* Fulfil= cumplir
Enjoy enjoyed Like liked Worry worried Jog jogged
* Hop= brincar
* jog= sacudir,empujar
EXCEPTION: EXCEPTION: EXCEPTION: * Lay= echar,poner,cubrir
SAY: SAID LIE/LYE/LAIN=acostarse Snow snowed * lie=acostarse,yacer,mentir
LAY:LAID LIE/LAID/LAID= mentir Fix fixed * Propel=propulsar
PAY:PAID Play played * regret= lamentar
* rub= frotar
* Sin = pecar

QUESTION SENTENCES ANSWERS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE

Did you work...? Didn't you work...? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

Did he/she/it go...? Didn't he/she/it go...? Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
 PRACTICE

1. Put the sentences into simple past:

1) They water the plants. __They watered the plants____________

2) She helps in the garden. _____She helped in the garden_______________

3) Lisa uses her old dictionary. ____Lisa usesed her old dictionary______________

4) We start school at half past eight. ___We started school at half past eight____________

5) Paul and Cathy tidy their room. _Paul and Cathy tidied their room__________________

2. Order the sentences and put the verbs in Simple Past:

1) (Cook) /last Monday /Sarah /spaghetti __Sarah cooked spaghetti last Monday______

2) John /last night/ English / (study) ___John studied English last night_______________

3) Every Saturdays /(wash) /I /my car _I washed every Saturdays my car______________

4) Yesterday /Susi / to music / (listen) __Susi listened to music yesterday______________

5) (Climb) /two weeks /We /ago /a high mountain ___We climbed a high mountain ago two weeks___

3. Rewrite the sentences into negative form:

1) They cleaned the windows last week. __they didn´t clean the windows last week___________

2) Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. _ Alexander Graham Bell didn´t invent the telephone

3) She worked on her project last Saturday. __ She didn´t work on her project last Saturday

4) I opened my bedroom door. __I didn´t open my bedroom door_________________

5) Before money people exchanged food. _ Before money people didn´t exchange food.__

4. Change the sentences into questions:

1) They studied Maths with a teacher __ Did they study Maths with a teacher?

2) Laura and John protected the animals __ Did Laura and John protect the animals?

3) People recycled plastic and paper __ Did People recycle plastic and paper? _________

4) The children played in the garden last Saturday _Did the children play in the garden last Saturday?

5) My family walked in the park yesterday __Did my family walk in the park yesterday?

5. Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign.
Ex:They danced a lot. Did they dance a lot? Yes, they did. (+)
1) Lots of people smoked cigarettes. _Did Lots of people smoke cigarettes? _No, they didn´t___________ (-)
2) The boy sneezed. ___Did the boy sneeze? No, he didn’t _ (-)
3) You started the car. __Did you start the car? __Yes, I did___________ (+)
4) We stayed at this hotel. _Did we stay at this hotel_? _No, we didn´t____________ (-)
5) I stepped on this stone. _Did I step on this stone? _Yes, I did____________ (+)
6) The car parked in front of the house. __Did the car park in front of the house? __Yes, he did___ (+)
7) Barbara studied Maths. ___Did Barbara study maths? _No, she didn´t____________ (-)
8) They talked about the new film. __Did they talk about the new film? _No, they didn´t____________ (-)
9) You thanked him for his help. _Did you thank him for his help? _Yes, I did_________ (+)
10) Mandy tidied her room on Saturday afternoons. __Did Mandy tidy her room on Saturday afternoons?
__Yes, she did___________ (+)
THE BANK ROBBERY.
6. Read the text and complete with verb in parentheses. Use simple past
It was 80 degrees in the shade. A man wearing a heavy army jacket, a pullover wool cap, and dark sunglasses
(walk) _walked_ into the First American Bank at the corner of Maple and Main streets in downtown Short
Beach.
The man (walk) _walked__up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to see. He said, “Give me all your
money, all the money in this bank, right now!”
Everyone in the lobby (scream) __screamed___ and (start) __started_____ running, even the security guard.
Nervously, the young female teller (hand) ___handed__________ the man three big bags (load)
_loaded_________ with cash. He (walk) _walked__________ out the door. A second later, one of the
money bags (explode) __exploded_____, covering him with something red on all over his face. He
(yell)___yelled__________ in pain and surprise, and (start)__started_____ walking around in circles because
he couldn't see where he was going.
He couldn’t see, but he could hear. He heard the police siren get closer. Then he heard the police tell him to
get down on his stomach on the sidewalk and put his hands behind his back. They
(handcuff)___handcuffed__________ him and __placed______( place) him in the back of the police car.
Seeing the hand grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone to get back. They
(seal)___sealed__________ off the whole block and (call)__called_______ the bomb squad. The bomb squad
(a group of professionals disabling bombs) came and (examine) ___examined______the hand grenade. Then
they (laugh) __laughed___________. They told the police it was a fake. The hand grenade was actually a
harmless dummy, something a 12-year-old might play with.
The police (chuckle) _chuckled_____. The bank employees (return) __returned____ to work. The bank
customers (return) __returned___________ to their lines. The bank robber, hopefully, would never return. 
7. Answer the questions according the text Yes, he was
1) Was the man wearing a light jacket? Yes, he man was wearing a light jacket________.
2) Did the man leave the First American Bank? __Yes, he did__________.
3) Did everybody in the bank start crying? __Not, we didn´t____________.
4) Did the young female teller hand the man three big bags? ____Yes, she did____.
5) What was there in the bag? __There was dirt____________.
6) What happened with one of the bags? __The did bag broke___________.
7) Was the grenade real or a fake? _The grenade was fake_________________.
8) What is The Bomb Squad? __I do not know what is the bomb squad____________________.
9) What did the police do after the bomb exploded? __They were to stop the guilty_____________.
10) What did The Bomb Squad do? ___I destroy the whole city___________________.