‘They wateh television every evening. (peso simple) ‘They watehed tclevision yesterday evening. (past simple) watched is the past simple Vwe/you/they e/shevie | “etched The past simple i often -ed (ragular vets). For example: work > worked dance -» danced clean -+ cleaned say > stayed start started need -> needed 2 I cleat my teeth every morning, ‘This morning I cleaned my teeth, © Terry worked in a bank fom 1996 t0 2003. 1B Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime. 18 We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party finished at midnight. Speling (- Appendix 5): ty tied study + studied copy —> copied stop + stopped plan -* planned. Sone verbs are inegular (= not regular) The past simple is wot ~ed. Here are some important irregular verbs (sce alo Appendix 2-3): begin > began | fall —> fell | leave —> left break broke | find found | lose lost bring brought |y flew | make build baile — | forget forgot | mect buy bought | ger got | pay catch caught | give gave | pot come came — | go went | read so did hive had | ring drink drank =| hear heard | say erate know knew | see * pronounced ed" 2 Lusally get up carly, but chis morning | got up at 9 o'clock. 1G We did 3 lor of work yestentay. 1 Caroline went to the cinema three tintes last week. 1G James eame into the tom, took off his coat and sat down. waslwere > Unit 10.1 didn't / Did you ..? negative and questions) -» Unit 12 ago -» Unit 19,Exercises 11.1 Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box. Unit 11 clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want 11 leaned. — my veh three times yestercy. 2. Te was hot in the room, $0 the windows 3 The film was very long. It a 7.18 and a¢ 10 o'clock, 4 When I was a child, to be a doctor 5. ‘The acciden last Sunclay aernoon, 6 Ita nice day today, but yesterday it all day 7 We ‘our holiday last year. We ava very nice place, 8 Anna's grandfather when he was 90 years old 11.2 Write the past simple of these verbs. 1 gee get 4 py 7 x0 10 know 2 ee 3 vist 8 think 11 pue 3 phy 6 buy 9 copy 12 speak 11.3. Read about Lisa's journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form. a Last Thesday List») eR) ffom London to Madrid. She @ Up at 6 o'clock in the morning and ¢) a cup of coffee, At 6.30 she home and (9 to the airport. When she there, she © the car, to the airport and ¢ in. Then she gy breakfast a¢ 3 ca and «u) for her fight. ‘The plane (2) fon time and oy in Madrid to hours ler. Finally she @«) Gai fiom the airport o her hotel in the centre of Madrid 11.4 Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week ete). 1 James always goes to work by car. Yesterday Me wen to. work. by car 2 Rachel offen loses her keys. She 3 Kate meets her friends every evening. She 4 1 usually buy two newspapers every day: Yesterday 1 5 We oficn go to the cinema at weekends. Last Sunday we 6 eat an orange every day. Yesterday | Tom abways has a shower in the morning. This morning he (Our friends often come to see us. They 11.5. Write sentences about what you did yesterday. | went to the theatre. 4 6 + Additional exercise 10 (page 256) Ay, gee have leave, drive get, park, walk check, have wait, depart arrive, ake last week. yesterday evening, last Friday, 33Exercises Unit 12 12.1 122 123 124 125 Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative. 11 caw Barbara, but 1 didn't see Jane, 2 "They worked on Monday but they on Tes, 3 We went to the post office, but we to the bank 4 She hada pea, but she any paper. 5 Jack did French 2 seliool, but he German, Write questions with Did ...? 1 I watched TV hast night. How about you? Did. yaa watdh TV. last, ight, 2 2-H enjoyed the party. How about you? : 3 I had a good holiday. How about you? : 4 [finished work early. How about you? > 5 I slepe wel at night. How about you? : What did you do yesterday? Write positive or negative sentences. 1 (watch TV) ‘wwatehed TV, or 1 did't watch TV. 2 (get up before 7 o'clock) 1 3 thave a shower) 4 (buy a magazine) 5 (et mest) 6 (go to bed before 10.30) Write B's questions, Use: arrive cost gogo to bed late happen have a nice time stay. win TA: We went to New York lat month 5 a: We came home by tx 1 Where did. you. stay 2 |B: How much 2 ‘ks With some friends. 1» Ten pounds 2A: Twas lite for the meeting ©: Pa tied thie morning, 1 What time 2] os 2 A: Half pase nine ‘®: No, but I didn’t sleep very well 3 A: I paved tennis this afienoon, 7A: We went t the beach yesterday. ® 2]: 2 1 No, lost 1» Yes it was great A: Thad a nice holiday 8 A: The window i broken, 3: Good. Where 2 | & How 2 &: To the mountains, 4:1 don't know Put the verb in the correct form ~ positive, negative or question. 1 We went to the cinema, but che film wasn't very good. We — didn't enjoy it. (enjoy) 2 Tim some new clothes yesterday ~ two shirts, jacket an a pullover. (buy) 3° yestenlay2” No, it was a nice day” (ein) 4 We were tired, 0 we Jong at the party. (say) 5 Te was very warm in the room, 50 F window: (open) 6 ‘Did you phone Chris this morning?” “No, time’ (have) 7 ‘Veut my hand this morning” “How that?™ (do) 8 “Why weren't you at the meeting yesterday? *T shout it? (know) “Additional exercises 10-13 (page 256) 35