Affirmative PAST SIMPLE

Full form
Negative
Short form
Question Short Answers

I walked I did not walk I didn't walk Did I walk? Yes, I did No, I didn’t
You walked You did not walk You didn't walk Did you walk? Yes, you did No, you didn’t
He walked He did not walk She didn't walk Did he walk? Yes, he did No, he didn’t
She walked She did not walk He didn't walk Did she walk? Yes, she did No, she didn’t
It walked It did not walk It didn't walk Did it walk? Yes, it did No, it didn’t
We walked We did not walk We didn't walk Did we walk? Yes we did No, we didn’t
You walked You did not walk You didn't walk Did you walk? Yes, you did No, you didn’t
They walked They did not walk They didn't walk Did they walk? Yes, they did No, they didn’t

USE: We use the Past Simple to talk 1.Write the past simple of the verbs.
about finished actions in the past. 1. look .............. 5. clap .............. 9. open ..............
Time words: in 2008 / last year / four 2. smile .............. 6. like .............. 10. cry ..............
3. carry ............ 7. play .............. 11. stop ............
weeks
Spelling ago / yesterday
Rules: →Verbs…ending in -e add -d e.g. save – saved, like – liked
4. work .............. 8. finish .............. 12. visit ..............
→Verbs ending in consonant - vowel – consonant and are stressed on the final syllable double the consonant
e.g. clap – clapped, stop – stopped
2.Complete
→ Verbs ending withinthe past simple
consonant of the
+ y, drop verbs
-y and take -ied e.g. tidy – tidied, cry – cried BUT play – played
in brackets.
REMEMBER to drop the ending -ed in questions and negatives. 3.Look at the example and do the same.
1. I I............
e.g. walked (study) for theItest.
to school. didn't walk to school. Did you1.walk The to
boysschool?
washed the dishes yesterday.
2. The girls ............ (dance) a lot yesterday.
Did the boys wash the dishes yesterday?
3. We ............ (stop) for lunch.
4. John ............ (play) the piano very nice. The boys didn’t wash the dishes yesterday.
5. Mary ............ (visit) her aunt. 2. The children laughed with the clowns.
6. The teacher ............ (open) the book. .......................................................................................
7. My sister ............ (cry) at the film. .......................................................................................
8. It ............ (rain) on Saturday. 3. Mark finished his homework.
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4.Write questions and short answers.
1. your sister / watch TV / last night? 4. The bus stopped at the bus-stop.
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2. your mum / plant a flower / this morning? .......................................................................................
............................................................................ 5. Mary carried the books.
3. you / visit / London / last year? .......................................................................................
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4. your friend / study hard for the test?
6. Fred and Peter watched TV last night.
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5. you / walk / to school / yesterday? .......................................................................................
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