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STUDY 1 »
Past simple - regular verbs (positive) Past simple - regular verbs (negative)

For the Past simple negative form: did + not + verb

Most regular verbs: j Verbs ending in -e: j Verbs ending in -y:
Istudied English. Ididn't study English.
add -ed add -d change -y to -ied
He worked long hours. He didn't work long hours.
start -* started live -* lived study -* studied They stayedin a hotel. They didn't stay in a hotel.
work -* worked hate -* hated marry -* married
return -* returned
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Present simple Past simple
Idon't like football. Ididn't like football.
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He doesn't live in London. He didn't live in London.
The Past simple is the same for I,you, he, she, it, we and they.
She doesn't study maths. She didn't study maths.
They don't start work. They didn't start work.
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We sometimes use these words and phrases with the Past simple:
yesterday
(two years) ago |PRACTICE2
last night/week/month/year
Istarted my homework yesterday. 1 Six of the sentences have a missing word. Write the missing
She lived in Madridfiveyears ago. word in the correct place. Tick the two correct sentences.
They studied English lastyear. 1 She not like playing computer games.
2 My parents not live in the city centre.
3 I did not go to the beach last weekend.
4 My teacher not come to class today.

|PRACTICE 1
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 I work / worked for a big company now.
2 She lives / lived in London three years ago.
3 They return / returned home yesterday.
4 He studies / studied Russian now.
5 We start / started dance classes two days ago.
6 He marries / married his girlfriend last weekend.
7 We live / lived in a flat now.
8 I hate / hated vegetables when I was a child.
2 Complete the sentences with the Past simple forms of the
verbs in brackets.
I started (start) a business with my friend Jack.
1 My parents (work) in a hospital.
2 He. _ (design) the new train station.
3 She _ (die) at the age of 79.
4 I (move) to the USA when I was three.
5 They _ _ (study) engineering at university.
6 Martina _ (live) in Russia for three years.
7 He _ _ (marry) a woman from Argentina.
8 They _ _ (create) an online company last year.
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We did not in a hotel last year.
My sister didn't study at university.
7 You not start work early yesterday.
8 He not pass his driving test.
2 Choose the correct answers.
1 He doesn't / didn't like computer games now.
2 They don't / didn't live in Paris last year.
3 I don't/ didn't stay in a hotel last week.
4 They don't / didn't study at university now.
5 She doesn't / didn't work for a big company two years ago.
6 We don't / didn't return to work last week.
7 He doesn't/ didn't live in a small flat now.
8 I don't / didn't start my course last Monday.
3 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 2 of Practice 1 using the
negative forms of the verbs in the Past simple.
Ididn 't start a business with my friendJack.
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Past simple - irregular verbs (positive and
REMEMBER THESE WORDS
negative) VERBS - LIFE EVENTS
leave (primary/secondary) school meet your partner/someone

• Many common verbs have irregular past forms: go to university special

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go went leave university get married

have had— pass your driving test buy a house or flat

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write wrote
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get your first job
start a business
have children

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make made
• For the Pastsimple negative form: did + not + verb CREATIVE JOBS
They went to the beach. They didn't go to the beach. artist architect
He had three dogs. He didn't have three dogs. musician inventor
Ibought a house last year. i didn’t buy a house last year. singer film director
We left work at 5. 30. We didn’t leave work at 5.30. dancer fashion designer
They got married. They didn't get married. writer

OTHER
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computer scientist search engine
When we form the negative with the Past simple, we use didn't +
prize plane
verb (NOT didn't + Past simple)
award bridge
Ididn't go to the beach yesterday. NOT Ididn’t went to the beach TV show jewellery
yesterday.
They didn't buy a new car. NOT They didn‘t bought a new car.
|PRACTICE
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
|PRACTVCE3 buy go have leave (x2)
get meet pass
1a Write the Past simple forms of the verbs.
Most people in the UK:
1 buy: _
2 go: _
1 _ primary school when they are 11.
2 to university when they are 18.
3 get: _
3 their husband or wife at work.
4 have: _
5 leave: _ 4 married when they are over 25.
6 make: _ 5 children when they are over 25.
7 meet: _ 6
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their driving test when they are 18 or 19.
a house when they are over 30.
8 win: _
8 university when they are 21.
b Complete the sentences with the Past simple forms from
2 Write sentences about your own country using the ideas
exercise 1a.
in exercise 1.
1 They __to Spain on holiday last year.
Most people in my country:
2 My brother _ a new car last week.
1 5
3 She _ her husband at work.
2 6
4 I a cake for my sister's birthday.
3 7
5 They __ married in Thailand.
6 He _ the house at 7.30 this morning.
4 8
7 My friend _ a prize in a singing competition.
3 Add vowels (a, e, i, о and u) to complete the words.
8 They _
_a daughter called Oriana in 2011.
1 _
d _ nc r
2 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form. 2 _ rt _ st
3 _ nv _ nt _ r
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We went to the beach last week.
He bought a new car last weekend.
4 _ rch _ t _ ct
5 wr _ t _ r
3 They got married two months ago.
6 s _ ng _ r
4 I wrote an essay yesterday.
7 f_lmd_r_ct_r
5 They had a great holiday last month.
8 m_s_c__n
6 She left work early last Friday.
9 f_sh__n d_s_gn_r
7 We had three cats when I was a child.
8 I went to the cinema yesterday.