APPENDIX 2

IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitve Past simple Pastparticiple Infinitive Past simple Pastparticiple
Be was/were Been make made made
Become became Become mean meant meant
Begin began Begun meet met met
Bite bit Bitten pay paid paid
Blow blew Blown put put put
Break broke Broken read read read
Bring brought brought ride rode ridden
Build built Built ring rang rung
Buy bought Bought rise rose risen
Catch caught Caught run ran run
choose chose Chosen say said said
Come came Come see saw seen
Cost cost Cost sell sold sold
Cut cut Cut send sent sent
Do did Done set set set
Draw drew Drawn shake shook shaken
Drink drank Drunk shine shone shone
Drive drove Driven shoot shot shot
Eat ate Eaten show showed shown
Fall fell Fallen shut shut shut
Feed fed Fed sing sang sung
Feel felt Felt sink Sank sunk
Fight fought fought sit sat sat
Find found Found sleep slept slept
Fly flew Flown speak spoke spoken
Forget forgot forgotten stand stood stood
Get got gotten take took taken
Give gave Given teach taught taught
Go went Gone tell told told
Have had Had think thought thought
Hear heard Heard understand understand understood
Know knew Known win won won
Leave left Left write wrote written
Lend lent Lent
Let let Let

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. GRAMMAR

4A USE: The tenses simply show the time of an action.

Simple Past Tense indicates an action that is completed at a definite time in the past.

Subject + V+(ed) +comp Subject + V(Irr-past) +comp

I studied English in Freedom AFFIRMATIVE FORM I went to the beach
They talked to the boss She ran in the park

NOTE: The aux did NEGATIVE FORM NOTE:

accepts all subject forms
Subject + did not (didn´t) + V (base form) +comp When we use aux did or
I / he / she
did I didn´t go to the park last night
didn´t, the main verb
should be in base form.
You/ we / they
They didn´t talk to the boss two days ago DO NOT CHANGE IT

Did + Subject + V (base form) +comp? Wh+ did +Subject + V (base form)?
Did they walk in the park last night? When did he go to the mall?
Yes, they did. He went to the mall last weekend.
QUESTION FORMS
Yes, they walked in the park last night. Where did she work last Christmas?
No, they didn´t. She worked in Megabytes last
No, they didn´t walk in the park last Christmas.
night.

Common tense markers:

When we make past simple statements, we use time expressions including:

Yesterday: She was late for work yesterday morning.

Ago: I started my new job three months ago.

Last: They went on holiday last August

Using the past simple tense together with these expressions tells us that the action is
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1. GRAMMAR
1.1. Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.

2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the center of the city.
3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.
7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
8. I _________________ (receive) $300 when my uncle _________________ (die).
9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?
1.2. Complete the sentences with correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. The kids (play) _________________in the garden last Saturday.

2. She (visit) ______________her friends last weekend.

3. Yesterday, I (show) ____________my little brother the new computer game.

4. Last Friday, we (decide)__________ to visit Cairo.

5. Who (invent) ___________ the bulb?

6. The shop assistant (open) ____________the door to customers.

7. What (happen) ____________ yesterday?

8. The students (work) ____________ on the project together yesterday.

1.3. Change into Yes/No or Wh -question in Past tense.

1. Mark went to the beach last Friday. _____________________________(WH)

2. The students wanted a new school. ______________________________(Y/N)

3. My mom read the whole book recipe last night.

_______________________________________(WH)

4. The pet puppy opened the fridge door. ____________________________(Y/N)

5. The President flew to Washington yesterday. ________________________(WH)

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2. SPEAKING 2.1. In pairs read the dialogue below. Then act out a conversation with a partner.

Patrick: So, what did you do over the weekend?

Claire: Well, on Saturday I went shopping.
Patrick: Really? What did you buy?
Claire: I bought this dress. Do you like it?
Patrick: Nice. How much did it cost?
Claire: It cost $30.
Patrick: What did you do in the evening?
Claire: In the evening, I met my friends Nicole and Kate. We went to the movies.
Patrick: What did you see?
Claire: We saw a romantic comedy. After that, my friends went dancing, but I was tired so I didn’t
go with them. I went back home and read a book. What about you? What did you do?
Patrick: I went to an Italian restaurant with my friends. We ate pizza and drank wine. Then we went to
a club together.
Claire: Really? Did you have a good time?
Patrick: Yes, we did. We had a great time. We drank cocktails and listened to music.
Claire: I hope you didn’t drive.
Patrick: No, I didn’t. My friend drove.
Claire: What time did you get up on Sunday?
Patrick: I got up very late on Sunday, sometime around noon.

2.1. Answer the questions.

1. What did Claire buy on Saturday? 2. Who did she meet in the evening?
3. Where did they go? 4. What did they see?
5. What did she do at home later? 6. Where did Patrick go with his friends?

43 7. What did they eat? 8. Where did they go after that?

9. What time did he get up on Sunday?