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    The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about specific past times and finished past events. It also describes how the past form of "to be" is used to talk about feelings, emotions, states, professions, and careers in the past. It provides examples of how pronouns like I, you, we, they are used with was/were in affirmative, interrogative, and negative sentences. Finally, it contrasts regular and irregular past verb forms and provides exercises to practice forming negative sentences and answering listening questions in the past simple tense.

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    Past Simple

    We use the PAST SIMPLE to talk about things that happened in the past.

     Specific time in the past


     Finished events in the past.

    We use the form of the verb TO BE to express the following:

    1. Feelings for example happiness


    2. Emotions for example sad
    3. States for example hot
    4. Professions for example teacher
    5. Careers for example doctor

    I, he, she, it, these pronouns use WAS in affirmative or interrogative and WASN’T in negative.

    You, we, they, these pronouns use WERE in affirmative or interrogative and WEREN’T in negative.

    1. Daniela was happy yesterday.


    2. Mike and Lenin were soccer players when they were kids.
    3. My mother wasn’t at work last Monday.

    Other Verbs

    Most of the time we have verbs that are called REGULARS (they end in –ed in the past form)

    The other verbs are called IRREGULARS (they change in the past form)

    Exercises

    Rewrite these sentences in negative form.

    1. We saw a movie: ______________________________


    2. You were the team leader: ______________________________
    3. I stayed in my house: ______________________________
    4. Tom met a famous actor: ______________________________
    5. She was my classmate last year: ______________________________
    6. I was at the cinema: ______________________________
    7. They were nice to us: ______________________________
    8. I had a good idea: ______________________________
    9. You missed your flight: ______________________________
    10. The cat ran outside: ______________________________

    Answers:

    1. I didn’t see a movie


    2. You weren’t the team leader
    3. I didn’t stay in my house
    4. Tom didn’t meet a famous actor
    5. She wasn’t my classmate last year
    6. I wasn’t at the cinema
    7. They weren’t nice to us
    8. I didn’t have a good idea
    9. You didn’t miss your flight
    10. The cat didn’t run outside

    Listening Practice

    1. On Cheryl’s last vacation, someone ________________ her car.


    2. Bob ________________ ten minutes to get a new map when he was in Disney.
    3. Marie ________________ two weeks in the Caribbean last year.
    4. Everybody ________________ to practice their English with Cheryl in China.
    5. Bob ________________ shrimp at the beach.
    6. He ________________ exciting vacations.

    Listening Practice: Answers

    On Cheryl’s last vacation, someone stole her car.

    Bob took ten minutes to get a new map when he was in Disney.

    Marie spent two weeks in the Caribbean last year.

    Everybody wanted to practice their English with Cheryl in China.

    Bob ate shrimp at the beach.

    He doesn’t like exciting vacations.

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