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Unit 10 Grammar 1

SIMPLE PAST—
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1. Is Speaker A talking about a future plan? no
2. Is Speaker B talking about a past experience? yes
3. Are the speakers still in Rome now? no
A: We visited lots of
beautiful places in Rome B: Ah, yes. We enjoyed Rome,
last year. too.

A: It was a really great C: We stayed in a nice hotel

vacation! there.
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1. Is the first speaker talking about a past experience
or a plan? past experience
2. Which answer adds -ed to the verb to make the past form? a
3. Which answer is NOT correct? b

We visited a I visited it in 2009.

theColos-
seum. b I visit it in 2009.

TIP: Add -ed (or -d) to regular

verbs to make the simple past form.
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Other examples using regular simple past forms:

• We really liked Paris.

• I walked around all the famous places.

• We stayed in an expensive hotel.

• The tour guide answered all of our questions.

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Examples using irregular simple past forms:

• I went to London last May. go

• We saw Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. see

• We ate fantastic fish and chips. eat

• The weather was really good. be

• We had an amazing time! have

What is the base form of each verb?

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We visited the
Spanish Steps.
I loved the Trevi Fountain.

The tour guide carried

our bags for us. I planned lots of day trips,
but it rained every day.

For most regular verbs, add e_ d_ to the verb.

For regular verbs that end in e, add d_ to the verb.
For regular verbs that end in y, change the y to _i and add _
e _.
d
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Regular verbs Irregular verbs
Base Simple Base Simple
form past form form past form

visit visited be was / were

love loved have had
carry carried go went
plan planned see saw
stay stayed eat ate
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We use simple past statements to talk about events in
the past.

• We went to Madrid last summer.

• They visited the castle in 2012.

• I saw a beautiful sunset last night.

• The tour guide carried my bags for me yesterday.

• I planned to take lots of photos last week, but my

camera broke.
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1. 
_ I planned to go to the Louvre.
_ I planed to go to the Louvre.

2. _ We seed a beautiful sunset.


_ We saw a beautiful sunset.
Watch Out!
3. _ The tour guide carryed my bag.
 The tour guide carried my bag.
_

4. _ We did loved New York.


_ We loved New York.
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1. Imagine you are on holiday.

2. Write a postcard to your friend describing the place.

3. Leave out some of the important verbs.

4. Next, work with a partner.

5. Give your partner the postcard.

6. Your partner must complete the postcard with the correct

verbs in the simple past.
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Grammar wrap-up
1. Do we use the simple past to talk about events
that are happening now?

2. How do we form the simple past of verbs

that end in -y?

3. How do we form the simple past of verbs

that end in -e?

4. What are the two simple past forms of the verb

be?