THE SIMPLE PAST
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Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Notes: yesterday, last ., ago, two day / year/ .+ago , number +year(s)+ago
A. The simple past tense of the verb To Be:
The affirmative form:
I, he, she, it was.
you, we, they were.
Examples:
• I was in London in 1999.
• Pam was in London in 1999, too.
• We were together.
• She was my girlfriend.
The interrogative form:
Was I, he, she, it?
Were you, we, they?
Examples:
• Were you in London last year?
• Was Pam with you?
• Were you together?
THE SIMPLE PAST Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind. Notes: yesterday, last ..., ago, two day / year/ ..+ago , number +year(s)+ago A. The simple past tense of the verb To Be: The affirmative form: I, he, she, it was. you, we, they were. Examples: I was in London in 1999. Pam was in London in 1999, too. We were together. She was my girlfriend. The interrogative form: Was I, he, she, it? Were you, we, they? Examples: Were you in London last year? Was Pam with you? Were you together? The negative form: I, you, he, she was not. wasn't. You, we, they were not. weren't. Examples: I wasn't in Paris in 1999. Pam wasn't in Paris in 1999. We weren't in Paris. EXERCISE I. Complete the table. BE affirmative negative interrogative interronegative I I was was I? he wasn't he? she she was it was it? we you weren't you weren't you? they they weren't II. Past Simple 'Be' Positive 1) It ..(be) cold yesterday.. 2) She ..(be) hungry.. 3) We ..(be) late for the meeting.. 4) I ..(be) tired last night.. 5) The exam ..(be) difficult.. 6) They ..(be) in Berlin.. 7) You ..(be) in the library when I called you.. 8) I ..in Canada last summer holiday. My sister ..with me. We ..in Montreal. She ..very happy. I ..happy, too. 13) I (be) ..tired yesterday. 14) You (be) ..happy yesterday. 15) We (be) ..sad yesterday. 16) They (be) ..busy yesterday. 17) He (be) ..angry yesterday. 18) She (be) ..sleepy yesterday. 19) It (be) ..cold yesterday. 20)The birds (be).happy. III. Negative 1) That woman.. (not/be) Spanish.. 2) Julie.. (not/be) late for the class.. 3) The food.. (not/be) very good.. 4) They.. (not/be) my uncle and aunt.. 5) I.. (not/be) rude to the waitress 6) The test.. (not/be) easy.. 7) We.. (not/be) tired when we arrived.. 8) They.. (not/be) on the bus when I called.. 9) You.. (not/be) here when she came.. 10) The people we met last night.. (be) French.. 11) I ..( not/ be) tired last night.. 12) The exam ..( not/ be) difficult.. 13) They ..( not/ be) in Berlin.. 14) You ..( not/ be) in the library when I called you.. 15) I ..(not/be) in Canada last summer holiday. My sister ..(not/be) with me. We ..(not/be) in Montreal. She ..(not/be) very happy. 19) The holiday.. (not /be) fun.. 10) I (be, not) ready to go. Please wait up for me!!! IV.Interrogative Tom and Sam in Spain last weekend ? your parents abroad last night ? we at the cinema last Monday? Tracy and Jill friends ? he a primary teacher ? She never abroad ? George good at English ? you in Lower Austria last weekend? your sister married? I born in Kassel? 11) .. the holiday fun ? 12) .. the exam not/ be) difficult ? 13) ..the food very good ? 14) ..they my uncle and aunt ? 15) .. I rude to the waitress? 16) .. the test easy ? 17) .. we tired when we arrived ? 18) .. they on the bus when I called? 19) ..you here when she came ? 20) .the people we met last night French ? V. Write sentences using the cues given. (Mixed types) 1) (I / be / at the cinema last night) ............. 2) (the children / be / naughty)?... ............. 3) (we / be / in a cafe when you called)? ............. 4) (I / be / late)?... ............. 5) (she / be / a teacher when she was young) ............. 6) (where / we / be)?... ............. 7) (you / be / okay)?... ............. ... 8) (we / be / too tired)... ............. ... 9) (how / the party / be)?... ............. 10) (they / be / late for the interview)... ............. 11) (you / be / in the garden) ............. ... 12) (what / his name / be)?... ............. 13) (it / not / be / cold)... ............. ... 14) (she / be / beautiful)?... ............. 15) (she / not / be my wife at the time).. ............ 16) (he / be / hungry)............. ...... 17) (why / you / be / late)? .......... ......... 18) (you / not / be / early)................ 19) (they not / be / in love)................ 20) (we / not / be / in China)... ............. VI.TO BE at present and in the past The verb to be SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST I You He She It We You They I You He She It We You They VII.Complete the sentences: Today, I .happy. Yesterday, they .at home. Now, we .playing football. Last week, she .on holidays. Today, you .the best student. Last year, you .the tallest child in the school. Now, he .at the library. Yesterday, I .at the swimming-pool. Today, it .raining. Last sunday, it .sunny. Now, they .cleaning the windows. Yesterday, we .at the cinema. B. Ordinary Verbs I.Regular verbs( adding -ed like the verb "wait" below) Positive Negative Question I waited. You waited. We waited. They waited. He waited. She waited. It waited. I did not wait. You did not wait. We did not wait. They did not wait. He did not wait. She did not wait. It did not wait. Did I wait? Did you wait? Did we wait? Did they wait? Did he wait? Did she wait? Did it wait? II. Irregular Verbs Positive Negative Question I had. You had. We had. They had. He had. She had. It had. I did not have. You did not have. We did not have. They did not have. He did not have. She did not have. It did not have. Did I have? Did you have? Did we have? Did they have? Did he have? Did she have? Did it have? EXERCISE I.Write the sentences using PAST SIMPLE (Positive) all the verbs are regular. 1. Children .. (dress) quickly. 2. I .. (help) my mother in the kitchen. 3. We .. (walk) in the park. 4. They .. (wash) their clothes in the bathroom. 5. We .. (watch) an interesting film. 6. Students .. (work) in the garden. 7. Guna .. (play) basketball. 8. The girl .. (skip) very fast. (X2) 9. It .. (rain) a lot. 10. Henry .. (ski) down the hill. 11. It .. (snow) last winter. 12. We .. (open) the door. 13. Children .. (smile) happily. 14. Martin .. (listen) to music. 15. She .. (want) a new dress. 16. Ervin .. (count) the documents. 17. A lot of people .. (skate) on the lake. 18. Nick .. (rest) last summer. 19. We .. (paint) the walls. 20. The teacher .. (plant) a tree. II.Write the sentences using PAST SIMPLE (Negative) all the verbs are regular. Last year I (not /spend) ..my holiday in Ireland. It (not/ be) ..great. I (not /travel) ..around by car with two friends and we (not /visit) ..lots of interesting places. In the evenings we usually (not /go) ..to a pub. One night we even (not /learn) ..some Irish dances. We (not/ be) ..very lucky with the weather. It (not / rain) ..a lot. But we (not /see) ..some beautiful rainbows. You (not /spend) ..your last holiday. 10. We ..(sell) our old car. 11. I ..(loose) my watch in the park. 12. David ..(not hurt) his knee. 13. I kicked the ball and it ..(break) a window. 14. My new shoes ..(not cost) a lot of money. 15. I ..(get) this book from the library. 16. We had a garage where we ..(keep) our car. 17. Ali ..(cut) his knee. 18. The glass ..(fall) off the table. 19. The glass .. (not break). III.Exercise on questions with interrogative Ask for the bold part of the sentence. She pushed her bike. → ........ She carried a bag. → ........ We waited in the park. → ........ The policeman arrested the thief. → ............ We ate fish. → ........ She watched the match last night. → ........ She asked her friend because she did not know what to do. → ........ I opened the door. → ........ The teacher checked our homework. → ............ Cindy had a dog. → ........ C. Mixed types I.Complete the sentences e.g: I didn´t watch TV last night. 1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins. 2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night. 3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses. 4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party. 5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer. Last year I (go) ..to England on holiday. It (be) ..fantastic. I (visit) ..lots of interesting places. I (be) ..with two friends of mine . In the mornings we (walk) ..in the streets of London. In the evenings we (go) ..to pubs. The weather (be) ..strangely fine. It (not / rain) ..a lot. But we (see) ..some beautiful rainbows. Where (spend / you) ..your last holiday? II. Write the questions in the correct order. e.g: night? / meet / Did / you / them / last / Did you meet them last night? 1. film? / like / you / Did / the / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to / ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see / ___________________________________________________________________________________ III. Complete the sentences with the past simple. be – got up – meet – have – go – run – drink – sleep – swim – eat Yesterday I got up early, at about seven o´clock. 1. I ________ a shower and some fruit for breakfast. 2. Then I ________ to the sports centre. 3. I ________ 500 meters in the swimming pool and then 4. I ________ 5 kilometers. 5. At lunchtime I ________ my friends in a café. 6. We ________ some pasta and ________ some juice. 7. After lunch I ________ for a few hours, I ________ tired! IV.Put the verbs into the simple past: 1) after the cat? (the dog/to run) 2) photos when you were on holiday? (you/to take) 3) to music yesterday evening? (Steven/to listen) 4) a cup of tea in the café? (the ladies/to have) 5) text messages during the French lesson? (Nancy/to send) 6) pullovers last Friday? (Melissa and Ruth/to wear) 7) hello to people in the street? (your brother/to say) 8) the windows in your classroom? (the teacher/to open) 9) chess two weeks ago? (the girls in your class/to play) 10) breakfast last morning? (your mother/to make) https://nguyenthienhuongvp77.violet.vn/
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