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PAST SIMPLE 1 AFFIRMATIVE

Understand how to form and use the past simple tense in English with regular and irregular verbs. Practice with examples and exercises. Improve your grammar skills now!

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PAST SIMPLE 1 AFFIRMATIVE

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  1. PAST SIMPLE 1 AFFIRMATIVE

  2. HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE To form the past simple we have to distinguish: • regular verbs: dance, play, walk,… • irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,… They are only different in the affirmative form. I typed He swam They had

  3. AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR • To form the past simple we add –ED to the infinitive. • All persons have the same form: I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ed He she/ it play+ed • Spelling changes • Verbs ending in cons-y →ied I study → I studied • Monosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the consonant He stops → He stopped • Verbs ending in –e → d She dances → She danced

  4. AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR • Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed pattern. • You must learn irregular verbs by heart. (look at the list at the end of the book) I run → I ran He drives → He drove They fly → They flew • Be careful: most of the verbs we often use are irregular.

  5. USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE • We use the past simple to talk about: completed actions in the past • Time references: yesterday, in 2011,… last month, day, year, summer… I saw Paul yesterday Diana played tennis last Friday

  6. YOUR TURN NOW 1 • Look at the pictures. • Write complete affirmative sentences using the past simple (regular or irregular). • Check your answers.

  7. Pete/ borrow Pete borrowed a book from the library

  8. The children/ visit The children visited their grandparents

  9. Mum/ make Mum made pancakes

  10. Sue & Rick/ swim Sue and Rick swam

  11. Jim/ vote Jim voted

  12. Tom/ run Tom ran

  13. Jane/ eat Jane ate spaghetti

  14. He/ find He found gold

  15. The pigs/ dance The pigs danced

  16. She/ wear She wore a costume

  17. Carl/ sign Carl signed a contract

  18. They/ play They played the drums

  19. Tim/ write Tim wrote an essay

  20. Fill in the blanks with the past simple: • Tim ……………… at half past seven (get up) • Gina ……………… French last year (study) • Carol ……………… a shower yesterday (have) • The boys ……………… football (play) • It ……………… cold last Sunday (be) • The bus ……………… late (arrive) • Dad ……………….. a fantastic laptop (buy) • John …………………. his parents (phone) • Terry ………………… home last week (come)

  21. KEY 1. Tim GOT UP at half past seven. 2. Gina STUDIED French last year. 3. Carol HAD a shower yesterday. 4. The boys PLAYED football. 5. It WAS cold last Sunday. 6. The bus ARRIVED late. 7. Dad BOUGHT a fantastic laptop. 8. John PHONED his parents. 9. Terry CAME home last week.

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