Past Simple

We use Past Simple in actions that happened in the past, the verbs are divided in two, regular and irregular. Regular ends in ed as wash-washed decide-decided arrive-arrived Irregulars chances their forms teach-taught swim-swam light-lit

Activity 1 Changes the verbs into a regular or irregular verbs Verbs BE WATCH LIGHT STOP WRITE SPEAK ARRIVE ACCEPT ADD CATCH TAKE Regular Irregular

Past Simple or Simple Present is similar to the Simple Present, just is to change the verb to be in past, even in interrogations sentences. In Affirmative sentencesis form the verb ending with ed or Irregular. In negative sentences we use the auxiliary DID NOT + Infinitive and interrogative sentences DID + subject+ verb infinitive + complement Activity 2 Complete the followings sentences using negative or interrogative questions, as in the example. 0 _________ he cook the dinner? 0 ___Did___ he cook the dinner? 1 James __________ understand the lesson about how to read the piano sheet music. 2 ___________ Paula does her homework for tomorrow? 3 Patricia ___________ (walk) at her work, because the bus _____________ (leave) her.

4 __________ she leave a message in the answer machine? 5 __________ you find the bulb light? No, I ________, but I ____________ (find) a torch in the kitchen. 6 Yesterday I ___________ (paint) my house, its was ________________ (exhaust). When I ______________ (finish) to do it 7 I ____________ (buy) an expensive car 8 ____________ you paint that picture? Its awesome!! 9 Peter _____________ (smoke) two cigars every day, but now he ___________ (leave) the addiction. 10 The bus ____________ (stop) suddenly, in the road had an accident.

Verb TO BE change to
I He She It WAS a Doctor

We They You WERE student(s)

Activity 3 Complete the following sentences using the word giving. Bad day When I ___________ 1 (wake) up I ______________ 2 (think) it would be a good day. I ______________ 3 (decide) to make some coffee, but had no coffee or water. So I _________ 4 (go) out to the street to buy something , when I get to the store and be on the register machine and, I ___________ 5 (realize) I __________ 6 (have) no wallet. When I ___________ 7 (get) home, it __________ 8 (start) raining. Finally, I __________ 9 (forget) my keys inside my home.

Activity 1

Verbs BE WATCH LIGHT STOP WRITE SPEAK ARRIVE ACCEPT ADD CATCH TAKE
Activity 2

Regular WATCHED

Irregular WAS/WERE LIT

STOPPED WROTE SPOKE ARRIVED ACCEPTED ADDED CAUGHT TOOK

1 James did not understand the lesson about how to read the piano sheet music. 2 Did Paula does her homework for tomorrow? 3 Patricia walked (walk) at her work, because the bus left (leave) her. 4 Did she leave a message in the answer machine? 5 Did you find the bulb light? No, I didnt, but I found (find) a torch in the kitchen. 6 Yesterday I painted (paint) my house, its was exhausted (exhaust). 7 I bought (buy) an expensive car 8 Did you paint that picture? Its awesome!! 9 Peter smokes (smoke) two cigars every day, but now he left (leave) the addiction. 10 The bus stopped (stop) suddenly, in the road had an accident.

Activity 3

Bad day When I woke 1 (wake) up I thought 2 (think) it would be a good day. I decided 3 (decide) to make some coffee, but had no coffee or water. So I went 4 (go) out to the street to buy something, when I get to the store and be on the register machine and, I realized 5 (realize) I had 6 (have) no wallet. When I got 7 (get) home, it started 8 (start) raining. Finally, I forgot 9 (forget) my keys inside my home.

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