Past Simple

The Past Simple is used to describe finished events at a definite time in the past.

Yesterday

8 pm                     9pm                      10pm                                                                                                  Today

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started                                                 finished

Yesterday I watched a great movie on TV. It started at 8pm and finished at 10pm.

Past Simple: Regular Verbs

·         add –ED

Exception: consonant – y à drop –y and add –ied

                  study à studied

Past Simple: Irregular Verbs

·         Irregular verbs do not have –ed endings for the past simple. Each verb has its own form.

Go à went

Eat à ate

Have à had

Negative: DID NOT (didn’t) + verb

She didn’t go to school last week.

Interrogative: DID I/you/he/she/it/we/they …?

Did they play football yesterday?

Short answers:

·         Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they did.

·         No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t.

Past Simple: Verb be

I/he/she/it WAS (not) a doctor/at home/happy.

You/we/they WERE (not) a teacher/bored/young.

WAS I/he/she/it …?

WERE you/we/they …?

Exercise

Put the verbs into the correct form of the simple past.

1.      Last year I   spent   (spend) my holiday in Ireland.

2.      It__________________________ (be) great.

3.      I__________________________ (travel) around by car with two friends and we __________________________ (visit) lots of interesting places.

4.      In the evenings we usually__________________________ (go) to a pub.

5.      One night we even__________________________ (learn) some Irish dances.

6.      We__________________________ (be) very lucky with the weather.

7.      It__________________________ (not / rain) a lot.

8.      But we__________________________ (see) some beautiful rainbows.

9.      Where__________________________ (spend / you) your last holiday?

Use	Form	Examples affirmative	Examples negative	Examples interrogative	Signal words
The Past Simple is used to describe finished events at a definite time in the past.	Regular verbs: add –ED	I worked. He worked.	I didn’t work. He didn’t work.	Did you work? Did he word?	yesterday 2 minutes ago in 1990 the other day last Friday
	Irregular verbs: do not have –ed endings for the past simple. Each verb has its own form.	I went. She went.	I didn’t go. She didn’t go.	Did you go? Did she go?

Exercises

1)    Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past	Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet		11.	draw
2.	drive		12.	go
3.	speak		13.	be
4.	put		14.	be
5.	write		15.	break
6.	sing		16.	spend
7.	do		17.	cut
8.	sit		18.	forget
9.	stand		19.	tell
10.	run		20.	read

2)    Choose “Was” or “Were”:

1.    The teacher ____________ nice.

2.    The students ____________ very clever.

3.    But one student ____________ in trouble.

4.    We ____________ sorry for him.

5.    He ____________ nice though.

3)    Write sentences in simple past.

1.    Janet / miss / the bus → __________________________________________________________

2.    She / tidy up / her room →  __________________________________________________________

3.    Nancy / not / watch / television →  __________________________________________________________

4.    she / read / a book → __________________________________________________________

3) Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. Did he jumped a red light?

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2. They no liked the film.

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3. We planned to go on a trip round the US.

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4. The door opened, but we don’t went  in.

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5. Played you tennis last year?

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4)    The story should have been written in the Simple Past. Correct it.

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Mandy gets up at 7o'clock. She goes into the bathroom, washes, dresses and then goes into the kitchen. She has breakfast at 7.30. Mandy leaves the house at 7.45 and drives to work in her car. She works from 8.30 till 12. Then she rushes to the snackbar where she has lunch. From 1 o'clock till 4.30 she has to work on the computer. Mandy does the shopping after leaving her office. She arrives at her flat at 7 o'clock in the evening.

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Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet
2.	drive
3.	speak
4.	put
5.	write
6.	sing
7.	do
8.	sit
9.	stand
10.	run

 



















Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
He wrote a book.
	He did not sing
		Was she pretty?

          

Put the sentences into simple past.

1.      We move to a new house. →_______________________________________________________

2.      They bring a sandwich. → __________________________________________________________

3.      He doesn't do the homework. → ___________________________________________________

4.      They sell cars. → ___________________________________________________________________

5.      Does he visit his friends? →  _________________________________________________________

Write sentences in simple past.

1.      Janet / miss / the bus → ____________________________________________________________

2.      She / tidy / her room →  ____________________________________________________________

3.      Nancy / watch / not / television→  __________________________________________________

4.      she / read / a book → ______________________________________________________________

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1.      The teacher ____________ nice.

2.      The students ____________ very clever.

3.      But one student ____________ in trouble.

4.      We ____________ sorry for him.

5.      He ____________ nice though. 

Read Aladdin’s story below and put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past.

ALADDIN

Once there __________ (live) a poor widow and her son, Aladdin. One day, Aladdin’s uncle, Mustafa, __________ (come) to visit them. He __________ (say), “Sister, why don’t you let Aladdin come and work for me?” They __________ (agree) and Mustafa __________ (take) Aladdin along with him. They __________ (walk) in the desert and came to a cave. The cave __________ (be) full of riches and treasures but Mustafa __________ (be) afraid to go inside. He __________ (want) Aladdin to go in and get him the treasures instead. “Go inside,” commanded Mustafa, “and find me the jewels. You will also find a lamp. Bring it to me.”

Aladdin __________ (go) inside and __________ (find) more riches than he could ever imagine. He found a beautiful ring and __________ (wear) it on his finger. He also __________ (collect) as many gems as he could, but before he could come out of the cave, Mustafa said, “Quick! Just hand me all, the jewels and the lamp!” Aladdin refused. Angry at the refusal, his cruel uncle __________ (block) the entrance of the cave and __________ (leave).

Aladdin __________ (sit) in the dark and __________ (cry). Then he __________ (see) the old lamp and __________ (decide) to light it. While cleaning it, he rubbed the lamp and out came a genie! “Master, I shall grant you three wishes,” he said. Aladdin said, “Take me home!” In seconds, Aladdin __________ (be) with his mother, counting the gems he had brought from the cave. Aladdin also __________ (bring) the ring along with him and when he rubbed it, out came another genie! “Master, I shall grant you three wishes!” said the genie. “Make us rich and happy!” said Aladdin. And Aladdin and his mother lived happily.

One day, Aladdin saw the sultan’s daughter and __________ (fall) in love with her. He went to the palace with gems and __________ (ask) for her hand in marriage. The king agreed to this. After marriage, Aladdin __________ (shower) the princess with all the riches and __________ (give) her a huge palace to live in. When the sultan __________ (die), Aladdin ruled the kingdom. He __________ (be) just and kind hearted and everybody __________ (be) happy under his rule.

Meanwhile, Mustafa came to know how Aladdin found the magic lamp and __________ (become) rich. He wanted to take the lamp back. So, one day, when Aladdin was away, Mustafa came to the palace dressed as a trader. He cried out, “Get new lamps for old ones! New lamps for old!” Hearing this, the princess took out the magic lamp and gave it to him. She _______________ (not/know) that the old lamp was indeed magical. She __________ (buy) a shiny new lamp instead. Mustafa gladly took the lamp and went away. He then __________ (command) the genie, “Send Aladdin’s entire palace into the deserts in Africa!” And saying this, Mustafa, along with the princess in the palace, were sent to Africa. Aladdin, on coming back, found his wife and house missing. He __________ (search) for the palace for three long days. Finally, he rubbed his magic ring and asked the genie, “Please take me to my princess!” The genie agreed. When he __________ (meet) his wife, Aladdin and the princess decided to trick Mustafa.

One night, the princess said to Mustafa, “I don’t think Aladdin will ever find me here! I might as well live as your slave for I am certain he is dead now!” Mustafa was very happy and ordered for a feast. During the feast, the princess got Mustafa drunk and he fell into a deep sleep.

In the meantime, the princess took the magic lamp to Aladdin. Together, they asked the genie of the lamp to take the entire palace back to Aladdin’s kingdom. The genie then __________ (kill) Mustafa and Aladdin and the princess lived happily ever after.

Source: http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/aladdin/

Vocabulary :

Widow = viúva

Jewel = joia

Refusal = recusa

Trick = enganar

Feast = banquete

Love Story - Taylor Swift

We _______ (be) both young when I first _______ (see) you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there, on a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say "hello", little did I know
That you _______ (be) Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy _______ (say) "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go
And I _______ (say)
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince, and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, cause we're dead if they _______ (know)
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while
Oh, oh
Cause you _______ (be) Romeo, I _______ (be) a scarlet letter
And my daddy _______ (say) "Stay away from Juliet"
But you _______ (be) everything to me
I was begging you please don't go
And I _______ (say)
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading when I _______ (meet) you on the outskirts of town
And I _______ (say)
Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He _______ (kneel) to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...
Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you, and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Cause we were both young when I first saw you

When The Day Met The Night - Panic! at the disco

When the moon ____________ (fall) in love with the sun
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day ____________ (meet) the night

When the sun____________ (find) the moon
She was drinking tea in a garden
Under the green umbrella trees
In the middle of summer

When the moon ____________ (find) the sun
He ____________ (look) like he was barely hanging on
But her eyes ____________ (save) his life
In the middle of summer (summer)

In the middle of summer
All ____________ (be) golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer (summer)
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day ____________ (meet) the night
Summer, summer, summer, summer
All was golden when the day met the night

So he said, "Would it be all right
If we just ____________ (sit) and ____________(talk) for a little while
If in exchange for your time
I give you this smile?"

So she ____________ (say), "That's okay
As long as you can make a promise
Not to break my little heart
Or leave me all alone in the summer."

Well he was just hanging around
Then he ____________ (fall) in love
And he ____________ (not/know) how
But he couldn't get out
Just hanging around
Then he fell in love

In the middle of summer
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night
Summer, summer, summer, summer
When the moon fell in love with the sun
All was golden in the sky
All was golden when the day met the night

Summer, summer, summer, summer
In the middle of summer,summer,summer, summer
the middle of summer, summer, summer, summer
the middle of summer, summer, summer, summer
In the middle of..