Past simple with regular verbs

1. Beginner 3

Lesson 2

2. https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/ru/node/14107#

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1. Make questions using the names and the jobs below and the past tense
form of the verb 'to be’.
Jean / Baker -> Was Jean a baker?
Doris / Hairdresser – Was Doris a hairdresser?
Jack / Doctor – Was Jack a doctor?
Harry / Farmer – Was Harry a farmer?
Natasha / Receptionist – Was Natasha a receptionist?
David / Policeman – Was David a policeman?
The girls / Cleaners – Were the girls cleaners?
Mike / Dentist – Was Mike a dentist?

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What does Matt do at the weekend?
He plays chess at the weekend.

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Grammar — Past Simple with Regular Verbs
In Beginner 2, we learned how to use the present simple tense to talk about
actions in the present. If we want to talk about actions that started and finished in
the past, we have to use a different tense, past simple.
To make the past simple tense, we have to change the infinitive form of the verb.
With regular verbs, this is very easy. We simply add the ending '-ed'. We use this
ending with all eight pronouns.
For example, here is the verb 'to want' in the past simple tense:
I wanted
It wanted
You wanted
We wanted
He wanted
You wanted
She wanted
They wanted

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There are some exceptions to this rule. Some regular verbs have a slightly different
spelling past simple tense. If a verb ends in the letter `e', we do not add an extra `e'
when we make the past simple.
Live -> I lived Like -> They liked
If a verb ends in a consonant and then the letter 'y', we change 'y' to 'i' before we add
the '-ed' ending.
Study -> He studied Marry -> She married
However, if a verb ends in a vowel and then the letter 'y', we do not change 'y' to 'i’.
Play -> You played Enjoy -> We enjoyed

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If the verb has one syllable, and finishes in one vowel and one
consonant, we double the final consonant.
Stop -> It stopped Knit -> I knitted
Finally, in British English, verbs that end in the letter 'I' change to a
double 'I' in past simple tense. In American English, the letter 'I' does
not usually become a double 'I’.
Travel -> We travelled (UK English)
We traveled (US English)

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4. Complete the sentences below using the verb given and the positive form
of the past simple tense.
a) Hannah _________ (to visit) her uncle at the weekend.
b) Sam and his brother _________ (to play) pool on Wednesday evening.
c) Margaret _________ (to knit) a scarf for her grandson.
d) Mike _________ (to smoke) a cigarette this morning.
e) Helen and her sister _________ (to stay) at home this weekend.
f) Kevin _________ (to study) French and Geography yesterday afternoon.
g) Louise _________ (to brush) her teeth at eight o'clock.
h) Maria _________ (to dance) at the club on Saturday evening.
Listening B3_2_4.

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5. Look at the pictures. Make sentences using the positive form of
the past simple tense and the time given.
For example: Adam played football on Sunday.

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11. Negative form

S + (to do ) did + not +V+O
subject
didn’t
/did not
verb
I
did not
work
You
didn’t
work
She/he
didn’t
work
They
didn’t
work
We
didn’t
Work
object

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6. Complete the sentences below using the verb given and the negative form of
the past simple tense.
a) Liam (to finish) doing his English homework yesterday. -> Liam didn`t finish
doing his English homework yesterday.
b) My brother (to walk) to school on Monday morning.
c) Laura (to play) volleyball at the weekend.
d) Simon (to watch) a documentary on TV yesterday evening.
e) Amanda (to bake) a cake on Saturday afternoon.
f) Martin (to want) to stay at home on Friday evening.
g) Tom (to remember) to brush his teeth this morning.
h) Paul (to surf) the internet on Tuesday.

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7. Complete the sentences below using the subject and verb given, and the
question form of the past simple tense.
a) Rachel / play basketball / on Thursday -> Did Rachel play basketball on Thursday?
b) They / live in Moscow / in 2010
c)
Hannah / want to go camping / in Summer
d) James / study Chemistry / yesterday
e) Lucy / stay at home / on Saturday
f)
Your brother / remember to do his homework
g) You / enjoy going snowboarding / in winter
h) She / visit her aunt / on Sunday
i)
Maria / cook pasta / on Monday evening

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Work with a partner
What did you do last week.?