CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA
“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”
FERREÑAFE
SPELLING RULES:
-ed -e -d Consonant + y -ied vowel + y -yed
walk – walked Dance – danced study – studied play – played
talk – talked Like – liked tidy – tidied enjoy – enjoyed
answer – answered Arrive - arrived carry - carried stay - stayed
Write the past simple of the following verbs in the right place.
A
close finish like open prepare touch try want
stay enjoy cook plan admit trace ask type
play
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Verb + -ed Verb + -d Vowel + y + -ed Consonant + y + ied
B Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. 7. Yesterday I _________ (wait) for you for an hour.
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. 8. My mother ___________ (divide) the cake in six.
3. The car _______ (stop) in the middle of the street. 9. A friend of mine _______ (receive) a weird e-mail
4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum. 10. I _______________ (talk) to John on the phone.
5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair with a new shampoo. 11. Last weekend I _____________ (dance) with Jim.
6. My friends _____________ (notice) my new dress. 12. Karen and Sara _________ (play) computer games.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
General rule: add -ed didn’t + infinitive (of the did + subject + infinitive
main verb) (of the main verb)
C
Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.
1. David _________________ (not / watch) the film in the cinema.
2. Carol _________________ (not / appear) for the party.
3. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he entered.
4. The jewels ___________________ (not / disappear).
5. I ___________________ (not / wait) for you because I was in a hurry.
6. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
7. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.
D Now use the interrogative form of the past simple.
1. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
2. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday?
3. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) any question?
4. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum last weekend?
5. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early last night?
6. _______________________ (the secretary / cancel) the meeting?
7. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA
“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”
FERREÑAFE
E
Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms.
1. I walked to school. 3. I talked to Andrew.
NEG. NEG.
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INT. INT.
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2. The car stopped at the traffic 4. The boys played chess.
lights. NEG.
NEG. ________________________
________________________ INT.
INT. ________________________
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C. Odd man out.
1. listened – ordered – did
2. waited – stop – helped
3. opened – closed – call
4. goed – entered – washed
5. watched – solved – runned
6. liked – hated – love
7. went – ignored – brushed
8. showed – selled – missed
9. is – was – were
10. celebrated – hoped – wish
CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA
“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”
FERREÑAFE
D. True or False ( past simple)
T F
1. I call my friend yesterday.
2. The students studyed hard.
3. We waited for the bus.
4. The cleand the house.
5. My sister plaied football.
6. Arthur waterd the flowers.
7. Merlin helped Arthur.
8. We rested under a tree.
9. My mother cookd fish.
10. They solved the questions.
11. We enter the room.
12. She combd her hair.
