PAST SIMPLE
A. Study this example :
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and
composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing
at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
He was only 35 years old when he died.
Lived /started/wrote/was/died are all past simple
Pattern :
(+) S + V2 + O/C
(-) S + didn’t + V1+ O/C
(?) did + S + V1 + O/C + ?
B. Very often the past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs) :
▪ I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
▪ We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come.
▪ The police stopped me on my way home last night.
▪ Laura passed her examination because she studied very hard.
But many verbs are irregular. The past simple doesn’t end -ed. For example :
write => wrote ▪ Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
see => saw ▪ We saw Rose in town a few days ago.
go => went ▪ I went to the cinema three times last week.
shut => shut ▪ It was cold, so I shut the window.
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C. In question and negatives we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy / see / go, etc)
▪ A : Did you go out last night ?
B : Yes, I went to the cinema, but I didn’t enjoy the film much.
▪ When did Mr. Thomas die ? “about then years ago.”
▪ They didn’t invite her to the party, so she didn’t go.
▪ “Did you have time to write the letter ?” “No. I didn’t.”
D. The past of be (is, am, are) is was, were :
I / he / she / it was / wasn’t
You / we / they were /
weren’t
To be is used in the sentences to replace a verb if the the verb doesn’t exist.
e.g :
▪ I was angry because they were late.
▪ Was the weather good when you were on holiday ?
▪ They weren/t able to come because they were so busy.
▪ Did you go out last night or were you too tired ?
Exercise 1
1. It _____________ (be) warm, so I ________________ (take) off my coat.
2. The film ____________ (not / be) very good. I ________________ it very much.
(not / enjoy)
3. I knew Sarah ____________ (be) very busy, so I ________________ (not / disturb)
her.
4. They ____________ (be) very tired, so They ________________ (leave) the party
early.
5. The bed ____________ (be) very uncomfortable. I ________________ (not / sleep)
very well.
6. They window was opened and a bird ________________ (fly) into the room.
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7. The hotel ____________ (be) very expensive. It ________________ (not / cost) very
much
8. I ____________ (be) in a hurry, so I ________________ (have) time to phone you.
9. It was hard carrying the bags. They ________________ (be) very heavy.
10. “How did you learn to drive ?” “My father ________________ (teach) me.
11. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we ________________ (sell) it.
12. Dave ________________ (fall) down the stair this morning and ________________
(hurt) his leg.
13. Jim ________________ (throw) the ball to sue, who ________________ (catch) it.
14. Ann ________________ (spend) a lot of money yesterday. She ________________
(buy) a dress which ________________ (cost) a million.
15. ______________________ (She / invite) you to her party yesterday ?
I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big
breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about
half an hour. I start work at 8.45. I never have
lunch. I finish work at 5 o’clock. I’m always tired
when I get home. I usually cook meal in the
evening. I don’t usually go out. I go to bed at
about 11 o’clock and I always sleep well.
Yesterday was a typical working days for laura. Writewhat she did or didn’t do
yesterday
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