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Past simple (regular verbs) Furniture

1 Find the past simple forms of these verbs in the article dj>) 5.05 Match the words with the photos. Write
and write them below. Then complete the rule. 1-12 in the boxes. Then listen and check.
0 start started 5 realise _________
1 armchair | 2 carpet | 3 cooker | 4 curtains
1 stay 6 work _________
5 desk | 6 lamp | 7 mirror | 8 shelves
2 decide 7 use _________
9 shower | 10 sofa | 11 toilet | 12 wardrobe
3 finish 8 plan _________
4 want 9 try _________

RULE: Use the past simple to talk about finished
actions in the past.
With regular verbs:
• We usually add ______ to the verb
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(e.g., start - started I stay - stayed).
• If the verb ends in -e (e.g., use), we add ______ .
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• If a short verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant
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(e.g. plan), we double the ___ and add -ed.
• We add -ed to verbs ending in vowel + -y (e.g., stayed).
• If the verb ends in consonant + -y (e.g., try), we
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change the -y to ___ and add ______ .
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form
of the verbs.
0 I looked (look) up the cave house on the internet.
It's amazing.
1 W e ( s t a r t ) to paint our house last month and
w e ( f i n i s h ) yesterday.
2 S h e ( d e c i d e ) to change her bedroom,
so s h e ( p a i n t ) the walls blue.
3 W e ( t r y ) to find another house last year
because w e ( w a n t ) to move.
4 I ( v i s i t ) my aunt and uncle because
t h e y ( w a n t ) to show me their new flat.
5 My p a r e n t s ( s t u d y ) lots of ideas for a new
kitchen before t h e y ( o r d e r ) it.
6 On my last holiday, I ( s t a y ) with my
grandparents a n d ( h e l p ) them tidy up
the garden.
7 Last weekend, J o h n . (plan) to organise his
room, but h e ( w a t c h ) television instead.
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PRONUNCIATION
-ed endings /d/, /t/, /id/ Go to page 120. ®

4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Where are these things in
your house? Tell your partner.

There are mirrors in our bathroom, in my
parents' bedroom and in our living room.