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Past simple (irregular verbs) Past time expressions
1 Read these sentences from the article on page 57. 6 Complete the lists with the expressions below.
All the verbs are in the past simple. How are the
verbs in 1 different from the verbs in 2? a year | morning | month
1 Then the family moved to Florida. When we talk about the past, we often use
Joe wanted to see Fonzie every day. expressions like these:
2 Deena, Joe's mother, took him to different places • yesterday, yesterday 1 ,
for therapy. yesterday afternoon
She knew it was a good idea for other people, too. • last night, last week, last 2
last December
2 Look back at the article on page 57. Write the past • an hour ago, two weeks ago, a month ago,
simple forms of these verbs. 3 ago
0 have ad 4 think
7 Complete the sentences with a time expression
1 swim _________ 5 come
with ago.
2 go _________ 6 write
0 Oli is twenty. He left school when he was sixteen.
3 see _________ 7 begin
01 i left sc ool four years ago.
3 Find at least four more irregular past simple forms 1 It's 8 o'clock. I had breakfast at 7 o'clock.
in the article on page 57. Write the verbs. I had breakfast_______________________________
2 It's 10.20. The film began at 10.00.
4 Correct these two sentences from the article. The film_____________________________________
Make them negative. 3 It's December. Your holiday was in July.
1 Joe's operation went well. My holiday__________________________________
8 Complete the sentences with your own
2 The doctors thought he could get better. information. Use irregular verbs.
1 A year ago, I________________________________
5 Look at the pictures and the prompts and write 2 Ten years ago, I_____________________________
the sentences in the past simple. 3 Last year, I__________________________________
4 Yesterday morning, I_________________________
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5 Last night, I_________________________________
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1 We / go / to Italy but we / go / to Rome 3 I / see / James but I / see / Anna
We went to Italy, but u/e didn't go to Rome.
2 Holly / come / to my party / but Andy / come 4 I make / sandwiches but I / make / a cake

