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Verbs ending in “y” preceded by a consonant study studied
change “y” to “i” and add -ed try tried

Verbs ending in “y” preceded by a vowel add play played
- ed stay stayed
Verbs ending in a vowel + consonant double the plan planned
consonant and add -ed stop stopped

The Simple Past Tense is usually used with expressions like: last, yesterday, ago, when I was a child etc.
Examples:
❖ Richard Carapaz began to practice cycling when he was 15.

❖ Jefferson Pérez won the first Olympic medal 13 years ago.
1.4 Grammar Practice

1.4.1 Read the text and complete it with the past tense of the verb in parentheses.

Another type of hero
It (1)_____ (be) a normal day in England for Chantelle Lister. She (2)______ (set) off to work, but her
three children (3)_________ (be) at home because they (4)_______ (not/ have) class that day. They

were sleeping when the fire (5)_________ (start) in the conservatory. Fortunately, their dog, Bailey,
(5)_______ (rush) to their rescue. The dog (6)______ (go) up the stairs, (7)________ (bark) and
(8)________ (scratch) on Loren’s door until she (9)_________ (wake up). Loren (10)_______ (open) the
door and (11)______ (see) all that black smoke. She (12)________ (run) into her siblings’ room and
(13)_______ (help) to get the terrified children out through a window. Bailey (14)______ (try) to escape,
but he was trapped in the burning house. The firemen (15)_________ (can / not) help Bailey. They

(16)________(want) to resuscitate him, but he (17)________ (be) dead. Bailey (18)_________(become)
a hero after he saved the life of three children.

1.4.2 Change the sentences from positive to negative.
1. A rabbit saved a man’s life.
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2. A pig called Lulu ran out of its owner’s house to look for help.

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3. Binti, a female gorilla, rescued a child at the Illinois Zoo.
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4. In 2005, three lions protected a 12 –year- old Kenyan girl.
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5. Dolphins swam around a diver to protect him from a shark.

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