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Past simple: regular and


                                    irregular verbs



                                    I can recognize and use the past simple form of regular and irregular verbs.



        Regular verbs: affirmative and negative



                                                              We use the past simple to describe completed actions and
                                                              situations inthe past.
                                                              Itwas 9 o'clock.John openedthe door and walked to the bus stop.
                                                              Last nightI finished my homework andwatched TV.



                                                              past       opened         walked       now / the present          future

                                                              We often use the past simple with time words and expressions
                                                              like yesterday, last week and this morning (see page 65).

                                                              For all verbs except be,the past simple form is the same for
                                                              I,you, he, she, it, we, you and they.

                                                              Most regular verbs end in -ed- but not all of them!
                                                              Look at the table below for spelling rules.


                                                                                          Affirmative                 Negative
                                                                                                                      didn't (= did not)
                                                                                          base form + ed
                                                                                                                      + base form
                                                                                          watched                     didn't watch
                                                                regular verbs             played
                                                                                                                      didn't play
                                                                                          waited
                                                                                                                      didn't wait
                                                                                          looked
                                                                                                                      didn't look

                                                               verbs ending               stop - stopped              didn't stop
                                                               vowel + consonant          travel - travelled          didn't travel
                                                               + vowel                    BUT snow - snowed           didn't snow
                      We Went to France         )a$t                                      dance - danced              didn't dance
                        month. We stayed in                    verbs ending -e            like - liked                didn't like
                     Par'iS. I climbed tine Eiffel
                    Tower ar\¿ I took a Iot of                 verbs ending               hurry - hurried             didn't hurry
                        photos. ItWas great!                   consonant + -y             carry - carried             didn't carry





        *  1 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
              ÿ  Jack and I ployed     (plau) badminton uesterdau.             5 We   -         (tidy) our rooms yesterday.
              1 My sister   _        (cook) dinner last night.                 6 I  _        (like) the film last night.
             2 I  _ (walk) to school this morning.                             7 My dad      _       (stop) the car and             (look)

             3 Josie   _        (carry) her mum's bags for her.                   at the map.
             4 Jo and Sam      _        (help) the teacher yesterday           8 We             (stay) with our grandparents last week.
                afternoon.

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