Simple Past

We use the Simple Past to speak of actions that started and finished in the past.

• To form the simple past of verbs ending in a consonant, we add –ED:

         RAIN: It rained very hard yesterday                                 PLAY: He played very well last Sunday

• To form the simple past of verbs ending in –E, we just add –D:

         ARRIVE: I arrived two hours ago                     SMILE: The baby smiled when he saw his mother

• Verbs ending in ‘Y’ after a consonant:

   TRY:  She tried to help her friend yesterday.              STUDY: They studied hard for the exams last month

• One-syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant double the consonant:

   STOP: It stopped raining a few minutes ago                    PLAN: We planned a visit to the zoo last Sunday

Write the past forms of these verbs in their corresponding lists:

Rewrite these sentences using the Simple Past of the underlined verbs.

1. I start school when I was five years old.

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2. She not - work in an office five years ago.

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3. We decide to go to the cinema yesterday.

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4. Sally and Tom not - dance at the party last Saturday.

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5. Mrs. Smith tidy her desk this morning.

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6. The baby drop a glass of water.

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7. He not - carry his sweater in the schoolbag yesterday.

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8. The public clap loudly when the play ended.

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What did they do last Saturday?

PAUL _________________________and ____________________________.-

SUSAN ________________________and ____________________________.-

ALICE ________________________ and ____________________________.-

And what about you? What did you do last Saturday?

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