simple past tense: explanation and exercises so/ because spelling of past tense pronounciation

1. UNIT 1
LOOKING BACK

4. SIMPLE PAST OF BE
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Subject+
was/were+complement
NEGATIVE FORM
was not= wasn’t/ were not=
weren’t
I was tired yesterday. I wasn’t tired yesterday.
You were nervous yesterday morning. You weren’t nervous yesterday morning.
She/He was strict in class. She/He wasn’t strict in class.
It was nice to go to the park. It wasn’t nice to go to the park.
We were exciting about the soccer game. We weren’t exciting about the soccer
game.
They were happy at the party. They weren’t happy at the party.

5. YES/NO QUESTIONS
Was/were+ subject+
complement?
Wh-QUESTIONS
Wh-Word+ was/were+
subject+ complement?
Were you nervous?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.
Where were you yesterday?
I was at home.
Was the party fun?
Yes, it was.
No, it wasn’t.
How was the soccer game?
It was interesting.
Were they nice?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.
When was your soccer
game?
It was the last weekend.
SIMPLE PAST OF BE

6. Complete the sentences with WAS or WERE
I _________ happy.
You ________ angry.
She ________ in London last week.
He ________ on holiday.
It ________ cold.
We ____________ at school.
You ___________ at the cinema.
They _____________ at home.
The cat ___________ on the roof.
The children _________ in the garden.

7. PRACTICE
How old were you when you played your first soccer
game?

8. AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Subject+ verb past form+
complement.
NEGATIVE FORM
Subject+ did not (didn’t)+ verb base
form+ C
I played soccer. I didn’t play soccer.
You studied math. You didn’t study math.
He watched a movie. He didn’t watch a movie.
She wanted to stay home. She didn’t want to stay home.
We cooked rice. We didn’t cook rice.
They chatted online. They didn’t chat online.
SIMPLE PAST STATEMENT-REGULAR VERBS

9. YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did+ subject+ verb base form+ C?
Wh-QUESTIONS
Wh-Word+ did+ subject+ verb base
form+ C?
Did you go out last week?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
Where did you go last vacation?
I went to the beach.
Did you play soccer last Monday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.
When did he started to study?
He started to study on Monday.
Did he study for the test?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn’t.
What time did they wake up?
They woke up at 7:00 AM.
Simple past: questions

10. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verb
Last night we _____ (walk) to the cinema.
Sam _____ (stop) the car to take a picture.
I _____ (study) for the exam for three hours.
They _____ (be) happy to be home.
Sally _____ (be) disappointed she _____ (miss) the party.
When I was young, we always _____ (go) to Florida for the summer.
Dan _____ (not/work) last week.

11. The spelling of the simple past form (-ed forms)
• If there is a consonant after a stressed vowel at the end of the
word, double the consonant
stop – stopped
ban - banned
swap - swapped
• If the vowel is not stressed, we do not double it:
open - opened (Here the stress is on'o', not the 'e'.)
offer - offered ( Here the stress is on 'o', not the 'e'.)

12. Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs - ed Pronunciation
We pronounce / t / after voiceless sounds: / p /, / k /, / s /, / f / , /sh/, /ch/
stop = stopped
look = looked
wash = washed
watch = watched
We pronounce / d / after voiced sounds: / b / , / g /, / v /, / z/ , / m/ ,
/n /, / l /, / r / , and all vowels.
learn = learned
play = played
live = lived
call = called
We pronounce / id / after / d / and / t / sounds.
decide = decided
want = wanted
start = started

13. LINKING WORDS- SO/BECAUSE
With these connectors you can express the reason that something had
happened or the consequence of the previous action.
SO: you can use this connector to talk about the consequence of the
previous action. For example:
He likes football, so he went to the match.
BECAUSE: you can use this connector to talk about the reason for that
we had done something. For example:
He went to the match because he likes football.

14. EXPRESSIONS WITH GO AND GET
We could go shopping.
We could go riding (on horses)
They went sightseeing.
They went swimming.
GET + adjective
get married
get divorced
get angry
get tired
get dark
get lost
GET + a place = arrive
get to the office
get home
get to school
get to the train station
get to the store
get there
GET + comparative
get better
get worse
get more expensive
get safer
get more important
GET = receive
get an e-mail
get a present
get grades
get a certification
GET + preposition (phrasal
verbs)
get up
get along with
get into
get out
get around
get together
GET = buy / obtain
get a job
get an apartment
get a computer
get a jacket
get shoes