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Vowel (Vocala) + y Y: Play - Played, Stay - Stayed

This document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses two types of verbs in the past simple - regular verbs which are formed by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs which completely change form. It provides examples of regular verb conjugations and common irregular verbs. The document then demonstrates forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past simple. It includes examples of time expressions used with the past simple and notes that some irregular verbs do not change form. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense.

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Vowel (Vocala) + y Y: Play - Played, Stay - Stayed

This document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses two types of verbs in the past simple - regular verbs which are formed by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs which completely change form. It provides examples of regular verb conjugations and common irregular verbs. The document then demonstrates forming affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in the past simple. It includes examples of time expressions used with the past simple and notes that some irregular verbs do not change form. Exercises are provided to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense.

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Past Simple

- the action started and ended in the past


- there are 2 types of verbs regular v. ( we add ed at the end of the verb walk walked, talk talked)
- irregular v. (the whole word changes see-saw-seen, go went gone)
Spelling of regular verbs
when the verb ends in -e we add only d : change changed, close closed
vowel (vocala) + y = y : play played, stay stayed
consonant (consoana) + y = i: carry carried, study studied

Affirmative: S + V2

Past form of the verb to do

1. I visited my best friend yesterday.


2. Julia walked the dog 10 minutes ago.
3. Her friend wanted to eat a piece of pizza.
Negative:

S + did not + V

1. She did not play tennis today.


2. I didnt like that dress.
3. Your neighbor didnt clean the yard.
Interrogative: Did + S + V?

Answers

1. Did you wash the car?

Yes, I did.

2. Did they go to the cinema?

No, I didnt.

3. Did he feed the animals?


Words used in Past Simple sentences: yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, two weeks ago etc.
Some irregular verbs do not change their spelling in the simple past tense: cut, shut, quit, hurt, put, hit, cost.

I. Write sentences in Past Simple:


1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)
1. We / live / in New York / in 1997.

2. Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.

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3. I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.

4. John / stay / at Marys house / last summer.

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5. You / start / school / ten years ago.

6. The film / end / very late / last weekend.

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II. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...
- She found her purse but she ................................................... her keys.
- He had a shower but he .......................................................... breakfast.
- We spoke English and French but we ........................................................ German.
III. Choose the correct forms of these irregular verbs in simple past tense.
1) I (be) [beed was] busy painting last night.
2) You (make) [maked made] a good cake for his birthday.
3) We (choose) [choosed chose] to ride the train yesterday.
4) They (fall) [falled fell] while skating together.
5) He (keep) [keeped kept] the profits for himself.
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6) She (meet) [meeted met] her new coach on Monday.

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