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Simple Past: Did You Call Debbie?

Here are the responses in order: 1. She (doesn't) like chocolate. 2. He (doesn't) work hard. 3. She (isn't) English. 4. They (can't) swim. 5. She (went) to London. 6. They (played) tennis. 7. He (wrote) a letter. 8. We (bought) a new house. 9. She (didn't) go to the market. 10. He (didn't) come back home late. 11. They (didn't) begin running. 12. He (didn't) listen to the teacher.

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Simple Past: Did You Call Debbie?

Here are the responses in order: 1. She (doesn't) like chocolate. 2. He (doesn't) work hard. 3. She (isn't) English. 4. They (can't) swim. 5. She (went) to London. 6. They (played) tennis. 7. He (wrote) a letter. 8. We (bought) a new house. 9. She (didn't) go to the market. 10. He (didn't) come back home late. 11. They (didn't) begin running. 12. He (didn't) listen to the teacher.

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Simple Past

FORM

[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:

You called Debbie.


Did you call Debbie?
You did not call Debbie.

Complete List of Simple Past Forms

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in
the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have
one specific time in mind.

Examples:

I saw a movie yesterday.


I didn't see a play yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
Did you have dinner last night?
She washed her car.
He didn't wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others
at 10:00.
Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
USE 3 Duration in Past

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a
longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day,
all year, etc.

Examples:

I lived in Brazil for two years.


Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
They sat at the beach all day.
They did not stay at the party the entire time.
We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.

USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the
same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add
expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger,
etc.

Examples:

I studied French when I was a child.


He played the violin.
He didn't play the piano.
Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
She worked at the movie theater after school.
They never went to school, they always skipped class.

USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer
true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used
to."

Examples:
She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
He didn't like tomatoes before.
Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.

IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some
clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class
began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples
below contain when-clauses.

Examples:

When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.


She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.

When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the
Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and
then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I paid her one dollar" is at
the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a
different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.

Example:

I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never,
ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

You just called Debbie.


Did you just call Debbie?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

Tom repaired the car. Active


The car was repaired by Tom. Passive
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I


(study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in
Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) .

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) .

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk)
so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in


Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?


Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to a movie tonight with some
friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally ) printed by a company in New


York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is
quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in


Zurich, Switzerland.
) Le prsent simple/Complter les phrases :
1) Present simple, complete the sentences:

She (go) to school by bus.

He (watch) television in the evening.

They (play) football on Sundays.

She (try) to work harder.

2) Mettre uniquement le verbe la forme ngative sans contraction :


2) turn into the negative form, without contraction:

I like chocolate. => I chocolate.


He works hard. => He hard.
She is English. => She English.
They can swim. => They swim.

3) Le prtrit simple / Complter les phrases sans contraction:


3) Past simple,complete the sentences without contraction:

She (go) to London.


They (play) tennis.
He (write) a letter.
We (buy) a new house.

4) Mettre uniquement le verbe la forme ngative sans contraction:


4) Turn into the negative form, without contraction:

She went to the market. => She to the market.


He came back home late. => He back home late.
They began running. => They running.
He listened to the teacher. => He to the teacher.
5) Mettre uniquement le verbe la forme ngative sans contraction en respectant le temps employ :
5) Turn the verb only into the negative form without contraction but mind the tense:

I play with my sister. => I with my sister.


He watched a nice film on TV. => He a nice film on
TV.
She did her homework. => She her homework.
He feels happy. => He happy.

6) Complter par le pronom relatif correct autre que -that- :


6) Complete with a relative pronoun except -that-:

He is the man came yesterday.


She is the girl I saw last week.
Do you know the book I read last Sunday?
The man, is in the car, is my uncle.

7) Complter par much ou many:


7) Complete with much or many:

We can see birds in the sky.


There is not butter left.
He drinks too alcohol.
There are people in the street.

8) Complter par for ou since:


8) Complete with for or since:

He has been waiting here two oclock.


They have played football two hours.
They have been married a long time.
She has been staying with us last week.

9) Mettre ladjectif au superlatif de supriorit sans oublier larticle(ne pas recopier la phrase) :
9)Complete with the adjective in the superlative, don't forget the
article :

This book is interesting. => This book is .


The blue dress is cheap. => The blue dress is .
That exercise is easy. => That exercise is .
That cake is good. => That cake is .

10) Complter par la bonne prposition :


10) Complete with the right preposition:

He went Australia last year.


He has been living London for ten years.
She arrived school late.
We have invited them dinner.

11) Mettre les phrases au futur simple.


11)Turn the sentences into the future simple:

She goes to Paris in June. .


He can swim for a long time. .
They must do their homework. .
Walking on the grass is prohibited. .

12) Poser la bonne question sur le mot soulign.


12)Ask the right question about the underlined words:

Daddy comes back home at 8.00 pm. ?


The train leaves at 6.00 pm . ?
She left yesterday . ?
Peter wrote this letter last week. ?

13) Transposer au futur SIMPLE.


13) Turn into the simple future.

He is reading a book. .
My cat eats when it is hungry. .
When do you come here? ?
When she is 18 she drives her fathers car. .

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