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PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST

Talk About the Past Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

–ed

Do not end in –ed.

Examples:

Examples:

work= worked call= called invite= invited

take= took write= wrote read= read

Affirmative Statements I worked. You called. She worked. He took a class. It changed. We wrote. You read. They worked.

Negative Statements I did not work. You did not call. She did not work. He did not take a class. It did not change. We did not write. You did not read. They did not work.

1. Write 8 affirmative statements, using all the personal pronouns, and the simple past/past simple (4 with regular verbs, and 4 with irregular verbs). Write 8 negative statements, using all the personal pronouns, and the simple past/past simple (4 with regular verbs, and 4 with irregular verbs). Affirmative 1. ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. ________________________________________________________________________________. 6. ________________________________________________________________________________. 7. ________________________________________________________________________________. 8. ________________________________________________________________________________. Negative 1. ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. ________________________________________________________________________________. 6. ________________________________________________________________________________. 7. ________________________________________________________________________________. 8. ________________________________________________________________________________.

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PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST

Yes/No Questions Did Did Did Did Did Did Did Did

I work? Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. you call? she work? he take a class? it change? we write? you read? they work?

Information Questions Where Where Where Where Where Where Where Where

did did did did did did did did

I work? you call? she work? he take a class? it change? we write? you read? they work?

Words to Start an Information Question What When Where Who Why Which How

2. Write 8 yes/no questions, using all the personal pronouns, and the simple past/past simple (4 with regular verbs, and 4 with irregular verbs). Write 8 information questions, using all the personal pronouns, and the simple past/past simple (4 with regular verbs, and 4 with irregular verbs). Yes/No Questions 1. ________________________________________________________________________________? 2. ________________________________________________________________________________? 3. ________________________________________________________________________________? 4. ________________________________________________________________________________? 5. ________________________________________________________________________________? 6. ________________________________________________________________________________? 7. ________________________________________________________________________________? 8. ________________________________________________________________________________? Information Questions 1. ________________________________________________________________________________? 2. ________________________________________________________________________________? 3. ________________________________________________________________________________? 4. ________________________________________________________________________________? 5. ________________________________________________________________________________? 6. ________________________________________________________________________________? 7. ________________________________________________________________________________? 8. ________________________________________________________________________________?

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PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST 3. Write the questions in the simple past. 1. When (you, have) the event? 2. Where (you, establish) the company? 3. How (she, create) her business? 4. (he, call) his colleagues? 5. (he, become) their boss? 6. Who (she, promote) as the CEO? 7. (you, get) the promotion? 8. (they, get) the job? 9. (he, hire) a good employee? 10. (you, have) a nice workplace? 4. Complete the answers in the simple past. 1. We _______________ the event two days ago. 2. I _______________ the company in Toronto. 3. She _______________ her business by asking others about new ideas. 4. No, he _______________ his colleagues. 5. Yes, he _______________ their boss. 6. She _______________ my best friend. 7. No, I _______________ the promotion. 8. No, they _______________ the job. 9. Yes, he _______________ a good employee. 10. To be honest, we _______________ a nice workplace. That’s why we quit. 5. Write 10 sentences in the simple past (5/regular verbs, and 5/irregular verbs) about you. 1. ________________________________________________________________________________. 2. ________________________________________________________________________________. 3. ________________________________________________________________________________. 4. ________________________________________________________________________________. 5. ________________________________________________________________________________. 6. ________________________________________________________________________________. 7. ________________________________________________________________________________. 8. ________________________________________________________________________________. 9. ________________________________________________________________________________. 10. _______________________________________________________________________________. 3