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PAST SIMPLE – FORM AND USE
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Exercises: 1 2 3
Past simple – Form and
use
Exercise 1
Choose the correct past simple forms to
complete the sentences below.
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1 We went to Vancouver on
holiday.
➪ Go is an irregular verb. The past
is went.
➪ The past simple is only one word,
we only use the verb did in questions
and negatives.
2 Did you go by plane?
➪ We use did to ask questions in
past simple.
➪ The order of the words is: Auxiliary
verb (did) + Subject (you) + Infinitive
(go)
3 Jack didn't come with us.
➪ We use didn't (NOT wasn't) to
make negatives in past simple.
➪ After didn't we use the infinitive
form of the verb.
4 The car suddenly stopped .
➪ To make the past form of regular
verbs ending in consonant-vowel-
consonant, double the consonant
and add -ed.
➪ The past simple is only one word,
we only use the verb did in questions
and negatives.
5 When she arrived he wasn't
at home.
➪ Be is an irregular verb. The past
form is I/he/she/it was and
you/we/they were.
➪ Be is also an auxiliary verb, and this
means that it has a negative and
interrogative form (without did).
6 The police caught the robber.
➪ Catch is an irregular verb. The past
is caught.
➪ The past simple a"rmative is only
one word.
7 I chose a black shirt for the
gala.
➪ Choose is an irregular verb. The
past is chose.
➪ The past simple a"rmative is only
one word; we only use the
verb did for questions and negatives.
8 The meeting didn't go well.
➪ We use didn’t + infinitive to make
negatives in past simple.
9 Manchester United lost the
final.
➪ Lose is an irregular verb. The past
form is lost.
➪ The past simple a"rmative is only
one word.
10 How much did you pay for
the car?
➪ We use did to ask questions in
past simple.
➪ The order of words is: Auxiliary
verb (did) + Subject (you) + Infinitive
(pay)
Exercises: 1 2 3
Related tests:
Past simple – regular/irregular
verbs
Past simple – negatives and
questions
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