Spelling rules

1. Most verbs add

2. If the verb ends in consonant 3. If the verb ends in -e,
wash – washed + y, add just
help – helped then replace y with
play – play ed like– liked live – lived

4. If one-syllable verb ends in cons.+vowel+cons., double the last cons. and add

rob – robbed, stop – stopped.

NOTE Do not double one-syllable verbs ending in –x, -w: fix – fixed, bow – bowed.

How to pronounce ?
A. Put the verbs into
1. If the base form ends in [t] or [d], read –ed as [ıd] end - ended.
the Past Simple. 2. If the base forms ends in unvoiced consonants [p], [k], [s] etc.
1. act - read –ed as [t] – help – helped, look – looked.
2. bake - 3. If the base form ends in other sounds, read –ed as [d]: stay – stayed,
live – lived, rain – rained.
3. carry -
4. chat -
5. cook - B. Choose verbs in the Past Simple from exercise A
6. cry - to fill in the table according to the pronunciation of
7. dance -
[ıd]
-ed
[t]
.
[d]
8. dictate -
9. end -
10.fish -
11.finish -
12.help -
13.hug -
14.jump -
15.listen -
16.look -
17.marry -
18.open - C. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.
19.play - 1. I (brush) my teeth three times yesterday.
20.phone - 2. Sarah (clean) her room 2 days ago.
21.rob - 3. He (help) his mum around the house.
22.skate - 4. The children (play) in the garden.
23.ski - 5. The girl (cry) bitterly in the morning.
24.start - 6. Granny (bake) delicious cakes yesterday.
25.stop - 7. I (want) to be a pilot when I was a child.
26.study - 8. The man (carry) a very heavy suitcase.
27. isit - 9. Bob and Alex (watch) cartoons last night.
28.want - 10. We (skate) and (ski) a lot last
29.watch - winter.
30.wash -
11. She (hug) her daughter tightly.
12. They (dance) last Sunday.
Change these sentences into the negative and interrogative form.

1. There was an accident yesterday.

2. I played a tennis match last week.

3. I had an English lesson yesterday.

4. My grandmother lived in London ten years ago.

5. The children wrote a composition last month.

6. Mary sent me a postcard yesterday.

7. The girls were at school last year.

8. The kids sang a beautiful song.

9. I had a birthday party yesterday.

10. My father was a doctor.

11. The police stopped the car.

12. The children bought a present.

13. We were at the cinema yesterday.

14. They played a beautiful song.

15. We met Peter at the bus stop yesterday.

16. I listened to a horrible song last week.

17. My parents flew to Paris in 2005.

18. The baby was ill last Monday.

19. My maths teacher taught me how to do it.

20. The doctors had a meeting in London last month.

21. People travelled by train many years ago.

22. They did their homework at the library last Friday.

23. We ran at school yesterday.

Did I play? I played I didn’t play
Did you you you didn’t
play? Did he played he play he didn’t
play? Did played play she
she play? she didn’t play it
Did it play? played it didn’t play
played
Did we play? we didn’t play
Did you we played you didn’t
play? Did you play they
they play? played didn’t play
they

Write the past form of the .........................................

verbs:
help – .......................................
walk – walked carry – .....................................
move – reply – .....................................
...................................... dance – ....................................
ask – work – ......................................
......................................... repeat – ..................................
play – pass – ......................................
........................................ dive – ......................................
remember – want – .....................................
............................ hurry – ....................................
answer live – ........................................
– .................................. visit – ......................................
like – jump – .....................................
........................................ tidy – .......................................
wait – love – .......................................
....................................... skate – .....................................
look – try – .........................................
....................................... arrive – ....................................
end – wash – ......................................
........................................ shop – .......................................
use –
.........................................
cry –
 Write the verbs in Past .................
Simple and write
negative and ..............................................................................................
interrogative sentences: ...............
We.........................(wait) for an hour at the bus stop.
He.........................(phone) ..............................................................................................
his sister an hour ago. ...............
.............................................. ..............................................................................................
.............................................. ...............
................. Mum........................(cook) a delicious meal last night.
.............................................. ..............................................................................................
.............................................. ...............
................. ..............................................................................................
I..........................(travel) a ...............
lot last summer. You.........................(move) flat last month.
.............................................. ..............................................................................................
.............................................. ...............
................. ..............................................................................................
.............................................. ...............
.............................................. I..........................(play) tennis with my friend yesterday.
................. ..............................................................................................
He.........................(visit) his ...............
grandparents last week. ..............................................................................................
.............................................. ...............
..............................................
.................
..............................................
..............................................
.................
She.........................(clean)
the house last week.
..............................................
..............................................
.................
..............................................
..............................................
.................
You.........................(drop) a
glass yesterday.
..............................................
..............................................
.................
..............................................
..............................................
.................
They.........................(stay)
at a hotel in Turkey last
year.
..............................................
..............................................
 Put the words in correct order and make positive
sentences, negative sentences or questions.

1. went - last Saturday - Mr. Flores - late -

to bed
.
2. to Los Angeles - two days ago -
flew - for holiday - My uncle
.
3. apply - Did - after school - for the
job - your sister -at the Italian
restaurant
. 18. too expensive - buy the dress - She
4. addition - taught - yesterday - Our - was - because - didn’t - it
maths teacher .
.
5. melons - you - from the supermarket -
How
many - buy - 19. The police - stole - her - she - because -
did arrested
. - a sports car
6. parasailing - Mark and Paul - last .
summer - tried 20. closed - went - his shop - early -
. Benjamin - home - and - today
7. yesterday afternoon - tidied - My elder .
sister - her room 21. money - last month - earn - did -
. How much - you
8. did - go jogging - Emily and .
Donna - this morning - Where 22. to stay in bed - and - The doctor -
. told her - Mrs. Lopez - examined
9. in my class - the ceremony - last .
Monday - All the students - 23. eggplants and tomatoes - last summer
attended - grew - Mr. and Mrs. White
. .
10. late - he - hurried - was - because - Mr.
Harris - for work
. .
11. did - Who - at the family gathering 17. won - last week - 3-2 - Our football
- see - last Sunday - you team - the match
. .
12. that comedy film - laugh a lot - Did -
watched - you - you -when
.
13. the Andersons - their lunch - Where -
have - did
.
14. 11 years old - in Newcastle - Kimberly -
when - lived - she was
.
15. showed - me - a few weeks ago -
Jeffrey - his secret chest
.
16. you - What time - yesterday - start -
did - doing homework
24. three months ago - his house - to
London - sold
- her - Our neighbour - moved
.
25. the door - I - the doorbell - hear - didn’t
- didn’t
- I - because - open
.
26. was - but - Ethan - a bit lazy - a smart
boy - was
- he
.
27. left - the door - you - you - last
night - lock - home - Did - before
.
28. Christian - and - out of the window -
a strange man - saw - looked
.
29. drank - when - was - woke up -
midnight - and - Gloria - and - It - a
glass of water
.
30. broccoli - he - Willie - was - eating - a
little boy
- hated - when
.
A. WHAT WERE THEY DOING?
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST
CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. THEN
MATCH THE SENTENCES WITH THE PICTURES.
1.Tim (paint) the walls of the house.
2. John (talk) on the phone with his wife.
3. The dog (run) after the postman.
4. Paul (plant) a tree in his garden.
5. the Smiths (work) in the
factory? No, they weren`t. They
(drive) around town.
6. Ann (shout) at the players.
7. Mr. Smith (test) his eyesight.
8. Chris (sleep) in the garden. He
(rest) after the hard work.
9. Chris (run) up the stairs. He
(run) away from his girlfriend.
10.Jill (not sweep) the stairs. She
(wash) the floor.
11. Mr. Sherlock (look) for
a clue to solve the mystery.
12.Mason (play) snooker with his friend.

13. Mr. Brown (do) all the housework. He

(feel) tired.
14.Jack (watch) TV and he (eat)
chocolates.
15. the soldier (write) a letter? No,
he wasn`t. He (run).
16. Jill (have) a hot bath. She also
(read) a book.
17.Paul (work) at the petrol station.
18.Peter and his girlfriend (argue) about
their wedding.
19. Janet (make) the carnival costumes.
She loves making clothes.
20. Grandma (knit) a scarf for her grandson.
21. the kids (watch) TV? No,
they weren`t. They (listen) to a story.
22. Paul (not work). He
(have) lunch.
23. The postman (deliver) all the mail.
24. The men (freeze) because it was
very cold.
 It’s used to talk about We often use this We also use it to
an action in progress tense to talk about tall about an action
at a certain time in two simultaneous in progress
Past of to be+ the –ing form of the verb the past. actions. interrupted by
another past
action.
At 7 pm they She was
It is very often used Verbs of thinking, liking, were watching coking dinner while
with this tense, but being and possession are a terror film on the children were The light went out
“when” is also not used in continuous television. doing their while I was
possible. forms. homework. watching my
favourite cartoon.

Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the past
continuous or the past simple of one of the verbs in the
notebook.
1. Lisa …………………….. when her mum.........................home.
2. While Ann...........................at the hairdresser’s, her boyfriend
…...............................her a text message.
3. At 6 pm Alice...........................lots of presents for her family.
4. While Bob and Helen……………….. for the bus
it……………….. to rain.
5. While Stella...........................to her boyfriend the waitress
….....................them an exotic drink.
6. At 5 o’clock, Paul……………….. his office and
Anna……………….. on her mobile phone.
7. At 10 am Laura..........................a speech to her employees at
her office.
8. While Sue...........................under a tree in the park her little
cat.......................................her.
9. When Linda…………………breakfast the doorbell ……………….. .
10. Rob and Liz…………….. in the park when I...................them.
11. Frank and Sandra.....................a cup of coffee while they
….........................the sun go down.
12. When I …………….. into the café Lana...................food and
drinks to the customers.
13. While Tina………….. at a dress her husband..............a pile of
packets.
14. At 11 am Tim and Bella..........................in the town centre.
15. At 12:30 my sister...........................on a bench in the park
reading the newspaper.
16. Helen her…………………. hair when mum.....................her
for dinner.
17. Paul ………….…….. to Amanda while she...................the piano.
18. Lucy............................on platform 2 when her train arrived at
the station.
19. Anna …………….. asleep while she...............on her hammock.
20. When Susan..............................back from the shops her
motorbike................................down.
21. The three girls.........................an agreement after talking for
over two hours.
Simple Past Simple Past-Past Continuous
1. The girls…..............(go) to bed early last night. 1. We......................(not/go) to school on Thursday
2. Peter....................(not/catch) the 8.00 bus because it.........................(snow) heavily all day
because he..................(leave) home late. long.
3. What time ………........................... 2. She........................(still/cook) when her friends
(the play/begin)? …......................(arrive).
4. Mrs Baker….....................(teach) 3. He.......................(take) a bath when
in our school for eleven years. the lights..........................(go) out.
5. How long ago………………. 4. The Smiths…....................(pack)
(you/meet) your best friend? their suitcases….....................(get)
6. She.........................(wake) up because she into their car and…....................(drive) away.
………….. (hear) a strange noise. 5. They…..........................(run) round the block
7. Betty…................(call) him as soon as when I.......................(see) them.
she..................(read) the bad news. 6.................................(he/surf) the net when the
8. Dad….................(forget) to take out the rubbish boss......................(ask) for him?
on his way out. 7. They…....................(travel) all night long so
9. Mum.....................(not/let) the kids they……………(be) exhausted and ………………
go out to play. (decide) to stop and have a rest.
10. They.......................(sing) very 8. The children…....................(jump) up and down
beautifully at the show last night. on their beds when their father.....................(enter)
11. I’m really sorry!I……………….. their room.
(not/mean) to hurt you.It.................(be) just a joke. 9...............................She (find) her earring while she
…................(mop) under the bed.
10...............................Jill (sell) her house last month
and.......................(move) to Australia to live with
Past Continuous her fiancé.
1. The boys…....................(draw) pictures while 11.-What…........................(you/do)
they…..................(listen) to the fairy tale. when the fire alarm….....................(go) off?
2. Helen…..................(watch) her 12.-I.........................(prepare) dinner
favourite cartoon programme at 10.30. for the family.
3. They......................(walk) hand in hand 13.-And what….........................(you/do)?
as they….....................(go) down the street. 14-I........................(grab) the kids and
4. She......................(study) all night long ……………(run) down the stairs.
5.-What…..........................(you/do) 15. Margaret…....................(fall) down as
at 7.15 yesterday evening? she.................................(mount) the horse.
6-I....................(have) a lesson 16. When…......................(he/last/take) a test?
at my dance school. Last June, I think.
7. Pam…................(hide) while her 17. The pilot….....................(fly) the plane when he
little brother........................(try) to find her …....................(see) a flock of birds coming
8. We………………..(sing) as dad…………….. towards it.He......................(try) to avoid
(drive). them and he.........................(lose) control of the
9...........................(he/work) at the time of the plane.
earthquake?No,he wasn’t.He.........................(head) 18. Who…......................(turn) off the lights while
for the bus stop. I.....................(come) in?
10. While the baby….....................(sleep) mother 19. She........................(look) out of the window
….................(do) the gardening. when the accident…....................(happen).
11. She.....................(skip) the rope while 20. He.......................(lend) me the money as soon
he........................(wait) for his turn. as I.....................(ask) him to.
12. The shop assistant …………………… 21. The waiter…..............(take) their order and
(tidy) some shelves at the time of the robbery. …..................(leave).
 PAST CONTINUOUS
 Find your square by rolling your die twice. The
1st roll determines the number on the top. The 2nd
roll determines the number on the left. Talk about
WHAT YOU WERE DOING at that
time. Your classmates will ask you follow-up
questions. Your classmates can choose any time to
ask you about if you land on “Choose any time”.

(A) What were you doing (at) …?”

(B) I was watching TV.
(A) What program were you watching?

1 2 3 4 5 6

… a few … an … at … at … at

1 8:00 7:30 noon

Choos minutes hour
e any ago? ago?
last this yesterday?
night? morning?

… half … at … at … at … at

2 4:30 1:30 10:00

an hour midnight
ago? Choos
yesterday last night? e any yesterday last
afternoon? afternoon? night?

… a few … at … at … at … five

3 6:45 3:00 1:00

minutes minutes Choos
before ago?
this yesterday this e any
class
started? morning? afternoon? morning?

… at … two … at … at … at

4 8:30 5:00 sunrise 2:00

Choos hours
e any ago? this
this this yesterday
morning? morning? morning? afternoon?

… at … twenty- … at … an … at

5 5:30 hour
four
hours
10:30 before Choos 9:30
yesterday yesterday class e any this
ago?
afternoon? morning? started? morning?

… at … at … ten … at … at

6 sunset 2:30 3:00 11:30

Choos hours
last night? e any ago?
yesterday this yesterday
afternoon? morning? morning?

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