worked/got/went etc. (past simple) They watch television every evening. (present simple) They watched television yesterday evening. (past simple) watched is the past simple: I/we/you/they lae/she/it wa tched 11.1 11.2 The past simple is often -ed (regular verbs). For example: work —» worked clean —> cleaned start —> started stay —> stayed arrive —> arrived dance —> danced • I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth. • Terry worked in a bank from 1986 to 1993. • Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime. • We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party finished at midnight. Spelling (=$> Appendix 5): try —> tried study —> studied copy —> copied stop —> stopped plan —> planned Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The past simple is not -ed. Here are some important irregular verbs (see also Appendix 2-3): begin —> began fall -» break broke find bring brought fly build built forget buy bought get catch caught give come came g° do did have drink drank hear eat ate know found flew forgot got gave went had heard knew leave -> left lose make meet pay put read ring say see lost made met paid put read / red/* rang said saw sell sit sleep speak stand take tell think win write sold sat slept spoke stood took told thought won wrote 11.4 • I usually get up early but this morning I got up at 9.30. • We did a lot of work yesterday. • Caroline went to the cinema three times last week. • Jim came into the room, took off his coat and sat down. 11.5 was/were I didn't ... / Did you ... ? (negative and questions) EXERCISES Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple: clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want 1 I my teeth three times yesterday. 2 It was hot in the room, so I......................................the window. 3 The concert......................................at 7.30 and......................................at 10 o'clock. 4 When I was a child, I......................................to be a doctor. 5 The accident......................................last Sunday afternoon. 6 It s a nice day today but yesterday it......................................all day. 7 We......................................our holiday last year. We......................................at a very nice place. 8 Ann's grandfather......................................when he was 90 years old. UNIT 11 Write the past simple of these verbs. 1 get ..... 2 see .............................. 3 play ........................... 4 pay 5 visit 6 buy 7 go ................................ 10 know 8 think ......................... 11 put ... 9 copy .......................... 12 speak 11.3 Read about Lisa's journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form. Last Tuesday Lisa (1) ifl^L from London to Madrid. She (2).........................up at six o'clock in the morning and (3).........................a cup of coffee. At 6.30 she (4).........................home and (5).........................to the airport. When she (6)........................., she (7).........................the car and then (8).........................to the airport cafe where she (9).........................breakfast. Then she (10).........................through passport control and (11).........................for her flight. The plane (12)......................... on time and (13).........................in Madrid two hours later. Finally she (14).........................a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid. fly, get have leave, drive arrive, park, go have, go wait, depart arrive take Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week etc.). 1 Jim always goes to work by car. Yesterday .M.W^.M.W^...^«W:.t. 2 Rachel often loses her keys. She...................................................................................................................last week. 3 Kate meets her friends every evening. She ........................................................................yesterday evening. 4 I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I............................................................................................... 5 We usually go to the cinema on Sundays. Last Sunday we................................................................................. 6 I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ................................................................................................................................. 7 Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning he............................................................................. 8 Our friends come to see us every Friday. They................................................................................last Friday. Write sentences about what you did yesterday. 1 .. A. .P^Ajy . voLL^balt. 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