6.Past Simple 5 Pages

1. Complete the table with the following verbs.
close, drop,study,marry,cancel,smile,try,
plan,look,rob,stay,race, enjoy,water
Open- opened Look – looked. Water– watered
Live – lived  close – closed,smile –smiled,
race – raced .
Fry – fried Study – studied. Marry– married,
try - tried .
Play – played Stay – stayed. Enjoy - enjoyed
Stop – stopped drop – dropped.plan–planned,
rob - robbed .
Travel - travelled Cancel - cancelled .
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Write the past simple form of the verbs below
tthen put them intothe correct category.
1 need needed 7 dust dusted
2 wash washed 8 like liked
3 live lived 9 pick picked
4 invent invented 10 move moved
5 enjoy enjoyed 11 kiss kissed
6 climb climbed 12 use used
/Id/ /t/ /d/
 needed
invented .
dusted .
.
.
 washed
liked .
picked .
kissed .
.
 lived
enjoved .
climbed .
moved .
used .
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Complete the table with the past simple of
the verbsin the list.Then, usingthe verbs,fill
in the blanks in sentences1- 10.
Mop,celebrate, sing, make, buy, do, fall, be,
watch,write
regular irregular
 mopped,
celebrated .
watched .
.
.
Sang,made, .
bought,did,fell, .
was/were,wrote
.
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1 Johnny  mopped the kitchen flooryesterday.
2 Albert Einstein was a brilliantscientist.
3 Karen made a cake last Tuesday.
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4 Sheila bought a newcomputer three days ago.
5 Amanda did her laundry last night.
6 Steve and Robert sang in the school
concert yesterday.
7 Dan fell and hurt his arm.
8 WilliamShakespeare wrote many
famous Saturday.
9 Maria celebrated her 16th
birthday
last Saturday.
10 Matthew watched his favourite TV
programmer last night .
Look at what Ginger did last Saturday and.
make sentences.
tidy her room 
water the plants 
go shopping 
do her homework 
play tennis with Sarah 
have lunch 
take out the rubbish 
watch a film on TV 
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1 Last Saturday, Ginger tidied her room.
2 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t water the plants.
3 Last Saturday Ginger went shopping.
4 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t doher homework.
5 Last Saturday Ginger playedtenniswithSarah.
6 Last Saturday Ginger had lunch.
7 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t take out the rubbish.
8 Last Saturday Ginger watcheda filmonTV.
Write sentences about yourself. Use the
expressions. (Suggested Answers)
● two says ago ● last night ● last month
● in 2006 ● last week
1 I went to a concert two days ago.
2 I did my homework last nigh .
3 I bought a camera last month .
4 I went to Italy with my family in 2006 .
5 I played tennis with my friends last week .
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2. Write sentences about yourself. Use the
verbs in brackets. Use the
past simple.
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Lee Falk 1)  created (create)
the comic book superhero, ‘The Phantom’. The
Phantom first 2) appeared (appear) in a newspaper
comic strip in 1936. He soon 3) became . (become)
one of America’s most loved superheroes!
The Phantom 4) lived (live) alone in the jungles of
Africa. He 5) chose (choose) to become a superhero
because he 6) wanted (want) to help people in danger.
The Phantom 7) wore (wear) a purple costume and
was very strong but he 8) didn’t have (not/have)
any super– human abilities. He 9) didn’t like .
(not/like) criminals and 10) fought (fight) with
them all the time. He 11) helped (help) people
who 12) needed (need) him.
A popular TV series and a Hollywood film 13) followed
(follow) the successful comic.
b) Use the words to make questions about
The Phantom. Then write the answers.
1 Lee Falk/create/The Phantom?
Did Lee Falk create The Phantom? .
Yes, he did.
2 The Phantom/appear/in 1936?
DidThe Phantom appear in 1936? Yes, he did.
3 he/live/in Africa?
Didhe live in Africa? Yes, he did.
4 he/have/super-human/abilities?
Didhe have any super-human/abilities? No, he didn’t.
5 he/like/criminals?
Didhe like criminals? No, he didn’t.
6 he/help/people?
Didhe help people? Yes, he did.
7 a TV series/follow/the comic?
Dida TV series follow the comic? Yes, he did.
Put the verbs into the past simple, then
match the questions to the answers.
1 What time  did youwakeup (you/wake up)
this morning?
2 When did he finish (he/finish) university?
3 Why did they go (they/go) to London?
4 What did you have (you/have) for breakfast?
5 When did Tom start (Tom/start) playing
the piano?
6 Who did Emily invite (Emily/invite)
to the barbecue?
At 7 o’clock Shelly and Robert.
Two years ago. Cereal.
When he was 6. For business.
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f 3
d 6a 1
c 5
e 4b 2
Complete the questionswiththe verbsbelow.
Then choose the correct answer.
● come ● appear ● work ● write
● grow up ● create
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1 Which yeardid‘Daredevil’first appear
in comics ?
A 1961 Ⓑ 1964
2 Where did Superman grow up?
Ⓐ Smallville B Krypton
3 Which character(s) did Stan Lee create
in 1961?
Ⓐ The FantasticFor B Superman
4 Where did Stan Lee work after he left school?
A In a restaurant
Ⓑ In a publishingcompany
5 Where did Superman come from?
A Earth Ⓑ Space
6 When did Stan Lee write hisfirststory?
A in1922 Ⓑ in1941

3. SpellingRules
● Verbsendingin –e take only –d.
Dance– danced
● Verbsendingin a consonant + y’
Drop the –y and take –ied. Try – tried
● Verbsendingin a vowel + y, take
-ed. Stay – stayed
● Verbsendinginone stressedvowel
Betweentwo consonants, double
the last consonantsbefore the –ed.
stop - stopped
BUT open – opened
● Verbsendingin –l,double the l before
Thay take –ed.
quarrel – quarreled
Pronunciation
The suffix -ed ispronounced:
● /Id/ whenthe verbsendin /t/ or / d /
Sound. Wanted, visited, needed
PeterParkerbwasa One day,a strange spider WhenPetergot home The next morning,Peter
Cleveryoung man bit him.Peterlooked at that night, he feltill. Looked and feltvery
Who likedscience hishand and saw a big different.He was a
At school. Cut. Superhero!Spider-Man!
Regular Verbs
Affirmative
I / You / He / She / It / We / They cooked
Negative
I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t cook
Interrogative
Did I / You/ He / She / It / We / They cook ?
Short Answers
Yes, I / You / He / She / It / We / They did./
No, I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t
● /t/ whenthe verbsendina /k/, /s/ , /tʃ/ , /ʃ/ , /f/ , or /p/
sound.
cooked, kissed, watched, finished, laughed,stepped
● /d/ whenthe verbsendsinanyothersound.
arrived , opened,snowed,rubbed
Use
We use the past simple to talkabout:
● actions which happenedat a particular time in the past.
the time is eithermentionedor implied.
They spenttheir holidaysin Mexico
last winter. (When?Lastwinter;
the time ismentioned ).
They had a nice time there. (When?
Whentheywere inMexico;the time
is implied. )
● actions that happened
immediatelyone after
the other.
First she answered the
phoneandthenshewrote
down themessage.
● people whoare no longer alive.
Elvis Presley sangmany greatsongs.
(ElvisPresleyisdead. )
lrregular Verbs
lrregularverbsdonot fromthe past simple byadding–ed.
have– had , bring– brought,leave – left
Time expressionsusedwiththe past simple: yesterday,the day
Before yesterday,lastweek/month/year,twohours/days/weeks/
Months/year ago , when,then,in2003, etc.

4.  cook dinneryesterday
doyou homeworklast
Night
go ona picniclastweek
playinthe park yesterday
afternoon
 go to the cinemalast
Saturday
have breakfastyesterday
morning
 do the shoppinglastFriday
 go on holidaylastyear
Put the verb in brackets into the
past simple.
1. A: what  did you have ( you/
have ) forlunch ?
B : I ate ( eat ) a sandwich.
2. A: Did you take ( you/take )
any photosof Sally’sbirthday
Party?
B: No,I didn’thave .
( not/have ) mycamera withme.
3. A: Didtheygo ( they/ go )
out lastnight?
B: No,they stayed ( stay ) in
and chatted ( chat ) online
withfriends.
4. A: How didJohn get ( John/get )
to the airport yesterday ?
B: He took ( take ) a taxi.
5. A: Where did yougo
( you/go ) afterschool yesterday?
B: I went ( go ) to the library
and thenI played ( play )
basketball withfriends.
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( Keyto Speaking Activities )
a ) In pairs, ask and answer question,as in the example.
Use the phrasesbelow.
Speaking
 A:Did youcook dinneryesterday?
B: Yes, I did./No,Ididn’t.
b ) Tell the class what your partner did/didn’tdo.
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( Keyto Speaking Activities )
Use picture A – D to write Alek’sdream. Use the past simple
Tense.Use the ideasto helpyou.
Writing
● Alex andFelix/gofishing/yesterdayafternoon
● Suddenly/theirboat/hitsome rocks
● theystart to panic/andbegintoyell forhelp
● Superkid/hear/theboys/andgrabhiscape
● Superkid/flyquickly/ tothe boys
● When/AlexandFelix seeSuperkid/theybe veryhappy
● Superkid/pickthemup/andflythem totheirparents
● Alex andFelix’sparents/shout/forjoy
Put the words inthe correct
order to make sentences.
1. Stevenand Jim/hang/with/didn’t/
out/night/friends/last
StevenandJimdidn’thangout
Withfriendslastnight.
2. bed/made/this/he/his/morning
He made hisbedthismorning
3. around/she/did/help/house/
yesterday/the?
Didshe helparoundthe house
Yesterday?
4. buy/a/Bill/didn’t/camera/last
week
Bill didn’tbuya cameralast week.
5. last/Madrid/visit/did/year/they
DidtheyvisitMadridlast year.
6. I/great/had/party/a/last/month
I had a great partylast month.
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A B
C D
 Alex and Felix wentfishing yesterday afternoon.
Suddenly,…

5. 
Affirmative I/You/He/She/It/We/They usedtoexercise.
Negative I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’tusedtoexercise.
Interrogative Did I/You/He/She/It/We/They usedtoexercise?
Short Answers
Yes,I/You/He/She/It/We/They did.
No, I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t.
He used to ride a bicycle
 usedto isusedto talkabout past habits or thingsthathappenedregularly when he wasyoung.Nowhe
inthe pastbut theyno longerhappen. Drives a car.
He used to eat a lot of chocolatewhen he wasa kid. ( he doesn’tdothat any more)
 We alsouse usedto forthingsthat were true buttheyare not true any more.
Sheused to havelong hairwhen she wasa child. ( Now she hasshort hair. )
 We can use the past simple insteadof usedtowithno difference in meaning.
He used to wear glasses.He woreglasses.
BUT She flewto NewYork yesterday. ( NOT:used to fly – single pastaction)
Form
Usedto is alwaysa pastform.It has no presentfromIthas the same forminall personssingular
and plural inthe affirmative. Iused to play football.Anna used to exercise a lot.
The questionfromis Did ( you ) use to …? Did Anna useto study long hours?
The negative fromis ( I ) didn’tuse to …?Josh didn’tuse to get up early.
Macth verbs 1-6 withwords/phrases a-f , thenwrite sentencesaboutAmy whenshe was younger.
Use usedto/didn’t use to
1 C
2 f
3 a
4 e
5 d
6 b
1
have a to bedlate
live b comic books
not go c longhair
not play d fish
not eat e computergames
read f ina big house
1  Amy used to havelong hair.
2 Amy usedtolive ina bighouse .
3 Amy didn’tusedtogo to bedlate .
4 Amy didn’tusedto playcomputergame .
5 Amy didn’tusedto eatfish .
6 Amy usedtoread comicbooks .