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Prof. Me.Carlos Vincius

VVincius VVinciusCurso Tcnico em Informtica

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SIMPLE PAST

The simple past tense

This page will present the simple past tense:

its form

and its use.

Before you continue the lesson read the following passage and try to see how the verbs are formed and used.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five years old and wrote more than

600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died.

The verbs "was, lived,started, wrote, died" are in the simple past tense.

Notice that:

lived, started,died are regular past forms.

was, wrote are irregular past forms.

Regular verbs:

The verbs "lived, started, died" are regular past forms. The rule is the following:

Verb + ed

Examples:

The infinitive The simple past

live lived

Start started

Die died

Visit visited

Play played

Watch watched

Phone phoned

Marry married

Irregular verbs:

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The verbs "was, wrote" are irregular past forms. "Was" is the simple past of "to be"; "wrote" is the simple pastof "write.

There is no rule for these verbs. You should learn them by heart.

The infinitive The simple past

Be was/were

Write Wrote

Come Came

Do Did

Meet Met

Speak Spoke

As you can see we can not predict the simple past forms of these verbs. They are irregular. You should learn

them by heart.

The forms of the simple past:

The Affirmative form of the simple past:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

played.

wrotedid.

Examples:

I played tennis with my friends yesterday.

I finished lunch and I did my homework.

The interrogative form of the simple past:

Did I, you, he, she, it, we, they

Play?

write

do?

Examples:

Did you play basketball yesterday?

Did you watch television?

Did you do the homework?

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Prof. Me.Carlos Vincius

VVincius VVinciusCurso Tcnico em Informtica

Nome: N0: TU:

SIMPLE PAST

The negative form of the simple past:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they did not/didn't

play

write

do

I didn't like the food in the wedding last Saturday.

I didn't eat it.

Remember:

didn'tis the short form ofdid not. You can say either:

Idid not

play basketball, or I didn'tplay basketball.

Referncia: http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-simple-past.php

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) ____ to England on holiday.

2. It (be) ____ fantastic.

3. I (vist) _____ lots of interesting places. I (be) ____ with two friends of mine .

4. In the mornings we (walk) ____ in the streets of London.

5. In the evenings we (go) _____ to pubs.6. The weather (be) _____ strangely fine.

7. It (not / rain) _____ a lot.

8. But we (see) _____ some beautiful rainbows.

9. Where (spend / you) _____ your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive Simple Past

1. Meet .

2. Drive .

3. Speak .

4. Put .

5. Write .

6. Sing .

7. Do .

8. Sit .

9. Stand .

10. Run .

Complete the table in simple past.

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Affirmative Negative Interrogative

He wrote a book.

He did not singWas she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. _____________________

2. They bring a sandwitch. ______________________

3. He doesn't do the homework. ___________________

4. They sell cars. _______________________

5. Does he visit his friends? _____________________

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus _______________________

2. she / tidy / her room _______________________

3. Nancy / watch / not / television _______________

4. she / read / a book _____________________

Choose "Was or "Were:

1. The teacher nice. _________________________

2. The students very clever. ____________________3. But one student in trouble. ___________________

4. We sorry for him. ________________________

5. He nice though. ___________________________