VERBOS NO PASSADO

1. Look at the pictures. Where were these people at 3 0’clock yesterday afternoon ?

1. George was in bed 2. Carol and Jack were in the cinema / at the cinema.3. Sue was at the station.4. Mr and Mrs Baker were in a restaurant / at a restaurant.5. Ben was on the beach / on a beach / at the seaside / by the sea.5. And you ? I was at home ( example answer)

2. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.3. I am hungry. Can I have something to eat ?4. I was hungry last night, so I had something to eat.5. Where were you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning ?6. Don’t buy those shoes. They are too expensive.7. Why were you so angry yesterday?

8. We must go now. It is very late. 9. This time last year I was in Paris. 10. We were tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed. 11. Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He was a famous film star. 12. ‘Where are the children?’ ‘I don’t know. They were in the garden ten minutes ago.”

3. Put in was / wasn’t / were / weren’t.

1. We didn’t like our hotel room. It was very small and it wasn’t very clean.2. Kate got married when she was 24 years old.3. I phoned you yesterday evening but you weren’t at home. Where were you ?4. George wasn’t at work last week because he was ill. He’s better now.5. The shops weren’t open yesterday because it was a public holiday.6. “ Were you at home at 9.30?’ ”No, I wasn’t I was at work.

4. Write questions.

2. Were they friendly ? 3. Was it difficult ? 4. Were they expensive ? 5. Was it interesting ?

5. Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple : clean / die / enjoy / finish / happen / live / open / play / rain / smoke / start / stay / want / watch

1) Yesterday evening I watched television.2) I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.3) Bernard smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday evening.4) The concert last night started at 7.30 and finished at 10 O clock.5) The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.6) When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor.7) Mozart lived from 1756 to 1791.8) We enjoyed our holiday last year. We stayed at a very good hotel.

9) Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it rained. 10 ) It was hot in the room, so I opened the window. 11) The weather was good yesterday afternoon, so we played tennis. 12) William Shakespeare died in 1616.

6. Write the past of these verbs.

Get got / Eat ate Give gave / Leave leff Hear heard / Find found Tell told / Lose lost Pay paid / Make made See saw / Go went Buy bought / Know knew Do did / Put put Think thought / Speak spoke Stand stood / Take took

7. Write Sentences About The Past (Yesterday / Last Week etc) .

1) He always goes to work by car. Yesterday he went to work by car .

2) They always get up early. This morning they got up early.3) Bill often loses his keys. He lost his keys last Saturday.4) I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week I wrote a letter to Jane.5) She meets her friends every evening. She met her friends yesterday evening.6) I usually read two newspapers every day.I read two newspapers yesterday.7) They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday they came to my house.8) We usually go to the cinema on Sunday. We went to the cinema last Sunday.9) Tom always has a shower in the morning. Tom had a shower this morning.10) They buy a new car every day. Yesterday They bought a new car.11) I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ate an orange.12) We usually do our shopping on Monday. We did our shopping last Monday.13) Ann often takes photographs. Last weekend Ann took (some) photographs.14) We leave home at 8.30 every morning. We left home at 8.30 this morning.

8. Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.

1) I saw John but I didn’t see Mary.2) They worked on Monday but they didn’t work on Tuesday.3) We went to the shop but we didn’t go to the bank.4) She had a pen but she didn’t have any paper.5) Jack did French at school but he didn’t do German.

Comentário : Observe que na forma afirmativa o verbo principal sofre alteração na sua escrita. Porém , ao escrever a frase na forma negative, o verbo principal não sofre alteração na sua escrita, ou seja, ele é escrito conforme sua forma básica devido o mesmo ser acompanhado pelo verbo auxiliar DID.

9. You are asking somebody questions. Write questions with did…?

1) I watched TV last night. And you ? Did you watch TV last night ?2) I enjoyed the party. And you ? Did you enjoy the party ?3) I had a good holiday. And you ? Did you have a good holiday ?4) I got up early this morning. And you ? Did you get up early this morning ?5) I slept well last night. And you ? Did you sleep well last night ?

Comentário : Observe que na forma afirmativa o verbo principal sofre alteração na sua escrita. Porém , ao escrever a frase na forma interrogativa, o verbo principal não sofre alteração na sua escrita, ou seja, ele é escrito conforme sua forma básica devido o mesmo ser acompanhado pelo verbo auxiliar DID.

10.What did you do yesterday ? ( Your sentence can be positive or negative.)

1) ( watch TV ) I watched TV yesterday. ( or I didn’t watch TV yesterday .)

2) (get up before 7.30) I got up before 7.30 / or / I didn’t get up before 7.30.3) (have a shower) I had a shower. / or / I didn’t have a shower.4) (buy a magazine) I bought a magazine . / or / I didn’t buy a magazine.5) (speak English ) I spoke English. / or / I didn’t speak English.6) (do an examination) I did an examination. / or / I didn’t do an examination.7) (eat meat) I ate meat . / or / I didn’t eat meat.8) (go to bed before 10.30) I went to bed before 10.30. / or / I didn’t go to bed before 10.30.

11.Write questions with who/ what/how/why…?

1) I met somebody. Who did you meet ? 2) Harry arrived. What time did Harry arrive ?3) I saw somebody. Who did you see ?4) They wanted something. What did they want ?5) The meeting finished. What time did the meeting / it finish ?6) Pat went home early. Why did Pat / She go home early ?7) We had dinner. What did you have for dinner ?8) It cost a lot of money. How much did it cost ?

12.Put the verb in the correct form of the past ( positive, negative or question).

1) I played (play) tennis yesterday but I didn’t win (not /win ) .2) We waited (wait) a long time for the bus it didn’t come . ( not / come ).3) That’s a nice shirt. Where did you buy (you/buy) it ?4) She saw (see) me but she didn’t speak (not/ speak) to me.5) “ Did it rain ( it/ rain) yesterday?’ “No, it was a nice day.’6) That was a stupid thing to do. Why did you do ( you/do) it ?