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Played Used: The Past Simple Is Used
Played Used: The Past Simple Is Used
USE:
The Past Simple is used:
for events which happened in the past and are now finished;
for regular or habitual actions in the past;
The Past Simple often occurs with time expressions:
yesterday last month/week/year/ night in 1987/in 2008 from 1997 to 2000/ from 1776
to 1779 ago in the 18th century/ in the 20th century in those days -
FORM:
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
VERB:
play
watch
want
show
ed
etc.
NOTE:
when the verb ends in e just add d: likeliked/ use used
when the verb ends in consonant + y the y disappears and you add ied:
trytried / carry carried / cry cried
when the verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant you must repeat the last
consonant and add ed: travel travelled (but not all the verbs suffer this
transformation!!)
played
watched
wanted
showed
etc.
Verb + d
Verb + ied
Verb + consonant +
ed
B. Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Last week I _____________ (call) my grandmother.
2. She ______________ (like) my phone call.
3. My cousin Mary is a TV reporter. Yesterday she _______________ (interview) Cristiano
Ronaldo.
4. In 2006 my family and I _____________ (visit) our friends from Belize.
5. He ____________ (hate) chocolate when he was younger.
6. Bob ________________ (travel) to Spain last summer.
7. Mike _____________ (arrive) at school at 8.30. Classes _________ (start) at 8.45.
8. This morning she __________ (plan) to arrive earlier at the party but she didnt so she
________________ (telephone) her aunt.
9. We ______________ (hurry) to the train station because.
10. Yesterday the museum _______________ (open) at 10 am.
C. Tick () the sentences that refer to past actions.
1. Mary works in a restaurant.
2. Last weekend John played the piano.
3. He studied a lot for the test.
4. I usually watch TV in the morning.
5. In the evening they watched TV and listened to music.
6. I always study for the English tests.
7. Robert rested for half an hour.
8. My mum seldom cooks dinner before 8 pm.
9. We travelled to the island of Madeira in 2007.
10. They have got a lovely baby brother.