Worksheet: Past Simple

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Pronounciation of the - E D (past simple)
The -ed ending can be pronounced in 3 different ways: /id/, /t/ or /d/.

If the verb ends in the sound /t/ or /d/, you pronounce the -ed ending /id/.

- invite /invait/ invited /invaitid/

If the verb ends in a voiceless consonant sound apart from /t/, you pronounce the -ed ending

/t/.
- stop /stop/ stopped /stopt/

If the verb ends in a voiced consonant sound apart from /d/, or a vowel, you pronounce the -ed

ending /d/.
- call /ko:l/ called /ko:ld/

B.Make the past simple, positive, negative or question:

1. Where _______________________ (she / go)?
2. What _______________________ (you / do)?
3. He _______________________ (work) in a bank.
4. You _______________________ (not / call) me.
5. _______________________ (you / wear) your red dress?
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6. He _______________________ (not / read) that book.

7. _______________________ (you / go)?
8. _______________________ (she / study) last night?
9. _______________________ (we / arrive) last?
10. Who _______________________ (you / meet)?
11. _______________________ (they / come) to the party?
12. She _______________________ (not / meet) him.
13. _______________________ (she / go)?
14. You _______________________ (meet) a friend.
15. Which _______________________ (you / like)?
16. I _______________________ (not / forget) your book.
17. What _______________________ (he / do) at the weekend?
18. She _______________________ (not / like) chocolate.
19. What _______________________ (you / buy) yesterday?
20. _______________________ (you / have) a good holiday?

C.Complete the the e-mail with the verbs in brackets.

Dear Jane,
How are you doing? I feel miserable, I must admit. And I'm going to tell you why.
Yesterday I ..................... (do) my homework, ..................... (tidy) my bedroom and
..................... (decide) to go out. The weather ..................... (be) perfect and so I .....................
(go) to the park. And do you know who I ..................... (see) there? Jason, my boyfriend. I
..................... (want) to say hello to him, but then I ..................... (stop), because I .....................
(can) see a girl coming to him. Guess what ..................... (happen). They ..................... (meet) in
the middle of the road and he ..................... (kiss) her. My Jason! Jason and I ..................... (be)
in the park three times and he never ..................... (try) to kiss me!
I didn't know what to do. I just ..................... (run) away. When I ..................... (come) back
home, I ..................... (cry). Just a little bit, you know. Then I ..................... (say) to myself:
Forget about Jason. There's plenty more fish in the sea!
What do you think of him? Is he worth it? Please, write back soon.

Love, Bea
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