PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Regular Verbs
Match the endings

Double consonant
+
+ied +ed +d
ed
Played jumped cried visited

listened watched stoped studied

hurried finished stayed lived

phoned walked brushed carried

liked washed hopped opened

Exercises
Planed
with regular verbs
helped danced chated
 PAST ROUTINES: What did these people do yesterday? Match and complete. Follow the example.

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study play finish

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comb surf brush turn off paint

1) I watched TV all night.
2) He cooked dinner for the whole family.
3) Sarah listened to some music.
4) Michael cleaned the windows.
5) She played football all afternoon.
6) I surfed the Internet all night.
7) Bob phoned his girlfriend from the beach.
8) Carl washed his father’s car.
9) Brian walked his dog.
10) Ben turned off the TV before bed.
11) I painted my front door blue.
12) Kevin worked on his car all day.
13) He shaved before going to work.
14) Mike’s mother combed his hair.
15) I studied hard for the Math test.
16) He helped him with the homework.
17) I stayed in bed because I was sick.
18) He waited a long time for the bus.
19) I finished work at 5 o’clock.
20) Mr. Penn brushed his teeth.

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phone stay shave watch wash

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IRREGULAR VERBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk7pwVYJctE

work listen wait help clean
The past tense verbs that do not ends in –d or ed are called Irregular verbs.
Irregular verbs change spelling.
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1) He slept like a baby.
2) Luke had a nice hot shower.
3) I got up very early.
4) Tom took the bus to school.
5) Grandpa drove me home from school.
6) I did my Math homework.
7) Ben ate a chocolate bar.
8) The boy made a big snowman.
9) He read the newspaper in the morning.
10) I ran to school because I was late.
11) She went home tired after work.
12) Bob left school at 1 pm.
13) The baby drank a bottle of milk.
14) Mike’s father was late for work.
15) He told me a secret.
16) She sold popcorn at the cinema.
17) I saw the dentist in the afternoon.
18) He spent his time playing computer games.
19) Joel sent e-mails to all his friends.
20) Cliff learned how to drive.

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Exercises with Regular and Irregular

What did these people do yesterday? Match and complete. Follow the example
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4 1. Why did the fireman ring the bell? He rang the bell because there 13
was an emergency.
2. Did it rain yesterday? Yes, it rained a lot. Luckily, I had my umbrella.
3. Did he work on Saturday?
Yes, he worked all day at the office.
4. Did Bill ride his bike? Yes. He rode it after school.
5. Where did you find my cat? I found it on a tree.
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6. What did the baby draw? The baby drew a face. 6
7. Did he pass his driver’s test? Yes, he passed it.
8. Did you fail your test again? Yes, sorry. I failed it again.
9. What did Tom have for lunch?
He had a burger and some fries.
10. What did he dream about last night?
17 He dreamt about the new toys he wants.
11. Did you swim fast at the swimming competition? Yes, I swam quite
fast.
12. When did you cut that tree? I cut it yesterday. 9
13. Where did the monster hide? It hid under my bed.
14. What did your son give you for your birthday? He gave me a new
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15. Why did Susan scream? She screamed because she saw a black cat. 15
16. Who did the dog bite? He dog bit the vet.
17. Why did the chef burn dinner? He burnt dinner because he was
talking on the phone.
18. When did you come back from your holidays? I came back this
morning.

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