A.

FORM
1. Look at these sentences and complete the tables below.

a) “What time did your mother call you
yesterday morning?”
“She called me at 6:30.”
b) We moved to Boston two years ago.
c) “Did you go to the beach last weekend?”
“No, I didn’t. I had a wedding party.”
a) “What’s the matter?”
“Someone has broken the window.”
b) I’ve lived here for 8 years.
c) “Have you ever eaten Portuguese food?”
“No, I haven’t, but I’d love to try.”
d) She has just left the party.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I, You, He/ She/

called me at 6:30. I/ You/ We/ They have broken the window.
It, We, They

He/ She/ It _____ ________ the window.

NEGATIVE FORM

I, You, He/ She/ NEGATIVE FORM

It, We, They ________ + _______ me...
I/ You/ We/ They _______ _________ the window.
_
INTERROGATIVE FORM
He/ She/ It _______ _________ the window.
_
What I, you, he/she/
time
______ it, we, they +______ you?
INTERROGATIVE FORM

Remember: _______ I/ you/ we/ they ________ it?

❖ We form the Simple Past of regular verbs How
by adding –ed to the Infinitive. _______ he/ she/ it ________ it?

❖ There are no rules to form the Simple Past

of irregular verbs.
❖ We form the Past Participle of regular verbs
Spelling:
❖ One-syllable verbs ending in a single vowel +
consonant double the consonant.
E.g.: run – fit – fitted; stop – stopped.
❖ Two or more syllable verbs ending in a single
vowel + consonant double the consonant if
the stress is on the final syllable.
E.g.: admit – admitted.
B. USE
1. The Simple past is used to talk about
finished actions in the past.
Remember:
by adding ed. The spelling rules for the
Simple Past also apply for the Past Participle.
B. USE
1. Now write the letter of the sentence
at the top corresponding to each meaning:
→ Unspecified time in the past: __________
→ Experiences in our lives: __________
→ Recent completed actions: __________
→ Events over a period of time: __________
 2. To talk about finished actions, we can use the Simple Past or the Present Perfect. It
often depends on the kind of time expression that is used.
❖ We normally use the Simple Past with
expressions which refer to “a finished
time”:  (some time) ago  yesterday
 last (Sunday...)  in (2009...)  when I
was (young, a child...)  then  just now
C. TIME TO PRACTISE
1. Cross out the wrong verb forms.
1. “Did you see / Have you seen Kimberly?”
“No, she didn’t arrive / hasn’t arrived yet.”
2. Mark had / has had some problems at
school lately.
3. “We had / have had a cup of tea after doing
the homework and then we caught / have
caught the bus to the gym.”
4. “Did you enjoy / Have you enjoyed the
party last night?”
5. They have already gone / already went to
the supermarket.
6. “Anna, let’s go.” “I can’t go now. I didn’t
finish /haven’t finished my homework yet.”
7. “Oh dear, last month I lost/ have lost my
umbrella and now I just lost/ have just lost
my cardigan.”
8. “Let’s see another film. I already saw /
have already seen this one.”
9. “I didn’t see / have not seen much of Fiona
lately.” “I saw / have seen her last week at
the movies.”
10. “That man is always at the bus stop when we
go to school. I often wondered / have
often wondered what he does for a living.”
11. “You had / have had an envelope, didn’t
you?” “Oh dear, I left / have left it on the
train. What shall I do? “Let’s go back. The
train didn’t leave / hasn’t left yet.
Hurry up!”
❖ We normally use the Present Perfect with
expressions which refer to “any time up
to now”:
 ever  never  before  just  often
 recently  already  yet since for
2. Simple Past or Present Perfect?
Complete the dialogue.
Mark: Sinead, we ___________________
(be) here for hours! Are you sure this is
the right place?
Sinead: Yeah, I ____________________
(talk) to Kate yesterday and she _______
________ (say) we’d meet at Starbucks’.
Mark: Ok! Let’s order something then.
I’m starving. I ________________________
(eat not) anything since lunch.
Sinead: Me neither. Say, ______________
________________ (ever/ try) blueberry
scones?
Mark: Nope! Would you like some?
Sinead: Hmm…, I don’t think so. I ______
________ (have) blueberry pie for dinner
yesterday. I think I’ll have a brownie. I
__________________________ (have not)
one for ages! And I’d like a COD (coffee
of the day).
Mark: I’ll have a brownie too! I _________
___________ (just drink) a COD. I’ll have
a Cappuccino instead.
Sinead: Ok, let’s order then!!(…) _____
_____________________________________
(read/ lately/ any good books)?
Mark: Err… not really! I ________________
_________ (finish) a novel last night and
I’m going to start reading Mario Vargas
Llosa’s most recent book – The Dream of
the Celt. ______________________ (ever/
hear) of it? I’m sure it’s going to be good.
Sinead: Yeah, it must be. After all he is
the Nobel Prize winner!