CHELSEA GIRLS

simple past of regular verbs

past time expressions
 THE TAXI TRIP
Read the text about the Spencer sisters.

Charles Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, has 3 daughters, Kitty and her
younger twin sisters, Eliza and Amelia. They lived in Althorp, a large country
house near Northampton, about 136 km north of London.

A few years ago, one of the sisters and her friend wanted to go to a soccer match
in London. It was a Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at
Stamford Bridge. They called a taxi to take them to London and back…
 THE TAXI TRIP
Now listen and then follow the text.

One of the sisters and her friend wanted to go to a soccer match in London. It
was a Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
They called a taxi to take them to London and back. The taxi arrived and the
driver typed Stamford Bridge into his GPS. The girls relaxed in the back of the
car. They didn’t talk to the taxi driver.
 THE TAXI TRIP
What do you think happens next? Listen and check.
Two hours later the taxi stopped. They looked out of the window. It was a street
with pretty houses. The girls were a bit surprised, and they asked the taxi driver
where they were. “In Stamford Bridge,” he said. “Where did you want to go?

Stamford Bridge is a small village in the

North of England, near York.

Stamford Bridge Stadium, home of the

Chelsea Football Club, is in London.
 THE TAXI TRIP
Number the sentences 1-7.

3 The taxi arrived at the girl’s house.

7 They looked out of the window.
5 They didn’t talk to the taxi driver.
1 The girls wanted to go to the match.
6 The taxi stopped in a street with pretty houses.
They called a taxi.
2
The taxi driver typed their destination into his GPS.
4
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Simple present Simple past

They want to watch the game. They wanted

______ to watch the game

They don’t talk to the driver. They ______

didn’t talk to the driver.

Where do you want to go? did you want to go?

Where ______
 SIMPLE PAST – REGULAR VERBS

Base form Past Spelling

watch watched
add -ed
play played

live lived add -d

V + C, double consonant and

stop stopped add -ed (short verbs and
stressed endings)

study studied consonant + y, -y +ied

 SIMPLE PAST – REGULAR VERBS

+ -
didn’t work
I / he / she / it / you / we / they worked yesterday
yesterday

Questions and answers

Did I / he / she / you / we / they work yesterday?

Yes, I / he / she / you / we / they did.

No, I / he / she / you / we / they didn’t.

 PRONUNCIATION
Listen and repeat the verbs

1 -ed = /d/ 2 -ed = /t/ 3 -ed = /ɪd/

called looked wanted
arrived relaxed chatted
listened stopped texted
 PRONUNCIATION
Which verbs belong on group 3? Say them aloud and mark. Now listen and check.

played cooked
finished needed 3 -ed = /ɪd/
started watched wanted
chatted
traveled lived texted
asked liked
missed typed
 WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?
Try to find out what the other person did.

Think of activities you did yesterday.

Now ask others if they did the same things.
If you want, you can also ask about things you didn’t do yesterday.

Example: Did you go for a walk yesterday? / Yes, I did!

 PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS
Can you put them in order? Which one is more recent?

3 yesterday morning
2 last night
7 last month
5 three days ago
1 five minutes ago
6 last week
8 last winter
4 the day before yesterday
9 a year ago
10 in 2019
 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU…
Ask and answer. You can use the list below or ask about other things.

•used Google Maps • arrived late (where?)

•watched a sports match
•walked more than a mile
•chatted online
•texted a friend
•cried at the end of a movie
• started a new book
• worked until late
• traveled by airplane
• downloaded a song
• played a computer game
 IMAGE CREDITS

• Cover: Tatler
• Map: American English File, 2nd edition
• Stamfor Bridge Stadium: The Sun