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AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE SPELLING

We form the past simple of We form the negative of the past We form the interrogative of the Most regular verbs add ed (ask-
regular verbs adding the suffix simple using didnt before the past simple using did+subject+ asked).
ed to the base form. base form of the verb. This rule is the base form of the verb. This Those ending in e only add d.
wait-waited ask-asked for both regular and irregular rule is for both regular and (live-lived)
Irregular verbs dont follow verbs. irregular verbs. Verbs ending in consonant+y
this rule as they have a special didnt wait didnt ask Did you wait ? Did you ask ? change y into i and add ed.
form for the past simple: didnt buy didnt drink Did you buy ? Did you drink? (study-studied)
buy- bought drink-drank didnt listen didnt see Did you listen? Did you see? One syllable verbs ending in one
consonant preceded by one vowel
double the final consonant.
Stop-stopped
Plan-planned
PRONUNCIATION USE TIME EXPRESSIONS

The ed suffix has the The past simple is used to talk YESTERDAY
following pronunciations: about finished actions in the LAST WEEK / MONTH / YEAR
/d/ when the sound before this past. ON MONDAY / TUESDAY
suffix is voiced. (loved- died) I lived in Rome for 3 years. ONE DAY / WEEK / MONTH / YEAR AGO
/t/ when the sound before this It is also used to talk about AT 10 OCLOCK
suffix is voiceless (looked actions that happened one THE OTHER DAY / IN 2007
stopped) after another. I saw Peter two days ago.
/it/ when the verb ends in t He arrived home, turned on They finished the book last week.
or d. (waited- decided) the TV and sat down. The got married in 2002.

Complete the sentences using a suitable verb from the list in


the Present Simple to describe what these people do.

DRY LISTEN MEET FALL GO MAKE


CRY HAVE STAY BUY SPEND LAUGH
BE FINISH RECEIVE GET PICK TAKE

1. Bob _____is_______ tired of building sand castles at the beach.


2. Linda _____________ a river when she lost her favourite doll.
3. Jim _____________ to his violin lesson one hour ago.
4. Yesterday Henry ___________ reading a very exciting book.
5. Frank ____________ the whole afternoon playing with his new toy
plane.
6. Martin _________ at school after classes because his teacher had
punished him for not doing his homework.
7. It ___________ Alfred a long time to solve the problem.
8. Last weekend Tina ______________ up some mushrooms.
9. Lisas dog ____________ to her instructions carefully.
10. Two days ago Mark ____________ an accident with his bike.
11. John and Brenda ______________in the street when they were
going to school.
12. Paul and Tom ____________ at a joke his friend Larry had told
them.
13. Alice _____________ in love with one of his school mates at the
disco last weekend.
14. Sarah _____________ very disappointed when she failed the
exam.
15. Yesterday Maggie went shopping and _______________ a lot of
things.
16. Danny ______________ his hair after having a bath.
17. My mother ____________ some nice biscuits yesterday.
18. MY sister _____________ a call telling her she had won a very
important prize.

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