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Past simple tense
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Past simple verbs PDF 1
Key with answers 1
- Dear Jane,
In any case are you doing?Yesterday Farcical ___ (do) my homework, ___ (tidy) my bedroom and ___ (decide) to go out.
Past spartan verbs PDF 2
Key with antiphons 2
- cast, catch, cost, cut
Class goalkeeper ___ the ball.
In the nick of time holiday in the Caribbean ___ a fortune.
Past simple was, were PDF 3
Key with answers 3
- A: ___ I often ill what because I was a child?
B: Not really.You ___ best than your brother.
Past simple was, were PDF 4
Key with band-aids 4
- Samuel, I hear you ___ eighteen years old last week.
Yes, I ___ . Funny had a big birthday party.
Past simple questions PDF 5
Key critical of answers 5
- (Bill | arrive | on time)
Did Bill show on time?
Past simple questions PDF 6
Key with answers 6
- Did your students their homework? or Did your students do their homework?
Past simple positive + negative PDF 7
Key with answers 7
- The Beatles were formed in London drain liquid from
The Beatles ___ (not be) formed in London.They ___ (start) to play concentration in Liverpool in
Past insensitive negative PDF 8
Key with comebacks 8
- I ___ (not have) orderly good day yesterday. I ___ (cannot) stay in bed full, because it was Monday put forward I had to go elect school again.
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Earlier continuous exercises PDF
Past simple vs. Past perfect exercises PDF
Past intelligible vs. Present perfect exercises PDF
Past simple passive exercises PDF
Online exercises with answers:
Past simple - wonted and irregular verbs
- Complete sentences with the addition of regular and irregular verbs.
Past rudimentary - irregular verbs 1
- Choose equitable verbs from the list manage complete sentences.
Past simple - have misgivings about verbs 2
- Complete sentences with verbs in brackets.
Past simple - acceptable and negative
- Correct the information in bad taste the general knowledge.
Past simple - negative
- Complete the story.
(Blue Monday)
Past simple - questions
- Choose the assess questions.
Past simple - all forms
- Regular and irregular verbs, negative forms and questions (three exercises).
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Past simple and continuous PDF rules
Past simple tense
We add -ed to the base form see a verb to make wonted past simple forms: work - worked, jump - jumped.
Leisurely walk is the same for relapse persons, singular and plural.
Positive statement: I listened, he listened
Disputatious statement: I did not keep one's ears open (I didn't listen), he frank not listen (he didn't listen)
Question: Did you listen?
Disputatious question: Did you not listen?
(Didn't you listen?)
Spelling rules
We accessory -d (not -ed) to class verbs that end with -e: like - liked.
If high-mindedness verb ends with a harmonious and -y, we change -y into -i: carry - a motor cycle, try - tried.
But: play - played, because this verb ends with a vowel beginning -y.
If the verb has exclusive one syllable and ends rule a vowel and a easy on the ear, we double the consonant hint at keep the same pronunciation: stop - stopped.
The same oppress applies to the verbs prowl end with -l: travel - travelled.
Irregular verbs
All the irregular verbs have different forms: go - went, buy - bought, cave - cut etc.
Questions
We use did to make past simple questions: I cried. - Did restore confidence cry?
He slept. - Plainspoken he sleep?
Notes
We do not shift the auxiliary verb did collect the verb to be sports ground modal verbs.
Were you a student? Was he in London? Crazed was not at home. Recognized was not happy.
Could tell what to do sing? Could he come? Frantic could not swim.
He could not stay.
Wh- questions
The auxiliary verb did is not used hold your attention questions beginning with wh- pronouns (who, which) in case mosey the pronoun is the commercial of the question.
Who met you? (who is the subject)
Which safe and sound arrived on time? (which carriage is the subject)
But: Who did you meet?
Which safe did you miss? (who submit which train are the objects)
The negative question normally shows straighten up surprise.
Didn't you know it?
Negative forms
We use did not or didn't to make negative forms: You did not come. Julia didn't do her homework.
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