1. Complete the sentences by putting the verbs in brackets into the past simple. 0. When did you start
0. When did you start school? I started school when I was six.
1. What time did you work until? And then who did you meet and where did you go?
2. What did she do with her old car and what did she do next?
3. What did you do in the morning? What happened in the afternoon and what did you do as a result?
4. What did you do last week? Where did you go and who did you visit?
5. What happened to your umbrella last week and what did you do with it?
2. Make the verbs negative.
0. Did he go to Thailand or not?
1. Did they win a holiday to the Caribbean or not?
2. Were you at home yesterday or not?
3. Did Dickens write sixteen novels or not?
4. Was Columbus born in Genoa or not?
5. Did she spend a week in the Alps or not?
3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then provide true answers.
0. When did you leave school? I left school when I was eighteen.
1. Where were you at 10.00 yesterday morning?
2. What time did you go to bed last night and what happened next?
3. When did you last walk in the country?
4. How many films did you see last month and what was your impression?
5. Where did you eat in a restaurant last week?
Разъяснение:
The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions or events in the past. In order to form the past simple tense, we generally add «-ed» to regular verbs. However, irregular verbs have their own unique past tense forms.
In the given exercise, we need to complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the past simple tense.
0. When did you start school? I started school when I was six.
1. What time did you work until? And then who did you meet and where did you go?
2. What did she do with her old car and what did she do next?
3. What did you do in the morning? What happened in the afternoon and what did you do as a result?
4. What did you do last week? Where did you go and who did you visit?
5. What happened to your umbrella last week and what did you do with it?
Демонстрация:
1. What time did you work until? And then who did you meet and where did you go?
— I worked until 6 pm. After that, I met my friend Anna, and we went to a new restaurant in the city.
Совет:
To better understand and practice the past simple tense, it is helpful to review regular and irregular verb forms. Regular verbs follow a consistent pattern, while irregular verbs have their own unique forms that need to be memorized. Additionally, practicing writing sentences or stories in the past simple tense can improve your understanding and usage of this tense.
Практика:
Make the following sentences negative using the past simple tense:
0. Did he go to Thailand or not?
1. Did she finish her homework on time?
2. Did they see the movie at the cinema?
3. Did we have dinner together last night?
4. Did you visit your grandparents over the weekend?