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Spelling Rules

The document provides examples and exercises for using the past simple tense in English. It includes: - Spelling rules for regular past simple verbs - Examples of filling in past simple verbs in sentences - Affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past simple - Exercises rewriting sentences in negative and interrogative forms - Identifying the odd word out in groups of past tense verbs - Identifying true or false statements using the past simple tense

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Spelling Rules

The document provides examples and exercises for using the past simple tense in English. It includes: - Spelling rules for regular past simple verbs - Examples of filling in past simple verbs in sentences - Affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past simple - Exercises rewriting sentences in negative and interrogative forms - Identifying the odd word out in groups of past tense verbs - Identifying true or false statements using the past simple tense

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CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA

“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”


FERREÑAFE

SPELLING RULES:

-ed -e -d Consonant + y -ied vowel + y -yed

walk – walked Dance – danced study – studied play – played


talk – talked Like – liked tidy – tidied enjoy – enjoyed
answer – answered Arrive - arrived carry - carried stay - stayed

Write the past simple of the following verbs in the right place.
A
close finish like open prepare touch try want
stay enjoy cook plan admit trace ask type
play

_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________


_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________

Verb + -ed Verb + -d Vowel + y + -ed Consonant + y + ied

B Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. 7. Yesterday I _________ (wait) for you for an hour.

2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. 8. My mother ___________ (divide) the cake in six.

3. The car _______ (stop) in the middle of the street. 9. A friend of mine _______ (receive) a weird e-mail

4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum. 10. I _______________ (talk) to John on the phone.

5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair with a new shampoo. 11. Last weekend I _____________ (dance) with Jim.

6. My friends _____________ (notice) my new dress. 12. Karen and Sara _________ (play) computer games.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

General rule: add -ed didn’t + infinitive (of the did + subject + infinitive
main verb) (of the main verb)
C
Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.

1. David _________________ (not / watch) the film in the cinema.

2. Carol _________________ (not / appear) for the party.

3. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he entered.

4. The jewels ___________________ (not / disappear).

5. I ___________________ (not / wait) for you because I was in a hurry.

6. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.

7. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.

D Now use the interrogative form of the past simple.

1. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?

2. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday?

3. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) any question?

4. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum last weekend?

5. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early last night?

6. _______________________ (the secretary / cancel) the meeting?

7. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?


CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA
“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”
FERREÑAFE

E
Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms.
1. I walked to school. 3. I talked to Andrew.

NEG. NEG.

________________________ ________________________

INT. INT.

________________________ ________________________

2. The car stopped at the traffic 4. The boys played chess.

lights. NEG.

NEG. ________________________

________________________ INT.

INT. ________________________

________________________

C. Odd man out.

1. listened – ordered – did

2. waited – stop – helped

3. opened – closed – call

4. goed – entered – washed

5. watched – solved – runned

6. liked – hated – love

7. went – ignored – brushed

8. showed – selled – missed

9. is – was – were

10. celebrated – hoped – wish


CENTRO EDUCATIVO PARTICULAR TEACHER:YASMIN MOTTA
“PEDRO RUIZ GALLO”
FERREÑAFE

D. True or False ( past simple)

T F
1. I call my friend yesterday.

2. The students studyed hard.

3. We waited for the bus.

4. The cleand the house.

5. My sister plaied football.

6. Arthur waterd the flowers.

7. Merlin helped Arthur.

8. We rested under a tree.

9. My mother cookd fish.

10. They solved the questions.

11. We enter the room.

12. She combd her hair.

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