EVELIN ESTEFANIA SOLORZANO BURGOS

SPELLING RULES:

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

ed
walk – walked Dance – danced prefer – preferred study – studied play – played
talk – talked Like – liked stop – stopped tidy – tidied enjoy – enjoyed
answer – answered Arrive - arrived travel - travelled carry - carried stay - stayed

Write the past simple of the following verbs in the right place.
A
close finish hurry like open prepare terrify touch try want step
serve stay pray enjoy cook plan admit bury wrap trace
spray rely ask supply trap jog obey type play

Finished
_______________ Closed
_______________ Stayed
________________ Hurried
_______________ Trapped
________________
Asked
_______________ Liked
_______________ Prayed
________________ Tried
_______________ Jogged
________________
Opened
_______________ Prepared
_______________ Enjoyed
________________ Supplied
_______________ Wrapped
________________
Cooked
_______________ Served
_______________ Played
________________ Relied
_______________ Admitted
________________
Wanted
_______________ Typed
_______________ Sprayed
________________ Terrified
_______________ Planned
________________
Torced
_______________ Traced
_______________ Obeyed
________________ Buried
_______________ Stepped
________________

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

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

Watched
1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. Damaged (damage) the TV.
14. My baby brother ____________
Finished
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. Planned
15. My family _____________ (plan) a trip to the UK.
3. The carStopped
_______ (stop) in the middle of the street. Carried
16. Mr. Harris _____________ (carry) the heavy
Fixed
4. My father ________________ (fix) the TV. boxes to the attic.
Visited
5. The children ______________ (visit) the museum. Talked
17. I _______________ (talk) to John on the phone.
6. HelenWashed
_______ (wash) her hair with a new shampoo. Danced
18. Last weekend I _____________ (dance) with Jim.
Noticed
7. My friends _____________ (notice) my new dress. Played (play) computer games.
19. Karen and Sara _________
Guided
8. My mother _______________ (guide) me. 20. The studentsDescribed
_____ (describe) their last holidays.
Confessed (confess) the murder.
9. The criminal ____________ 21. TomCollected
________ (collect) stamps when he was ten.
Offered
10. They _____________ (offer) me a new CD. Cried
22. The young boy _____________ (cry) for help.
Waited
11. Yesterday I _________ (wait) for you for an hour. Wrapped
23. Susan _____________ (wrap) the present.
Divided (divide) the cake in six.
12. My mother ___________ Admired (admire) her grandmother.
24. Katy ____________
13. A friend of mineReceived
_______ (receive) a weird e-mail. 25. The babyClapped
_____ (clap) his hands with satisfaction.
 AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

General rule: add -ed didn’t + infinitive (of the did + subject + infinitive
main verb) (of the main verb)

Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.
C
didn´t watch
1. David _________________ (not / watch) the film in the cinema.
didn´t appear
2. Carol _________________ (not / appear) for the party.
didn´t book
3. My parents _________________ (not / book) a table in the restaurant.
didn´t close
4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he entered.
didn´t follow
5. Nicole __________________ (not / follow) my advice.
6. The jewelsdidn´t disappear
___________________ (not / disappear).
didn´t wait
7. I ___________________ (not / wait) for you because I was in a hurry.
didn´t recognize (not / recognise) me.
8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________
didn´t identify (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
9. The students __________________
10. The naughty boys didn´t
_________________
apologise (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour.
11. Caroline __________________
didn´t like (not / like) to be disturbed.
12. The thief ___________________
didn´t admit (not / admit) that he stole the car.

Now use the interrogative form of the past simple.

D
did the girl blush
1. _______________________ (the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kissed her?
did Carolina like
2. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
did you explain
3. _______________________ (you / explain) the reason?
did mum cook
4. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday?
did the pupil ask
5. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) any question?
did the girl enjoy
6. _______________________ (the girl / enjoy) the birthday party?
did you visit
7. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum last weekend?
Fixed
did Charles arrive
8. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early last night?
Visited
did the secretary cancel (the secretary / cancel) the meeting?
9. _______________________
Washed
did Mrs. Clark water (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
10. _______________________
Noticed
did the cat scratch
11. _______________________
Guided (the cat / scratch) the front door?
did yourConfessed
sister type
12. _______________________ (your sister / type) the letter?
Offered
E Waited both in the negative and interrogative forms.
Rewrite the sentences
Divided
Received
1. I walked to school. 4. I talked to Andrew.
NEG. ___________________________
I didn´t walk to school NEG. ___________________________
I didn´t talked to Andrew
Did you walk to school?
INT. ___________________________ Did you talk to Andrew?
INT. ___________________________
2. The car stopped at the traffic lights. 5. Michael worked till late.
The car didn´t stop at
NEG. ___________________________the traffic NEG.Michael didn´t work till late.
___________________________
Did the car didn´t stop at
INT. ___________________________ the traffic lights? Did Michael work till late?
INT. ___________________________
3. The boys played chess. 6. The baby cried all night.
NEG. ___________________________
The boys didn´t play chess. The baby didn´t cry all night.
NEG. ___________________________
Did The boys play chess?
INT. ___________________________ Did The baby cry all night?
INT. ___________________________