Guide #2, 1st Block

Name:______________________________________________Grade: _____Section:________

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

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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.

1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. 14. My baby brother ____________ (damage) the TV.
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. 15. My family _____________ (plan) a trip to the UK.
3. The car _______ (stop) in the middle of the street. 16. Mr. Harris _____________ (carry) the heavy
4. My father ________________ (fix) the TV. boxes to the attic.
5. The children ______________ (visit) the museum. 17. I _______________ (talk) to John on the phone.
6. Helen _______ (wash) her hair with a new shampoo. 18. Last weekend I _____________ (dance) with Jim.
7. My friends _____________ (notice) my new dress. 19. Karen and Sara _________ (play) computer games.
8. My mother _______________ (guide) me. 20. The students _____ (describe) their last holidays.
9. The criminal ____________ (confess) the murder. 21. Tom ________ (collect) stamps when he was ten.
10. They _____________ (offer) me a new CD. 22. The young boy _____________ (cry) for help.
11. Yesterday I _________ (wait) for you for an hour. 23. Susan _____________ (wrap) the present.
12. My mother ___________ (divide) the cake in six. 24. Katy ____________ (admire) her grandmother.
13. A friend of mine _______ (receive) a weird e-mail. 25. The baby _____ (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
1. David _________________ (not / watch) the film in the cinema.
2. Carol _________________ (not / appear) for the party.
3. My parents _________________ (not / book) a table in the restaurant.
4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he entered.
5. Nicole __________________ (not / follow) my advice.
6. The jewels ___________________ (not / disappear).
7. I ___________________ (not / wait) for you because I was in a hurry.
8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________ (not / recognise) me.
9. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
10. The naughty boys _________________ (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour.
11. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.
12. The thief ___________________ (not / admit) that he stole the car.

Now use the interrogative form of the past simple.

D
1. _______________________ (the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kissed her?
2. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
3. _______________________ (you / explain) the reason?
4. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday?
5. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) any question?
6. _______________________ (the girl / enjoy) the birthday party?
7. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum last weekend?
8. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early last night?
9. _______________________ (the secretary / cancel) the meeting?
10. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
11. _______________________ (the cat / scratch) the front door?
12. _______________________ (your sister / type) the letter?

E Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. I walked to school. 4. I talked to Andrew.
NEG. ___________________________ NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
2. The car stopped at the traffic lights. 5. Michael worked till late.
NEG. ___________________________ NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
3. The boys played chess. 6. The baby cried all night.
NEG. ___________________________ NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________
 be ………………….. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple tense
build …………………..
-I ………… (buy) a nice umbrella yesterday.
buy …………………..
-She ……………. (make) her bed in the morning.
eat ………………….
…………………. -Jake…………… (see) a lot of animals when he …………… (be) in the zoo.
come
find ………………….. -I ………….. (sleep) very well yesterday.

forget ………………….. -Liza ……………. (read) a fantastic book on weekends.

go ………………….. -His father …………. (build) that house four years ago.
have …………………. -My friend ……………. (write) to me from Poland last week.
hear …………………..
-Alice …………… (have) a birthday party in March.
make …………………..
-Robert …………. (go) to the concert last Friday.
meet ………………….
-She …………… (take) a bath yesterday.
read …………………..
-My brother ………… (forget) to buy milk yesterday.
see …………………..
………………….. -I …………. (meet) her at the supermarket yesterday.
sing
sit ………………….. -We …………. (sing) that song at the school concert.

sleep …………………… -Sam …………. (get) up early yesterday.

take ………………….. -I …………… (find) your book in my room.
write ………………… -He ………….. (eat) 3 hamburgers!

Rewrite the sentences in the Past Simple tense -John always takes sweets to school. -
………………………………………………….……….
Ex.: Kate is a student at the University. – Kate was a
-We write many exercises. -
student at the University.
…………………………………………………………
-I often forget my keys. –
-My mom makes a tasty cake. -
……………………………………………….……… …………………………………………..……………...
-Sue has breakfast at 8. - -I always do my homework. -
…………………………………………….………… ………………………………………….……………….
-I often hear this song. - -They often meet in the café. -
……………………………………………….……….. ……………………………………………….…………..
-Mary often goes to the cinema. - -Bill gets only good marks. -
…………………………………………………..……. ………………………………………………………….
-My sister and I read books in the evening. - -I eat fruit every day. -
……………………………………………………… ……………………………………….…………………..
-I often see them at school. - -She often buys books. -
…………………………………………………..…… …………………………………………………………..
-The baby sleeps all the time. - -They like to sit at the fireplace. -
……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………….…………
- …………………………………….
-We write many exercises. -
…………………………………………………
-My mom makes a tasty cake. -
 WE ENJOYED OUR WEEKEND!

PUT THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

Hi to you all, last weekend________(be) really great. The

weather________(be) so nice that my Dad , Joe _______ (decide) to
take us to the seaside. There ______Sally, my mum, my sister Kate
and me of course Sam, the best!!. First we _______ (get) up early,
then we all _____ (have) a big breakfast, Dad __________(drink) too
much coffee as usual! Kate ____________(help) Mum to prepare the lunch
basket. I _______ (give) Dad a hand with loading the car, so we ______(put)
some beach towels, a beach umbrella, deck chairs and all our beach toys in the
boot, it _____(be) full. Then it_________(be) time to go. Dad ________(drive) all
the way to Torquay. It _____ (be) very hot , so there___________(be) lots of
people on the beach. My sister and I _______ (play) with our toys, we _________
(make) sandcastles with Mum, we ___________(go) swimming in the sea with
Dad , but the water _________(be ) still a bit cold!! We ________ (have)
lunch on the beach then we ___________(play) ball together. A little later
in the afternoon, Dad just ___________(relax) and ___________ (read) his
Sunday paper, Mum ________________(sunbathe) to get a nice tan and we
______ (go ) on playing with other kids on the beach. At the end of the
day , before going back home , we went to a nice café on the pier and Dad
________ (buy) us ice creams which we _______(eat) happily, while he
_________(have) a beer and Mum a nice cup of tea. Then it ___________(be) time
to go back home, so ____________(take) the car back , but the drive
_________(/not be ) as cheerful as in the morning. When we _________(get ) back
home, we ________ (help) our parents to unload the car , then we ________( put)
everything away nice and tidy for next weekend . In the evening
we______________(revise) our lesson for the following Monday. But I know
there will be other weekends even before the summer holidays! Cheers Sam

SAY IF THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE AND CORRECT.

1. The text is about a family of five people.
2. The boy is talking about his holidays.
3. They live in England.
4. They spent a Sunday on a beach in Brighton.
5. The weather was awful.
6. They just lied on the beach .
7. They ate lunch in a restaurant .
8. There were not many people .
9. They didn’t play at all.
10.They all enjoyed that day.