Past simple (I did) ‘Study this example: waz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 10 1791, Hestarted composing at the age of five ‘and wrote more than 600 pieces of muse Hewas only 3 yearsold when he died Sy lived/started wrote /was/died oral past sinple ¥ “6101 ea Yery often the past simple ends in-ed (regular verbs) (© twork ina travel agency now. Before that| workedin a department store OM scence syne cane (© Thepolice stopped me on my way home lastnight. © Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard For spelling stopped, studied etc), 2 Appendix 6 But many verbs ae regular. The past simple does not end in-ed. For example: wile > wrote © Nozatt wrote more than 600 pieces of music: cae) O We saw Alicein town a few days agp. Pee Iwent to the cinema thee times last week. shut > shut G Itwas cold, sol shut the window. For alistofiregular verbs, see Appendix. In. questions and negative sentences we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc): 1 enjoyed | you enjoy? 1 ‘enjoy she saw. did cho see? she see they went they | go? they 0 © Lenjoyedthe pay alot. Did you enjoyit? © Howmany people did they invite othe wedding? © lide buy anything because didn't have any money. © Did you goau"? No, |didere Sometimes dois the main verbin the sentence (did you do?,l¢idn't do}: © What did youdo at the weekend? (noe What did you at the weekend?) G Ididn'tdo anything, (not didn't anything) oI The past of be (am/is/are) s was/were: Ye/she/it was/wasn't was \fe/she/i? we/youlthey were/weren't were _we/you/they? | was annoyed because they were late Was the weather good when you were on holiday? ‘They weren't able to come because they were so busy. wasn't hungry, so did't eat anything. Did you go out last night or were you too tired? o | 00000Exercises 5 pest aa span sparing (ronan en TE ON Sata reruns ntoctat ts Geodaatat ah erent ee ees tel aa ‘Yesterday was atypical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn't do yesterday. 1 She got a. atTodock 7 atsotdack 2 She abigbreabfast. 8 tired when home. 3 She 9 ‘areal yesterday evening, at togettowork 10 ‘out yesterday evening, 5 areas, 1 at LLodlock, 6 lunch, 12 wall lastnight, (EI ere enn i loving intent toy ah eos hl hun sel gend teach thew wt Vion oe nese 2 “How did you lem to dive?” “My father me! 3. Wecouldh afford to keep ourcar so we it 4 Dave. ‘down the stairs this morning and his eg. 5 Joe the ball Sue, wo ® 6 Kate alotof money yesterday. She adeess which 100. Es: You ask James about his holiday in the US. Write your questions, you: Where did you go. uuwts: To the US. We went ona trip from San Francisco to Denver. 2 vor — How 7 Bycar? suas: Yes, we hired a carn San Francisco. 3 wr — salongwaytodrive. Howlong nus Two weeks, We stopped ata lotof places along the way. Avon Where 2 Inhotels? uses: Yes, small hotels or motels. 8 wwe: ‘good? sues: Yes, butit was very hot ~ sometimes too hot. 6 oH: the Grand Canyon? nuts: Of course. Itwas wonderful BE once snes neve isthe coectom pote rae 1 Iewaswarm, sol 0k offmy coat. (take) 2. Thetilm wasn't very good. |. didn't enjoy. it much. (enjoy) 3. knew Sarah was busy, 50 her. (disturb) 4 Wewere very tired, sowe the party early. (leave) 5 Itwas hard carrying the bags. They really heavy. (be) 6 The bed wasvery uncomfortable. | well. (sleep) 7. Thiswatch wasn't expensive. It much. (cost) 8 The window was open and a bird into the room. (fy) © Iwasin a hurry, so time to call you. (have) 10 did't lke the hotel. The room very clean. (be)positive negative question p he? she? i? was we? were | you? they? Last year Rachel was 22. so she is 23 now. ‘When I was a child, I was scared of dogs. ‘We were hungry after the journey, but we weren't tired. The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn’t expensive. you ‘Was the weather nice when you were on holiday? ‘Your shoes are nice. Were they expensive? Why were you late this morning? No, __Ubestieit_wasn'e 0, welyoulthey weren't ‘Were you late?” ‘No, I wasn’t.” “Was Tom at work yesterday?’ “Yes, he was.” “Were Sue and Steve at the party?” “No, they weren't.” 1 We weren't happy withthe hotel, Our roomwas.. very small and it wasnt clean, 2 Mark at work last week because he ill. He's better now: 3 Yesterday: public holiday, so the banks closed. They’re open today. as Kate and Ben at the party?”*Kate there, but Bea. : 5 Where are my keys? They... on the table, but they're nct there now. 6 You athome lastnight, Where you? BD en om hee ware yurvee, Pore atin re 000 0000 |£ Short answers. Vhe'she/it was. ‘Yes, | welyowthey ware. ooo (nie you This morning why?) Why were you late this moming? f-}> The traffic was bad. (diffcutt | your exam?) >No, twas easy. (last week: / where / Sue and Chris?) They were on holida (your new camera / how much?) > A lnundred pounds. (angry / you / yesterday why?) Because you were at (aive / the weather / last week) ‘Yes, itwas beautifl,“The past simple is often -ed (regular verbs) For example: work worked dance danced clean cleaned stay stayed start started need —> needed © Telean my teeth every moming, This moming I cleaned my ts O Temy worked in a bank from 2005 to 2011. © Yesterday it vained all moming. It stopped at lunchtime, eth, © Weenjoyed the party lastnight. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people ‘The party finished at midnight, Spelling (+ Appendix 5): try tried study — studied siop > stopped plan — planned ‘copy copied Some verbs ave irregular (= not regula:). The past simple is not ed. Here are some important regular ‘verbs (see also Appendix 2-3): ‘begin > begm | fill > fell [lowe > Ie [ocll > wold treak — troke | find found | lowe dost = ait) at tring brought | fly flew | uke made | slesp slept, build built | forget forgot mest met apeake poke buy bought get got pay paid stand stood catch caught give gave put ‘put take. ‘took come came go went read —read (red)* tell told do did | fave nd | ing raag think’ thought dink ‘drank | hear heard | say) said win on state mow itew see same te ote * pronomeed ‘re © umualy get up early, this morning T got up at 9 o'clock ©) We did a lot oF work yesterday. © Caroline went to the cinema three times last week. James came into the oom, took off his coat and sat down Exercises se ll EBD corer tne sentences, Use ave from the box. “elsa die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want 11 leaned aay weet thre times yesterday. 2 Tewas ht inthe room, 501 ‘he window 3 The film was very long. It a07.15 and a 10 o'clock 44 Whea Twat a eld, tobe adoctor. 5 The aceideat Jast Sunday afternoon. 6 The Weather is nie today, but yesterday it ad. 7 We courholiday lst year. We ata very nce place 6 Ann's erafither ‘when he was 90 yeas old. ‘rite the past simple ofthese verbs Lest oot 4 ps 7g 10 tno 2 owe 5 int 8 think UL pot 3 play 6 buy 9 copy 12 SpeaksUnit Ididn’t ... Did you. (past simple negative and questions) ‘We use did in past simple negatives and questions: infinitive positive negative question play 1 played I play I | play? start we started we start we | start? wateh | you] watehed | | you | 4.5, | watch you watch? have they | had they oe have | did they have? see hie | saw he (8D | ee he see? do she | did she do she | do? so it went it ro it go? doldoes (present) —+ did (past): © Idon’t watch TV very ofte didn’t watch TV yesterday. © Does she often go away? Did she go away last week? We use did/didn’t ~ infinitive (watch ‘play'go ete): Iwatched but Ididn’t watch (aot I didn’t watched) theywent did they go? (not did they went?) hhe had he dict have you did did you do? Iplayed tennis yesterday, but I didn’t win. ©) ‘Did you do the shopping?” ‘No, I didn't have time.” We went to the cinema, but we dida't enjoy the film. Study the word order in questions: did + subject + — infinitive Did What did How did Where did yoursister | call | you? you do last night? the accident | happen? your parents | go for their holiday? Short answers Lwelyouthey) 4. Tweiyouthey| 4. Ye ee aa [0 Se didnt C. ‘Did you sec Joe yesterday” ‘No, I didn’t” © ‘Did itrain on Sunday?” “Yes, it did’ OQ ‘Did Helen come to the party?” ‘No, she didn’t” © “Did your parents have a good holiday?” “Yes, they did.”Exercises EBD cow e vee creas winneverinnenense Tame bananas lortid 12 2 They worked on Monday, but they ‘on Tuesday. 3 We went to the post office, but we to the bank “4 She had a pen, but she. any paper, 5 Jack did French at school, but be German. 1 eat 7 tag How abt ou Ucar Ve : 2 Henge Hos usp ; 3 Titel ow st ; 2 She wa tw st? ; 3 1 ts Ho ato ; BD wrt son cosetarnyr witout org sneees, verte) Trt taint 2 Iftnpetae rot 3 iment yom) = few 6 ro at bi 1030) BB Weve ve fnse co) gOWNUME gper esac tne sw Tae We wen NewS tia —/£ 40 Weemeone by Sieve 2] & nowmes : # abe tet S Bou > ta ne enseng 6 acs wig SNe |*% : tie 1 No tri dep ese 5 Tabse emisihsaepean | a We we te chee Fo thats Se teint be Soto 2) ae : f fouemout 1 Novia BD Peter incon post, ee oe weson 1 We went to the cinema, but the film wasn't very good. Wéldn't enjoy it. (enjoy) 2 Tom some new clothes yesterday — two shits, a jacket and a pulloveuy) Be yesterday?" “No, it was a nice day(tain) 4 We were tired, so we 5 Ttwas very warm in the room, 50. 6 ‘Did you phone Chis this morning*No, L 7 ‘Tout my hand this moming.“How 8 ‘Why weren’t you at the meeting yesterday Jong atthe patty (stay) ‘a window. (open) time." (have) that?” (do) about it." (know)