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    Unit

    11 worked/got/went etc (past simple)


    They watch T V every evening.
    (present simple)

    They watched T V yesterday evening.


    (past simple)

    watched is the past simple:

    l/we/you/they
    watched
    he/she/it

    The past simple is often -ed (regular verbs). For example:

    work —>worked dance —>danced


    clean —> cleaned stay —> stayed
    start —» started need —> needed

    O I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth.


    O Terry worked in a bank from 2005 to 2011.
    O Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime.
    O We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people.
    The party finished at midnight.

    Spelling (—» Appendix 5):

    try —>tried study —>studied copy —» copied


    stop —» stopped plan —» planned

    Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The past simple is not -ed. Here are some important irregular
    verbs (see also Appendix 2 -3):

    begin —» began fall fell leave —> left sell —» sold


    break broke find found lose lost sit sat
    bring brought fly flew make made sleep slept
    build built forget forgot meet met speak spoke
    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 have had ring rang think thought
    drink drank hear heard say said win won
    eat ate know knew see saw write wrote

    * pronounced 'red'

    I usually get up early, but this morning I 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 room, took off his coat and sat down.

    32 ( was/were Unit 10 I didn't / Did you ... ? (negative and questions) 4 Unit 12 ago 4 Unit 19
    Exercises
    Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box.

    clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

    1 I clean ed my teeth three times yesterday.


    2 It was hot in the room, so I .......................................the window.
    3 The film was very long. I t .......................................at 7.15 a n d ..........................................at 10 o'clock.
    4 When I was a child, I ........................................ to be a doctor.
    5 The accident........................................ last Sunday afternoon.
    6 The weather is nice today, but yesterday i t .......................................all day.
    7 W e ........................................ our holiday last year. W e ........................................ at a very nice place.
    8 Anna's grandfather........................................ when he was 90 years old.

    Write the past simple of these verbs.


    1 gee .... g
    . ....... 4 pay ................. ................ 7 go ..................... .............. 10 know ....
    2 see .......................... ....... 5 visit ................. ................ 8 think .............................. 11 put .......
    3 play ......................... ....... 6 buy ................. ............... 9 copy ................ .............. 12 speak ...

    Read about Lisa's journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.
    CHECK-IN \

    Y Ma d r id a ir p o r t

    Last Tuesday Lisa (1) fe w from London to Madrid. She (2) up fty get
    at 6 o'clock in the morning and (3) ................................ a cup of coffee. A t 6.30 she have
    (4) ...............................home and (5) .................................to the airport. W hen she leave, drive
    (6)...............................there, she (7) .................................the car, (8) to the airport get, park, walk
    building, and (9) .................................in. Then she (10) breakfast at a cafe check, have
    and (11) ................................ for her flight. The plane (12) ..................................on time and wait, depart
    (13) ...............................in Madrid two hours later. Finally she (14) a taxi arrive, take
    from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid.

    W rite sentences about the past (yesterday / last w eek etc.).


    1 James always goes to work by car. Yesterday he w an t.to work by c a r ................................................................
    2 Rachel often loses her keys. S h e ...............................................................................................................................last week.
    3 Kate meets her friends every evening. S h e ......................................................................................yesterday evening.
    4 I buy a newspaper every day. Yesterday I ...................................................................................................................................
    5 We often go to the cinema at weekends. Last Sunday w e .............................................................................................
    6 I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ..........................................................................................................................................
    7 Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning h e .........................................................................................
    8 O ur friends often come to see us. T h e y .............................................................................................................last Friday.

    Write sentences about what you did yesterday.


    1 1went to the theatre,.....................................
    2 ................................................................................................
    3 ........................................................................................................

    Additional exercise 10 (page 256)

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