Past Simple (Revision) (2)

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We use the simple past to talk about events that happened at a specific time in the past - signal words are: yesterday, in 2018, last week/year, a week/month ago. Form the simple past with "ed" at the end of the verb but look out for irregular verbs like: buy - bought or see - saw. For example: "I laughed about the joke" OR "I brought my favourite toy to school".

To form a negation in the Past Simple use didn't + the first form of the verb. You can use the shortened form or the longer version. For example: Tom didn't/did not go on holiday. Exceptions: was, were and could. For that verbs the negation is formed with "not". For example: I wasn't/was not at the football match yesterday.

To form a question put „did“ at the beginning of the sentence. Here again "did" is followed by the first form of the verb. For example: Did Tom go on holiday? If you want to form a question with "was, were or could" put the verbs at the beginning of the sentence. For example: Were you at home last night?

Be careful: Use were/weren't for you, we, they!

You __________ buy chocolate by any chance, did you?

Solution:
didn't

Actually, I ______ buy some!

Solution:
did

Oh, great! I __________ to bake a cake with chocolate topping all morning.

Solution:
wanted

I also __________ some cherries!

Solution:
bought

I ______ our neighbour a piece of cake earlier.

Solution:
gave

______ she like it?

Solution:
Did

Yes, she ______ it!

Solution:
loved

I __________ meet the new teacher last week. Did you?

Solution:
didn't

I ______ him last Tuesday.

Solution:
met

I ______ a birthday card for Lisa yesterday.

Solution:
wrote

I __________ her necklace last week. So I bought her a new one yesterday.

Solution:
broke

______ you call her yesterday?

Solution:
Did

We __________ at home yesterday afternoon, so we missed the courier.

Solution:
weren't

I ______ at home, but I didn't hear the door bell, sorry.

Solution:
was

I ______ my pencil case at school last week.

Solution:
left