2. PAST SIMPLE WITH REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

PRESENT SIMPLE
I watch the news on TV every evening.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I am watching the news on TV now.

PAST SIMPLE
Yesterday evening I watched the news on TV.

PRACTICE 1. CHANGE THESE SENTENCES TO THE PAST SIMPLE: 

1.-Richard and I live in Manchester.
2.-Mary solves the problem. 
3.-We walk to school.
4.-She finishes her pizza. 
5.-They start work at 8.00 a.m.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE

-He invented this story.   He didn't invent this story. 

-They travelled by train.  They didn't travel by train. 

PRACTICE 2: CHANGE THESE SENTENCES TO NEGATIVE

1.-They liked the film. 
2.-He stopped at the traffic lights.
3.-He turned left. 
4.-The teacher prepared the lesson. 
5.-My sister ordered some rice. 


QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE
Do you watch the news on TV every evening?
Where does he live?


PAST SIMPLE
Did you watch the news on TV yesterday evening?
Where did he live?


PRACTICE 3. ASK QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

1.-No, I didn't work for IBM.  __________________________________?

2.-She started working as a waitress in 2010. 
When ________________________________?

3.-He played tennis once a week.  
How often _______________________________?

4.-The auditor arrived at 9.00 a.m. 
What time __________________________________?

5.-He refused our invitation because he was busy.  
Why _____________________________?


VERB LIST


PRACTICE 4. 

A. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

Ejemplo:

I didn´t watch TV last night.

1. On Saturday I ____________ (play) computer games with my cousins.

2. My mum ____________ (not cook) dinner last night.

3. I ____________ (walk) to school because there weren´t any buses.

4. They ____________ (not dance) at the party.

5. My brother ____________ (travel) to Ireland last summer.

b. WRITE THE QUESTIONS IN THE CORRECT ORDER.

Ejemplo:

night? / meet / Did / you / them / last /

Did you meet them last night?

1. film? / like / you / Did / the /

_________________________________

2. you / many / did / ask? / How / people /

_________________________________

3. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /

_________________________________

4. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at /

_________________________________

5. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /

_________________________________

6. party / on / your / go / Saturday? / he / Did / to /

_________________________________

7. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /

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C. CORRECT THE SENTENCES.

Who do you met on Saturday morning? X

Who did you meet on Saturday morning?

1. Did he went to school yesterday? X

2. Why did you to go home early? X

3. Where you did learn English? X

4. Did she works today? X

5. What do you this yesterday? X

6. Did they last night phone you? X

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