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THE PAST SIMPLE. FORMATION AND USE. We use the PAST SIMPLE to talk about finished or repeated ( habitual ) actions in the past or finished states in the past. We often say the time of the action. e.g . I finished my studies in 1995. ( finished action)
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THE PAST SIMPLE FORMATION AND USE
We usethe PAST SIMPLE to talk aboutfinishedorrepeated (habitual) actionsinthe past orfinishedstatesinthe past. We oftensaythe time of the action. e.g. I finished my studiesin 1995. (finished action) Every weekend we went to the disco. (repeated action) We lived in Liverpool when I was young. (finished state)
Note: • Did/Didn’t means the sentence is already in the past. So, innegativesand inquestionsit isn’t necessary to add –ed to the main verb. You don’t say “I didn’t worked”, but “I didn’t work”!Youdon’tsay: ”Didshe went home?”, but Didshe go home?
Writethe past forms of thefollowingverbs and putthemintherightcategory:regular–ed [d] / regular–ed [t] / regular–ed [id] / irregular
I got up at 7 o’clock and I had a big breakfast. I walked to work, which took me about half an hour. I started work at8.45. I didn’t have lunch. I finished work at 5 o’clock. I was tired when I got home. I cooked a meal in the evening. I didn’t go out. I went to bed at about 11 o’clock and I slept well.
B, H, D, F, A, E, G, C • Last Friday my friend Philip got up at 8 o’clock. • He went to school. • He took some classes. • He left school for tennis court. • He played tennis. • He had an accident. • He arrived at the hospital. • His friends bought him some presents.