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5A past simple of be: was/were
| affirmative | Negative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | was | I | wasn’t | ||
| You | were | You | weren’t | ||
| He/she/it | was | famous | He/she/it | wasn’t | famous |
| we/you/they | were | we/you/they | weren’t |
Tip: Contractions: wasn’t=was not weren’t=were not
Tip: Use was/were to talk about the past
- My grandfather was born in London
| question | Afirmative | Negative | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| was | I | Yes, | I was | No, | I wasn’t | |
| were | You | you were | you weren’t | |||
| was | he/she/it | famous | he/she/it was | he/she/it wasn’t | ||
| were | we/you/they | we/you/they were | we/you/they weren’t |
5B past simple regular verbs
| affirmative | negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | I | ||
| you | you | ||
| He/she/it | worked yesterday | He/she/it | didn’t work yesterday |
| we/you/they | we/you/they |
Spelling rules for regular verbs
| Infinitive | Past | Spelling |
|---|---|---|
| watch | wacthed | add -ed |
| play | played | |
| live | lived | add -d |
| smoke | smoked | |
| stop | stoped | one vowel+one consonant=double consonant |
| study | studied | consonant +y>ied |
| question | affirmative | negative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Yes, | I | No, | I | ||||
| you | you | you | ||||||
| Did | he/she/it | work yesterday? | he/she/it/ | did | he/she/it/ | didn’t | ||
| we/you/they | we/you/they | we/you/they |
Tip: Contractions:
- didn’t= did not
- Use the past simple for finished actions
- didn’t= did not
- Use the past simple for finished actions
Tip: Regular verbs in the past + end in -ed
- worked, lived, played
Tip:
- The past is the same for all persons
- Use did/didn’t + infinitive for past ? and -
- The past is the same for all persons
- Use did/didn’t + infinitive for past ? and -
5C past simple irregular verbs
| Infinitive | Past + | Past - |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | didn’t go |
| have | had | didn’t have |
| get | got | didn’t get |
| buy | bought | didn’t buy |
| leave | left | didn’t leave |
| drive | drove | didn’t drive |
| meet | met | didn’t meet |
| see | saw | didn’t see |
| wear | wore | didn’t wear |
| do | did | didn’t do |
Tip: Use the irregular past form only in + sentences
- I saw a film last night
Tip: Use the infinitive after did/didn’t
- Did you see a film last night? NOT: Did you saw …?
Tip: Remember word order=ASI (auxiliart,subject,infinitive) or QUASI(question word,auxiliary,subject,infinitive)
- Did you go out last night?
- Where did you go?
Warning: BE CAREFUL:
- Past of can= could
- -= Couldn’t could not NOT didn’t can
- ?= could you …? NOT Did you can…?
- Past of can= could
- -= Couldn’t could not NOT didn’t can
- ?= could you …? NOT Did you can…?