SPELLING RULES: -ed -e walk – walked talk – talked answer – answered Dance – danced Like – liked Arrive - arrived A -d Consonant + y -ied study – studied tidy – tidied carry - carried vowel + y -yed play – played enjoy – enjoyed stay - stayed Write the past simple of the following verbs in the right place. close finish hurry like serve stay pray spray rely _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Verb + -ed B double consonant + ed prefer – preferred stop – stopped travel - travelled open enjoy ask _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Verb + -d prepare terrify cook supply trap plan jog ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Vowel + y + -ed touch try admit bury obey type want step wrap trace play _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Consonant + y + ied ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Double consonant + -ed Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. 2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. 3. The car _______ (stop) in the middle of the street. 4. My father ________________ (fix) the TV. 5. The children ______________ (visit) the museum. 6. Helen _______ (wash) her hair with a new shampoo. 7. My friends _____________ (notice) my new dress. 8. My mother _______________ (guide) me. 9. The criminal ____________ (confess) the murder. 10. They _____________ (offer) me a new CD. 11. Yesterday I _________ (wait) for you for an hour. 12. My mother ___________ (divide) the cake in six. 13. A friend of mine _______ (receive) a weird e-mail. 14. My baby brother ____________ (damage) the TV. 15. My family _____________ (plan) a trip to the UK. 16. Mr. Harris _____________ (carry) the heavy boxes to the attic. 17. I _______________ (talk) to John on the phone. 18. Last weekend I _____________ (dance) with Jim. 19. Karen and Sara _________ (play) computer games. 20. The students _____ (describe) their last holidays. 21. Tom ________ (collect) stamps when he was ten. 22. The young boy _____________ (cry) for help. 23. Susan _____________ (wrap) the present. 24. Katy ____________ (admire) her grandmother. 25. The baby _____ (clap) his hands with satisfaction. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE General rule: add -ed didn’t + infinitive (of the did + subject + infinitive main verb) (of the main verb) Fill in the gaps with the Past Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets. C 1. David _________________ (not / watch) the film in the cinema. 2. Carol _________________ (not / appear) for the party. 3. My parents _________________ (not / book) a table in the restaurant. 4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he entered. 5. Nicole __________________ (not / follow) my advice. 6. The jewels ___________________ (not / disappear). 7. I ___________________ (not / wait) for you because I was in a hurry. 8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________ (not / recognise) me. 9. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence. 10. The naughty boys _________________ (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour. 11. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed. 12. The thief ___________________ (not / admit) that he stole the car. Now use the interrogative form of the past simple. D 1. _______________________ (the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kissed her? 2. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed? 3. _______________________ (you / explain) the reason? 4. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner yesterday? 5. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) any question? 6. _______________________ (the girl / enjoy) the birthday party? 7. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum last weekend? 8. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early last night? 9. _______________________ (the secretary / cancel) the meeting? 10. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants? 11. _______________________ (the cat / scratch) the front door? 12. _______________________ (your sister / type) the letter? E Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms. 1. I walked to school. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________ 2. The car stopped at the traffic lights. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________ 3. The boys played chess. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________ 4. I talked to Andrew. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________ 5. Michael worked till late. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________ 6. The baby cried all night. NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
