PAST SIMPLE When was the last time … o you laughed your head off? o you went on a date? o you lent money to someone? o you had a party? o you played a sport? o you had your hair cut? o you saw a very interesting movie? o o you studied until late at night? o you painted your house? o you talked to an old friend? o you o you took a day off? you lost money? screamed you were scared? because PRACTICE A Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the simple past. brush play Regular verbs end in -ed ▪ I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store. ▪ We invited them to our party, but they decided not to come. ▪ The police stopped me for speeding. ▪ She passed her exam because she studied very hard. die rain end start enjoy stay happen turn live want open watch 1. Yesterday evening I ________ television. 2. I ___________ my teeth three times yesterday. 3. It was dark. so I _________ on the light. 4. The concert last night __________ at 7:30 and ___________ at 10 o'clock. 5. The accident __________ last Sunday afternoon. 6. When I was a child. I __________ to be a doctor. 7. Mozart _________ from 1756 to 1791. 8. We __________ our vacation last year. We ____________ at a very good hotel. 9. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it _____________. 10. It was hot in the room, so I ___________ the window. 11. The weather was good yesterday afternoon. so we ____________ tennis. 12. William Shakespare ____________ in 1916. Irregular verbs don't end in -ed. ▪ Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music. (write wrote) ▪ We saw Rosa in town a few days ago. (see saw) ▪ I went to the movies three times last week. (go went) ▪ This house cost $ 89, 000 in 1996. (cost). In questions and negatives we use did / didn't + base form (enjoy / see / go, etc.) ✓ A: Did you go out last night? B: Yes, I went to the movies, but I didn't enjoy the film much. ✓ "When did Mr. Thomas die?" "He died ten years ago." ✓ They didn't invite her to the party, so she didn't go. ✓ "Did you have time to write the letter?" "No, I didn't." REMEMBER! The past of be (am / is / are) is was / were. We don't use did in negatives and questions with was / were: • I was angry because they were late. • Was the weather good when you were on vacation? • They weren't able to come because they were so busy. PRACTICE B Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week, etc.). 1. He always goes to work by car. Yesterday . 2. They always get up early. This morning they . 3. Bill often loses his keys. He 4. I write a letter to Jane every week. Last week 5. She meets her friends every evening. She last evening. 6. I usually read two newspapers every day. yesterday. 7. They come to my house every Friday. Last Friday 8. We usually go to the movies on Sunday. last Saturday. . . last Sunday. ✓ What was the last difficult thing you had to do? ✓ What were you doing yesterday at this time? ✓ Where did you live when you were a child? Tell me about it. ✓ What is your earliest memory? ✓ Which was better for you: elementary school, or high school? Why? ✓ Do you think the past was better than the present? Why or why not? ✓ What were some of the benefits of living in the past??