Vocabulary
This beautiful insect may have a lot of different colors.
Butterfly
We _______ our grandparents last weekend.
A. visited
B. visit
C. visiting
When do we use the Past Simple?
Past Simple is used for actions or events that happened and finished in the past.
I go to the park yesterday.
I went to the park yesterday.
Lina is twelve years old. Last month, she started at a new school. At first, she was nervous because she did not know anyone. On her first day, a girl named Mia helped her find her classroom. Now, Mia is Lina’s best friend.
Questions
An animal that eats other animals.
carnivorous animal
The students _______ at school last Monday.
A. was
B. were
C. are
B. Were
What are the forms of the Past Simple Passive?
+Subject + was/were + past participle.
-Subject + was/were not + past participle.
?was/were + Subject + past participle?
Did you watched TV last night?
Did you watch TV last night?
Last Saturday, Daniel woke up at seven o’clock. He helped his mother clean the house. Then, he went to the market with his father. In the afternoon, he played basketball with his friends at the park. He went home at five o’clock and had dinner with his family.
Questions
1. His father
2. Played basketball
Travel from one place to another, usually taking time.
Journey
These books ________ by the teacher yesterday.
a) were given
b) was given
c) gave
A. Were given
What are the form of the Past Simple?
+Subject + past form of the verb + object.
-Subject + did not + base verb + object.
?Wh/ Did + subject + base verb + object ?
He buyed a new book last week.
He bought a new book last week.
Yesterday, Sophie went shopping with her cousin. After lunch, she noticed that her phone was missing. They went back to the shops they had visited. Finally, a shop assistant found the phone under a chair. Sophie was very happy and decided to be more careful with it.
Questions
1. Under a chair
2. Be more careful
A sudden, natural event that causes great damage.
Disaster
The classroom ________ after the lesson.
a) was cleaned
b) were cleaned
c) cleaned
A. Was cleaned
When do we use the Past Simple Passive?
Past Simple Passive is used when the action is more important than the person who did it, or the doer is unknown/unimportant.
The house were built in 1995.
The house was built in 1995.
Students at Green Hill School noticed a lot of rubbish around the school. They talked to their teacher and started an environmental club. The students made posters and put recycling bins around the school. After a few weeks, the school became much cleaner.
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1. To clean the school
2. The school became cleaner.
The dirtying of the environment with harmful substances.
Pollution
Many trees ________ in the park last year.
a) was planted
b) planted
c) were planted
C. Were planted
What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences?
1. The students cleaned the classroom.
2. The classroom was cleaned by the students.
1. past simple
2. Past simple passive voice
The classroom cleaned yesterday.
The classroom was cleaned yesterday.
Last year, Mark’s family moved to another city because his father got a new job. Mark was worried because he had to leave his friends and school. However, he joined a football club and made new friends. After a few months, he still missed his old friends, but he was happy with his new life.
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