Irregular Past Verbs
Regular Past Verbs
Making Questions
When to use simple past
100
What's the past of... think bring buy
thought brought bought
100
Pronounce correctly: played enjoyed stayed
/d/ -y ending
100
Make the question: Where..........? Answer: I went to the supermarket yesterday.
Where did you go yesterday?
100
Find the mistake: She forgot to wash the dishes next week.
Wrong: next week
200
Correct these sentences (change them into simple past!): 1. I eat chicken yesterday. 2. I don't go to church last Sunday. 3. I go to the movies last week.
1. I ate chicken yesterday. 2. I didn't go to church last Sunday. 3. I went to the movies last week.
200
Pronounce correctly: Stopped Worked Called
Stopped /t/ Worked /t/ Called /d/
200
Make the question... Answer: She didn't like the movie.
Did she like the movie?
200
True or False. Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a unspecified time in the past.
FALSE = specific time.
300
What are the past and past participle of... build spend smell
build - built - built spend - spent - spent smell - smelt - smelt
300
Pronounce the following verbs: Visited Waited Wanted
/Id/ -t ending
300
Make the question. Answer: Yes, we did our homework.
Did you do your homework? Main verb: Do Auxiliary: Did
300
Say 3 things you used to do when you were a child. Ex. When I was a child, I played soccer. 1. 2. 3.
:)
400
What are the past & past participle of: drink swim begin
drink - drank - drunk swim - swam - swum begin - began - begun
400
Pronounce correctly: Walked Worked Looked
/t/ -k ending
400
Make the question: Why............? Answer: I arrived late because of the traffic.
Why did you arrive late?
400
3 things you did this week.
REMEMBER! Verbs in past.
500
What are the past & past participle of... put hit let
put - put - put hit - hit - hit let - let - let
500
Pronounce correctly: arrived lived loved
/d/ -sexy V
500
Make the question: Answer: No, I didn't see the soccer match.
Did you see the soccer match?
500
TRUE OR FALSE: The simple past is used to talk about a completed action in the past. Duration is not important.
True :) Duration is not important, AS LONG AS the action is finished!