Past Tenses
What is the simple past form of the verbs:
Try, Laugh, Sleep, Go
tried, laughed, slept, went
The movie about the aliens was ___________________ (strange) the movie about ghosts.
stranger than
Jonh / ever / eat / pork ?
Has John ever eaten pork?
The police arrested 15 people.
15 people WERE ARRESTED by the police.
After a few hours, we gave … a short break to rest.
ourselves
__________ you _______ the food? (like)
Did you like
He was _________ (brave) person in the crowd.
the bravest
Tina / never / win / a contest
Tina has never won a contest
The whole class wrote the play
The play WAS WRITTEN by the whole class
Are you okay? Did you hurt …?
yourself
Last night he _________ (not study) English, he _________ (fall asleep) early
didn't study; fell asleep
That was __________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen
the worst
we / not do / our homework / yet
We haven't done our homework et
Sally is reading this book
This book IS BEING READ by Sally
When I have no one to talk to, I talk to...
myself
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
discovered; were playing
Fred is ________ (intelligent) my brother
more intelligent than
I / already / hear / this song / twice
I have already heard this song twice
People grow flowers in this village
Flowers ARE GROWN by people in this village
Sarah and John bought some ice-cream for ….
themselves
When she _______________ (arrive) home, her mother ______________________ (watch) TV and her father ___________________ (sleep).
arrived; was watching; was sleeping
The blue whale is ________ (amazing) animal in the world
the most amazing
Present perfect or past simple?
I ____________ (live) in this house for 10 years. I really like it here.
have lived
They built the bridge in 1991
The bridge WAS BUILT in 1991
My brother wasn’t careful when he was cooking. He cut … with a knife
himself