Smart ChoiceLevel 2Unit 11 - Grammar

The Simple Past

We use the simple past forcompleted actions in the past.

For example:visitedwalkedlooked

The Simple Past

Spelling Rules:

1. For regular verbs, add –ed.visit visited /miss missed /talk

talked

I visited my grandmother last weekend.

He missed his plane to Jeju Island.She talked to her boyfriend

yesterday.

The Simple Past

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2. For verbs ending in –e, add –d.love loved / hate hated

They loved each other for many years.

I hated the movie last weekend.

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3. For verbs ending in –y,delete “y” and add –ied.

study studied / try tried

They studied hard for the test yesterday.

He tried to learn Chinese last year.

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4. For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the

consonant and add –ed.vowel = a, e, i, o, u

consonant = all other lettersstop stopped

The car stopped in front of the bank.

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5. Some verbs are irregular.You have to just memorize them.

go went / see saw

I went to China last summer vacation.

I saw my friend at the festival.

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For negative statements, use didn’t.

I didn’t walk to school.

For questions, use did.

Did you walk to school?

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For short answers, use did or didn’t.Did you study yesterday?

Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t.

Did she go to class this morning?

Yes, she did. OR No, she didn’t.

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Possible Short Answers:

Yes, youYes, IYes, he Yes, she

did.Yes, it Yes, we Yes, they

No, youNo, INo, he No, she didn’t.No, it No, we No, they

Now Practice!

1. play2. wash3. know4. wear5. work6. forget7. help8. drop9. like

playedwashedknewworeworkedforgothelpeddroppedliked

Now Practice!

1. I didn’t go to the movies yesterday. I went to the mall.

2. I didn’t lose my luggage. I lost my wallet.

3. I didn’t forget my passport. I forgot my money.

4. She didn’t break her arm. She broke her leg.

5. I didn’t buy a book. I bought a magazine.