GRUP COLAR DE PROTECIA MEDIULUI; CLUJ-NAPOCA Students Name:__________________________________________ Class:________________ EXERCISES

PAST TENE SIMPLE

Verb ending in...

-e Consonant + y One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) [anything else]

How to make the simple past

Add -d Change y to i, then add -ed Double the consonant, then add -ed Add -ed

Examples
live - lived date - dated try - tried cry - cried tap - tapped commit committed boil - boiled fill - filled hand - handed

1. Study the rules in the table then give the vb+ed form to the following verbs:
THE FORM (regular verbs) a) affirmative

I worked You worked He/She/It worked We worked You worked They worked
b) negative

I didnt work You didnt work He/She/It didnt work We didnt work You didnt work They didnt work
c) interrogative

1. to stop 2. to ask 3. to type 4. to try 5. to fill 6. to like 7. to play 8. to study 9. to live 10. to regret 21. to listen 22. to refer 23. to hand 24. to add 25. to argue 26. to enter 27. to obey 28. to travel 29. to talk 30. to wait

11. to 12. to 13. to 14. to 15. to 16. to 17. to 18. to 19. to 20. to 31. to 32. to 33. to 34. to 35. to 36. to 37. to 38. to 39. to 40. to

walk occur agree step nod wash cancel drop free cry lie tap admit permit dye reply wave die control worship

Why do some words have double consonants while others have only one? One-syllable words: If the word ends in a CVC pattern, it gets a double consonant + ed Examples: RUB > rubbed, STOP > stopped note: Words ending in w,x,y,z do not follow this rule, simply add ED, or ING Examples: snow > snowed, box > boxing, play > playing Two-syllable words: 1. If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant + ed Examples: visit > visited, open > opened 2. If the stress is on the second syllable, the word gets a double consonant + ed Examples: refer > referred, admit > admitted

Did Did Did Did Did Did

I work? you work? he/she/it work? we work? you work? they work?

Why is ed sometimes pronounced /t/ and sometimes /d/ or /id/? 1. When the final sound in the word is /k/,/f/, /p/, /s/, //, /t/, the ed ending is pronounced /t/ Locked Stuffed Popped Missed Brushed Reached

2. When the final sound in the word is /b/,/g/, /d/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /v/, /z/, /w/ or vowels the -ed ending is pronounced /d/ Robbed Changed Called Arrived Explained Answered Followed Used

3. When the final sound in the word is /t/ or /d/, the -ed ending is pronounced /id/ Added Accepted Painted

2. How do you pronounce the ending ed in the following verbs?

Acted ______ Chatted ______ Borrowed ______ Evolved ______ Astonished ______ Allowed ______ Expressed ______ Faded ______ Followed ______ Helped ______ Released ______ Concealed ______ Failed ______ Arrived ______ Waltzed ______ Boiled ______ Banned ______ Worked ______ Blushed ______ Stitched ______ Judged ______ Asked ______ Painted ______ Approached ______ Elected ______ Backed ______ Attached ______ Searched ______

Commanded ______ Predicted ______ Repeated ______ Ended ______ Loved ______

Fouled ______ Adjusted ______

Knocked ______ Decided ______ Deduced ______ Affected ______

Crushed ______ Graduated ______ Started ______

Messed ______

Erased ______ Fixed ______

Adapted ______

Conceived ______

Panicked ______

Mailed ______ Dialed ______ Minded ______

Danced ______ Plunged ______ Fetched ______

Cooked ______ Twitted ______ Squished ______

Alerted ______ Ironed ______ Walked ______ Emitted ______ Awakened ______ Blocked ______ Reached ______

Appalled ______ Typed ______ Dedicated ______ Packed ______ Divided ______ Dived ______ Robbed ______ Addressed ______ Cleared ______

Moved ______

Pushed ______ Stashed ______

Deceived ______ Barked ______ Drilled ______ Wished ______ Chewed ______ Lived ______ Used ______

Called ______

Rewarded ______ Hopped ______ Switched ______ Waited ______ Dressed ______ Clicked ______

Trusted ______ Controlled ______ Guessed ______ Arranged ______ Wounded ______ Carved ______

Crawled ______

Twisted ______

Seduced ______

Answered ______

3. These verbs have three simmilar forms:

infinitive bet* burst cost cut hit hurt let put read set shut * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. b) negative simple past past participle

THE FORM (irregular verbs)

a) affirmative

I ate You ate He/She/It ate We ate You ate They ate

4. With these verbs the infinitive and past participle are similar:
infinitive come run become * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. simple past came past participle come

I didnt eat You didnt eat He/She/It didnt eat We didnt eat You didnt eat They didnt eat
c) interrogative

5. With these verbs the Simple Past and past participle are similar:

infinitive bring

simple past brought bought

past participle brought

Did I eat? Did you eat? Did he/she/it eat? Did we eat? Did you eat? Did they eat?

caught fight taught thought * regular form (+ -ed) also possible.

6. With these verbs the Simple Past and past participle are similar:
infinitive build deal got kept lent meant sent sit slept spend swept felt * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. simple past built past participle built

THE FORM (irregular verbs)

a) affirmative

I ate You ate He/She/It ate We ate You ate They ate
b) negative

7. With these verbs the Simple Past and past participle are similar:
infinitive feed find had heard held lay paid said sell stood told understand * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. simple past fed past participle fed

I didnt eat You didnt eat He/She/It didnt eat We didnt eat You didnt eat They didnt eat
c) interrogative

Did I eat? Did you eat? Did he/she/it eat? Did we eat? Did you eat? Did they eat?

8. With these verbs the Simple Past and past participle are similar:
infinitive hang simple past hung left made shone stuck swing won * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. past participle hung

THE FORM (irregular verbs)

a) affirmative

9. With these verbs all 3 forms are different:

infinitive begin simple past began drank ring sung sink sprang swum * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. past participle begun

I ate You ate He/She/It ate We ate You ate They ate
b) negative

I didnt eat You didnt eat He/She/It didnt eat We didnt eat You didnt eat They didnt eat
c) interrogative

10. With these verbs all 3 forms are different:

infinitive blow simple past blew drew fly grown knew throw * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. past participle blown

Did I eat? Did you eat? Did he/she/it eat? Did we eat? Did you eat? Did they eat?

11. With these verbs all 3 forms are different:

infinitive break choose forgotten froze Spoken steal Woken wove * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. simple past broke past participle broken

THE FORM (irregular verbs)

a) affirmative

12. With these verbs all 3 forms are different:

infinitive drive simple past drove rode rise written * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. past participle driven

I ate You ate He/She/It ate We ate You ate They ate
b) negative

13. With these verbs all 3 forms are different:

infinitive be do ate fall given go hid lain saw shaken show* swore take torn * regular form (+ -ed) also possible. simple past was/were past participle been

I didnt eat You didnt eat He/She/It didnt eat We didnt eat You didnt eat They didnt eat
c) interrogative

Did I eat? Did you eat? Did he/she/it eat? Did we eat? Did you eat? Did they eat?

14. Put the verbs in brackets at the right form:

Yesterday Mrs. Hubbard (have) ____________ a very rough day. In the morning, she (go) _____________ to the kitchen and (look) _________________ in the cupboard for some food for her dog, but the cupboard (be) __________________ empty. Her poor dog (stare) ______________ up at her with its hungry eyes, and she (know) ________________ she had to do something quickly. She (hurry) _________________ to the grocery store to buy some dog food, but unfortunately the store (be) ____________ out of her dog's favorite brand, so she had to catch a bus downtown. After buying the food, she (wait) _______________ for a half hour in the rain to get a taxi. When she finally (get) _________________ home, her dog (be) ____________ sound asleep on the living room sofa.
THE FORM (regular verbs)

15. Put the verbs in brackets at the right form: 1. Yesterday, I (go) ___________ to the restaurant with a client. 2. We (drive) __________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space. 3. When we (arrive) ______________ at the restaurant, the place was full. 4. The waitress (ask) _____________ us if we had reservations. 5. I (say) ____________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them." 6. The waitress (tell) ___________ us to come back in two hours. 7. My client and I slowly (walk) ____________ back to the car. 8. Then we (see) __________ a small grocery store. 9. We (stop) __________ in the grocery store and (buy) _____________ some sandwiches. 10.That (be) _____________ better than waiting for two hours. 16. Put the verbs in brackets at the right form:
When Anne was younger, she (study) except before exams, and she she was fourteen. At home, she weekends, she

a) affirmative

I worked You worked He/She/It worked We worked You worked They worked
THE FORM (irregular verbs)
a) affirmative

I ate You ate He/She/It ate We ate You ate They ate

(hate) school. She (stop) studying altogether when (listen) to rock music and

(change) schools three times between the age of 11 and 14. She never

(watch) science fiction and cartoons on TV. In the evenings and at (play) the guitar, or (play) snooker with (start) a rock group. She was in four (stop) studying at school.'' friends. When she was sixteen, she work, but I'm sorry I

different rock groups in the next four years. Now Anne is a rock star. She says, ''I love my

17. Past or Present? 1. Every day he_________ work at 8:00. start starts started 10. Our family________to eat a lot of chicken every week. like likes liked

2. Yesterday he_________at 8:00. start starts started

11. After dinner, my brother always_________the dishes. wash washes washed

3. I usually________from 9:00 to 4:00. work works worked

12. My mother always________the kitchen. clean cleans cleaned

4. Yesterday I________from 9:00 to 6:00. Overtime! work works worked

13. Last night, my brother was sick, so I________the dishes. wash washes washed

5. After work, I always __________home walk walks walked

14. After dinner, I always ________English. study studies studied

15. My sister always_______with me. 6. Yesterday I_________with my sister. walk walks walked study studies studied

16. She_______me a lot yesterday! help helps helped

7. Sometimes she__________with me, sometimes she _________the bus. walk-take walked-took 8. At home, we_______dinner every evening. make makes maked walks-takes

17. After studying, we usually______TV or _______to music. watch-listen watched-listened 18. Last night we_________a really stupid movie on TV! watch watches watched watches-listens

9. Last night we__________chicken. cook cooks cooked

19. It was about a dog that________to be a cat. want wants wanted

20. I__________about cats and dogs all night! dream dreams dreamed

18. Put the verbs in brackets at the right form:

Yesterday I (to have) a really bad day. I (to wake) up at 9 o'clock because I (to forget) to set my alarm clock the night before. I (get) up as fast as I (can) and I (to put) on some clothes. I ran into the kitchen and (to make) myself a cup of coffee. Then I (to drink) to my car. It (to be) the coffee very fast and I (to run) a terrible morning!

19. Put the verbs in brackets at the right form:

1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Ireland. 2. It (be) . great. 3. I (travel) .. around by car with two friends and we (visit) . lots of interesting places. 4. In the evenings we usually (go) .. to a pub and ... (take) the opportunity to taste some local atmosphere. 5. One night we even (learn) .. some Irish dances. 6. We (be) .. very lucky with the weather. 7. It (rain) . very little. 8. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows. 9. So this is how I (spend) .. my last holiday. How about yours?