Past Simple (regular verbs)
4 a) Read the box. Then list the verbs which express an action in the past in the text.
| Past Simple | for actions in the past | ||
| Regular verbs | |||
| Affirmative (+) | /you/he/she/it/we/you/they looked | ||
| Interrogative (?) |
Did /you/he/she/it/we/you/they
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look? | Short Answers Yes, I did. No, I didn't. |
| Negative (-) | /you/he/she/it/we/you/they didn't look |
Time adverbials
yesterday, last night/week/year, three days ago
The verb 'to be'
| we/you/they | |
| /he/she/it was | were |
b) What are the spelling rules for adding -ed to the regular verbs in the Past Simple? Look at the list you made in Ex. 4a and say.
5 Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets.