C-4. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.

C-4-1. They watch television every evening.

(present
simple)
They watched television yesterday evening.
(past simple)
watched is the past simple:
I/ we/ you/ they
watched
he/ she/ it

C-4-2. The past simple is often -ed (regular verbs). For example:
work  worked clean  cleaned start  started
stay  stayed arrive  arrived dance  danced
 I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth.
 Terry worked in a bank from 1986 to 1993.
 Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime.
 We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people.
The part finished at midnight.
Spelling:
try  tried study  studied copy  copied
stop  stopped plan  planned

C-4-3. Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The past simple is not -ed. Here are some
important irregular verbs:
begin  began fall  fell leave  left sell  sold
break broke find found lose lost sit sat
bring brought fly flew make made sleep slept
build built forget forgot meet met speak spoke
buy bought get got pay paid stand stood
catch caught give gave put put take took
come came go went read read /red/* tell told
do did have had ring rang think thought
drink drank hear heard say said win won
eat ate know knew see saw write wrote

 I usually get up early but this morning I got up at 9:30.

 We did a lot of work yesterday.
 Caroline went to the cinema three times last week.
 Jim came into the room, took off his coat and sat down.
Exercise 26. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.)
Directions: Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple:
clean die enjoy finish happen
open rain start stay want

1. cleaned
I ___________ my teeth three times yesterday.
2. It was hot in the room, so I ___________ the window.
3. The concert ___________ at 7:30 and ___________ at 10 o’clock.
4. When I was a child, I ___________ to be a doctor.
5. The accident ___________ last Sunday afternoon.
6. It’s a nice day today but yesterday it ___________ all day.
7. We ___________ our holiday last year. We ___________ at a very nice place.
8. Ann’s grandfather ___________ when he was 90 years old.

Exercise 27. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.)

Directions: Write the past simple of these verbs.
got
1. get _________ 4. pay _________ 7. go __________ 10. know _________
2. see _________ 5. visi t _________ 8. think ________ 11. put _________
3. play ________ 6. buy _________ 9. copy ________ 12. speak _________

Exercise 28. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.)

Directions: Read about Lisa’s journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.
flew from London to Madrid. She (2) _______
Last Tuesday Lisa (1) _______ fly, get
up at six o’clock in the morning and (3) _______ a cup of coffee. At 6:30 have
she (4) _______ home and (5) _______ to the airport. When she leave, drive
(6) _______, she (7) _______ the car and then (8) _______to the airport arrive, park, go
café where she (9) _______ breakfast. Then she (10) _______ through have, go
passport control and (11) _______ for her flight. The plane (12) _______ wait, depart
on time and (13) _______ in Madrid two hours later. Finally she arrive
(14) _______ a taxi from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid. take

Exercise 29. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.)

Directions: Write sentences about the past (yesterday/ last week etc.).
he went to work by car
1. Jim always goes to work by car. Yesterday _____________________________.
2. Rachel often loses her keys. She ______________________________ last week.
3. Kate meets her friends every evening. She __________________ yesterday evening.
4. I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I __________________________.
5. We usually go to the cinema on Sundays. Last Sunday we ______________________.
6. I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ______________________________________.
7. Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning he _____________________.
8. Our friends come to see us every Friday. They ______________________ last Friday.
Exercise 30. Past Simple (worked/ got/ went etc.)
Directions: Write sentences about what you did yesterday.
1. _________________________.
I played volleyball yesterday 4. _________________________.
2. _________________________. 5. _________________________.
3. _________________________. 6. _________________________.

C-5. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)

C-5-1. We use did in past simple negatives and questions:

infinitive positive negative question
play I played I play I play?
start we started we start we start?
watch you watched you did not watch you watch?
have they had they (didn’t) have did they have?
see he saw he see he see?
do she did she do she do?
go it went it go it go

C-5-2. do/ does (present)  did (past)

 I don’t watch television very often.
 I didn’t watch television yesterday.
 Does she often go away?
 Did she go away last week?
C-5-3. We use did/ didn’t + infinitive (watch/ play/ go etc.):
I watched but I didn’t watch (not ‘I didn’t watched’)
they went did they go? (not ‘did they went’)
he had he didn’t have
you did did you do?
 I played tennis yesterday but I didn’t win.
 ‘Did you do the shopping?’ ‘No, I didn’t have time.’
 We went to the cinema but we didn’t enjoy the film.
C-5-4. Study the word order in questions:
did + subject + infinitive

Did your sister phone you?

What did you do yesterday evening?
How did the accident happen?
Where did your parents go for their holiday?
C-5-5. Short answers
Yes I/ we/ you/ they I/ we/ you/ they
did. No, didn’t.
, he/ she/ it he/ she/ it

 ‘Did you see Joe yesterday?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’

 ‘Did it rain on Sunday?’ ‘Yes, it did.’
 ‘Did Helen come to the party?’ ‘No, she didn’t.’
 ‘Did your parents have a good holiday?’ ‘Yes, they did.’
Exercise 31. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)
Directions: Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.
1. didn’t see Jane.
I saw Barbara but I _________
2. They worked on Monday but they _________ on Tuesday.
3. We went to the post office but we _________ to the bank.
4. She had a pen but she _________ any paper.
5. Jack did French at school but he _________ German.

Exercise 32. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)
Directions: Write questions with Did...?
1. I watched TV last night. And you? Did you watch TV last night?
__________________________________
2. I enjoyed the party. And you? __________________________________
3. I had a good holiday. And you? __________________________________
4. I finished work early. And you? __________________________________
5. I slept well last night. And you? __________________________________
Exercise 33. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)
Directions: What did you do yesterday? Write positive or negative sentences.
1. (watch TV) I watched TV. OR I didn’t watch TV.
___________________________________________
2. (get up before 7 o’clock) ___________________________________________
I
3. (have a shower) ___________________________________________
4. (buy a magazine) ___________________________________________
5. (eat meat) ___________________________________________
6. (go to bed before 10:30) ___________________________________________
Exercise 34. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)
Directions: Put the verb in the correct form - positive, negative or question.
1. We went to the cinema but the film wasn’t very good. We didn’t
__________
enjoy it. (enjoy)
2. Tim __________ some new clothes yesterday - two shirts, a jacket and a pullover.
(buy)
3. ‘__________ yesterday?’ ‘No, it was a nice day.’ (rain)
4. The party wasn’t very good, so we __________ long. (stay)
5. It was very warm in the room, so I __________ a window. (open)
6. ‘Did you go to the bank this morning?’ ‘No, I __________ time.’ (have)

Exercise 35. Past Simple Negative and Questions (I didn’t... Did you...?)
Directions: Write questions. Use:
arrive cost go go to bed late happen have a nice time stay win
1. A: We went to New York last month. 5. A: We came home by taxi.
B: Where _____________
did you stay? B: How much _________________?
A: With some friends. A: Ten pounds.
2. A: I was late this morning. 6. A: I’m tired this morning.
B: What time _________________? B: ___________________________?
A: Half past nine. A: No, but I didn’t sleep very well.
3. A: I played tennis this afternoon. 7. A: We went to the beach yesterday.
B: ___________________________? B: ___________________________?
A: No, I lost. A: Yes, it was great.
4. A: I had a nice holiday. 8. A: The window is broken.
B: Good. Where ________________? B: How _______________________?
A: To the mountains. A: I don’t know.

UNIT D Articles
D-1. Articles (a/ an ...)
D-1-1.

He’s got a camera. They’re waiting for a taxi. It’s a beautiful day.
a ... = one thing or person:
 Alice works in a bank. (not ‘in bank’)
 Can I ask a question? (not ‘ask question’)
 I haven’t got a car.
 There’s a woman at the bus stop.
D-1-2. an (not ‘a’) before a/ e/ i/ o/ u:
 Do you want an apple or a banana?
 I’m going to buy a hat and an umbrella.
 There was an interesting programme on TV last night.
also an hour (h is not pronounced : an (h)our)
but a university ( pronounced yuniversity)
a European country (pronounced yuropean)
another (= an + other) is one word:
 Can I have another cup of tea?
D-1-3. We use a/ an ... when we say what a thing or a person is. For example:
  The sun is a star.
 Football is a game.
 Dallas is a city in Texas.
 A mouse is an animal. It’s a small animal.
 Joe is a very nice person.
We use a/ an ... for jobs etc.:
 A: What’s your job?
B: I’m a dentist. (not I’m ‘dentist.’)
 ‘What does Mark do?’ ‘He’s an engineer.’
 Would you like to be a teacher?
 Beethoven was a composer.
 Picasso was a famous painter.
 Are you a student?

Exercise. Articles (a/ an ...)

Direction: Write a or an.
an old book
1. ____ 4. ____ airport 7. ____ university
2. ____ window 5. ____ new airport 8. ____ hour
3. ____ horse 6. ____ organization 9. ____ economic problem

Exercise. Articles (a/ an ...)

Direction: Make sentences. Choose from Box A and Box B. Use a/an where necessary.
A I want to ask you Barbara works in B old house artist
Tom never wears Ann wants to learn party question
I can’t ride Jim lives in bookshop foreign language
My brother is This evening I’m going to hat bicycle

I want to ask you a question.

1. ________________________________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________________________.
7. ________________________________________________________________________.
8. ________________________________________________________________________.
Exercise. Articles (a/ an ...)
Direction: What are these things? Choose from the list.
bird fruit mountain river musical instrument
flower game planet tool vegetable

1. A duck is a bird.
_______________. 6. Jupiter is _________________.
2. A carrot is _______________. 7. A pear is _________________.
3. Tennis is _______________. 8. The Amazon is _________________.
4. A hammer is _______________. 9. A rose is _________________.
5. Everest is _______________. 10. A trumpet is _________________.

D-2. Articles (a/ an and the)

D-2-1.
a/ an the
 I’ve got a car.  I’m going to clean the car tomorrow.
(there are many cars and I’ve got one) (=my car)
 Can I ask a question?  Can you repeat the question, please?
(there are many questions - can I ask one?) (= the question that you asked)
 Is there a hotel near here? (there are  We enjoyed our holiday. The hotel was very
many hotels - is there one near here?) nice. (= our hotel)
 Paris is an interesting city. (there are  Paris is the capital of France.
many interesting cities and Paris is one) (there is only one capital of France)
 Lisa is a student.  Lisa is the youngest student in her class.
(there are many students and Lisa is one) (there is only one youngest student in her class)
Compare a and the:
 I bought a jacket and a shirt. The jacket was cheap but the shirt was expensive.
(= the jacket and the shirt that I bought)
D-2-2. We say the ... when it is clear which thing or person we mean. For example:
the door the ceiling the floor the carpet the light etc. (of a room)
the roof the garden the kitchen the bathroom etc. (of a house)
the centre the station the airport the town hall etc. (of a town)
 ‘Where’s Tom?’ ‘In the kitchen.’ (= the kitchen in this house or flat)
 Turn off the light and close the door. (= the light and the door of the room)
 Do you live far from the centre? (= the centre of your town)
 I’d like to speak to the manager, please. (= the manager of the shop etc.)

Exercise. Articles (a/ an and the)

Direction: Put in a/ an or the.
1. We enjoyed our holiday. ____ hotel was very nice.
2. Can I ask ____ question? Of course. What do you want to ask?
3. You look very tired. You need ____ holiday.
4. ‘Where’s Tom?’ ‘He’s in ____ bathroom.’
5. Jane is ____ interesting person. You must meet her.
6. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to ____ city centre?
B: Yes, go straight on and then take ____ next turning left.
 7. A: Shall we go out for ____ meal this evening?
B: Yes, that’s ____ good idea.
8. It’s ____ nice morning. Let’s go for ____ walk.

Exercise. Articles (a/ an and the)

Direction: Put in a/ an or the where necessary.
1. Don’t forget to turn off light when you go out. turn off the light
2. Enjoy your holiday and don’t forget to send me postcard.
3. What is name of this village?
4. Canada is very big country.
5. What is largest city in Canada.
6. I like this room but I don’t like colour of carpet.
7. We live in old house near station.
8. What is name of director of film we saw last night?