Handout Past Simple Unit 4.pdf
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The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about actions and situations in the past. It gives examples of regular and irregular verb forms in the past simple, such as "kill - killed" and "become - became". It also lists common time expressions used with the past simple, such as "yesterday" and "last year". The document provides practice exercises for using the past simple correctly.
Handout Past Simple Unit 4.pdf
- 1. Practical Grammar 2 1 息 National Geographic Learning Life Pre-intermediate Unit 4a Past simple: Time expressions Use the past simple to talk about actions and situations in the past. to be The past simple forms of to be are was and were: It was love at first sight. The police were sure Dix was the murderer. Regular Verbs With most other verbs add -ed to form affirmative verbs: kill killed, defend defended Use did/didnt + infinitive to form questions and negatives. Did Dix kill the girl? (not Did Dix killed the girl?) Laura didnt believe the stories. (not Laura didnt believed the stories) Use did/didnt to form short answers. Did Laura believe the police? No, she didnt. Irregular Verbs Some verbs have an irregular affirmative form in the past simple: become became, leave left, tell told See page 235: Irregular verb list Time expressions Here are some common time expressions often used with the past simple: yesterday, last week, last year, two years ago, five minutes ago Presentation to be I / He / She / It was wasnt (was not) sure. You / We / They were werent (were not) Was I / he / she / it right? Yes, I / he / she / it was. No, I / he / she / it wasnt. Were you / we / they Yes, you / we / they were. No, you / we / they werent. Other verbs I / You / He / She / It / We / They believed the stories. didnt believe What did I / you / he / she / it / we / they ask Laura? Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they believe the stories? Yes, I / you / he / she / it / we / they did. No, I / you / he / she / it / we / they didnt. For Dix and Laura it was love at first sight. But then a girl died. The police were sure that it was Dix who murdered her. Laura defended him. She didnt believe the stories about his violent past. But Dix became more and more possessive and she wasnt so sure. Did Dix kill the girl? Was their love strong enough to survive? MY TOP TWENTY FILMS 15 In A Lonely Place died. Laura iolent d she trong Key spelling rules You may need to make small changes to the spelling of the verb at times: 1. live lived (not liveed) 2. cry cried (not cryed) See page 233: Spelling rules
- 2. Practical Grammar 2 2 息 National Geographic Learning Pre-intermediate Unit 4a Exercises 1 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verb in brackets or short answers. Dix 1 (be) a writer and Laura 2 (be) a young actress. They 3 (live) in the same apartment block, but they 4 (not know) each other. One night Dix 5 (bring) a young girl back to his flat. As they arrived, they 6 (meet) Laura. She and Dix 7 (look) at each other. They 8 (not speak), but they were instantly attracted to each other. The next morning the police 9 (ask) Laura to go to the police station. The girl 10 (be) dead. The police 11 (think) that Dix was the murderer. 12 (you see) Dix leave with the girl? they 13 (ask). No, I 14 , she replied, I 15 (see) him standing at his bedroom window alone. Dix and Lauras eyes met across the room. Everyone could see they 16 (be) in love. 2 Complete the questions with the past simple form of the verbs in the box. ask be (3 2)domeettalktell 1 What job Dix ? He was a writer. 2 When Dix and Laura first ? One night, when Dix brought a girl home to his flat. 3 they to each other? No, they didnt. They just looked at each other. 4 Why the police Laura to go to the police station? They wanted to ask her some questions. 5 Dix worried? No, he was sure Laura could prove his innocence. 6 What she the police? That she saw him standing alone at his bedroom window. 7 they in love? Yes, it was obvious to everybody. 3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 night what you last do did? 2 see you what film did? 3 actors were who the? 4 about was what it? 5 it you enjoy did? 4 Match the responses ae to the questions in exercise 3. Then listen and check. a Yes, it was great. b A writer and an actress who fell in love. c An old black and white film called In A Lonely Place. d We went to the cinema. e Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame.