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Please show all the things in your pockets .
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Use of Simple Past
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
List of Irregular Verbs
alight alighted, alit
arise arose
awake awoke, awaked
be was, were
bear bore
beat beat
become became
beget begot
begin began
bend bent
bereave bereaved, bereft
beseech besought, beseeched
bet bet, betted
bid bade, bid
bide bade, bided
bind bound
bite bit
bleed bled
bless blessed, blest
blow blew
break broke
breed bred
bring brought
broadcast broadcast, broadcasted
build built
burn burnt, burned
burst burst
bust bust, busted
buy bought
can could
cast cast
catch caught
choose chose
cleave cleft, cleaved, clove
cling clung clung
clothe clothed, clad clothed, clad
come came
cost cost
creep crept
crow crowed
cut cut
deal dealt
dig dug
do did
draw drew
dream dreamt, dreamed
drink drank
drive drove
dwell dwelt, dwelled
eat ate
fall fell
feed fed
feel felt
fight fought
find found
flee fled
fling flung
fly flew
forbid forbad, forbade
forecast forecast, forecasted
forget forgot
forsake forsook
freeze froze
geld gelded, gelt
get got
gild gilded, gilt
give gave
gnaw gnawed
go went
grind ground
grip gripped, gript
grow grew
hang hung
have had
hear heard
heave heaved, hove
hew hewed
hide hid
hit hit
hold held
hurt hurt
keep kept
kneel knelt, kneeled
knit knitted, knit
know knew
lay laid
lead led
lean leant, leaned
leap leapt, leaped
learn learnt, learned
leave left
lend lent
let let
lie lay
light lit, lighted
lose lost
make made
may might
mean meant
meet met
melt melted
mow mowed
pay paid
pen pent, penned
plead pled, pleaded
prove proved
put put
quit quit, quitted
read read
rid rid, ridded
ride rode
ring rang
rise rose
run ran
saw sawed
say said
see saw
seek sought
sell sold
send sent
set set
sew sewed
shake shook
shall should
shear sheared
shed shed
shine shone
shit shit, shitted, shat
shoe shod, shoed
shoot shot
show showed
shred shred, shredded
shrink shrank, shrunk
shut shut
sing sang
sink sank
sit sat
slay slew
sleep slept
slide slid
sling slung
slink slunk
slit slit
smell smelt, smelled
smite smote
sow sowed
speak spoke
speed sped, speeded
spell spelt, spelled
spend spent
spill spilt, spilled
spin spun
spit spat
split split
spoil spoilt, spoiled
spread spread
spring sprang, sprung
stand stood
steal stole
stick stuck
sting stung
stink stank, stunk
stride strode
strike struck
string strung
strive strove
swear swore
sweat sweat, sweated
sweep swept
swell swelled
swim swam
swing swung
take took
teach taught
tear tore
telecast telecast, telecasted
tell told
think thought
throw threw
thrust thrust
tread trod
understand understood
wake woke, waked
wear wore
weave wove
wed wed, wedded
weep wept
wet wet, wetted
win won
wind wound
wring wrung
write wrote
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Some tests:
A:
Read the following sentences and choose the best answer.
1. Shortly after World War II, an engineer with a chocolate bar in his pocket accidentally ………. microwave cooking.
a. has discovered b. discovered c.discovers d. will discover
2. The ancient Olympic Games ………. As amateur contests, but in time became professional.
a. were begining b. would begin c.have begun d. began
******* ******* *******
B:
Read the following sentences and identify the incorrect part.
3. They were going to drive to the beach, but they have changed their plans when it started to rain.
4. Passengers used to wait on long lines before the airlines introduce electronic check-in machines.
5. The campaign staff was preparing for the victory celebration when they were hearing the heartbreaking news.
6. I have bought a new house last year, but I haven’t sold my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
7. After Eli Whitny has invented the cotton gin in 1973, the cotton market boomed.
What we have in our book is this:
1- It talks about situation or action which was completed or ended in the past:
a. She was sick yesterday.
b. They went to Shiraz last week.
2- Actions happened or situation existed over a time in the past:
a.He lived in the U.S.A from 1980 to 1983
b. They were in Shiraz during their vacation.
3-We can use frequency adverbs to show actions or interval in the past.
a.She came to see me every Friday.
b.She always visited me on Friday.
4- We use “did” to show emphasis.
a. Am I right? Did you call him liar?
Yes, I did say that!
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
- I saw a movie yesterday.
- I didn't see a play yesterday.
- Last year, I traveled to .....
- Last year, I didn't travel to .....
- Did you have dinner last night?
- She washed her car.
- He didn't wash his car.
Use the past simple to talk about activities or routines which take place at a specified time in the past. Notice that all subjects take the same conjugation of the verb. Regular verbs end in '-ed'.visit - visited
enjoy - enjoyed
Irregular verbs have various forms and each verb needs to be learned.
see - saw
think - thought
The past simple is used to express a finished past action which occurs at a specific moment in the past.
She visited Iran last month.
They didn't go to Tom's party last weekend.
Where did you go on vacation last summer?
The following time signifiers often indicate a specific point in time.
last
ago
in ... (plus a year or month)
yesterday
when ... (plus a phrase)
They had lunch at home last week.
He left the company many years ago.
Susan bought a new car in May.
He telephoned his friend in Rome yesterday.
I played golf when I was a teenager.
Positive Form
Subject + past form of verb + object(s) + time
They flew to Chicago last month.
Peter completed his course three weeks ago.
Negative Form
Subject + did + not + base form of verb + object(s) + (time)
They didn't expect to see you at Christmas.
She didn't understand the question.
Question Form
(Wh?) + did + subject + base form of verb + (object(s))+ (time)?
Where did you study French?When did you arrive last week?
Pronunciation spelling
I > played /d/ arrive/arrived
You > arrived /d/ wait/waited
He > worked /t/ stop/stopped
She > dreamed/dreamt /dri:md/ or /dremt/ occur/occurred
It > posted /Id/ cry/cried
We >
You >
They >
Pronunciation of the regular past verbs in the regular past always end with a -d in their spelling, but the pronunciation of the past ending is not always the same:
play/played /d/
The most common spelling characteristic of the regular past is that -ed is added to the base form of the verb: opened, knocked, stayed, etc. Except in the cases noted below, this -ed is not pronounced as if it were an extra syllable, so opened is pronounced: /@Up@nd/, knocked: /nQkt/, stayed: /steId/, etc.
arrive/arrived /d/
Verbs which end in the following sounds have their past endings pronounced /d/: /b/ rubbed; /g/ tugged; /dZ/ managed; /l/ filled; /m/ dimmed; /n/ listened; vowel + /r/ stirred; /v/ loved; /z/ seized. The -ed ending is not pronounced as an extra syllable.
work/worked /t/
Verbs which end in the following sounds have their past endings pronounced /t/: /k/ packed; /s/ passed; /tS/ watched; /S/ washed; /f/ laughed; /p/ tipped. The -ed ending is not pronounced as an extra syllable.
dream/dreamed /d/ or dreamt /t/
A few verbs function as both regular and irregular and may have their past forms spelt -ed or
-t pronounced /d/ or /t/: e.g. burn, dream, lean, learn, smell, spell, spill, spoil.
post/posted /Id/
Verbs which end in the sounds /t/ or /d/ have their past endings pronounced /Id/: posted, added. The -ed ending is pronounced as an extra syllable added to the base form of the verb.
Spelling of the regular past
The regular past always ends in -d:
arrive/arrived
Verbs ending in -e add -d: e.g. phone/phoned, smile/smiled. This rule applies equally to agree, die, lie, etc.
wait/waited
Verbs not ending in -e add -ed: e.g. ask/asked, clean/cleaned, follow/followed, video/videoed.
stop/stopped
Verbs spelt with a single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter double the consonant: beg/begged, rub/rubbed.
occur/occurred
In two-syllable verbs the final consonant is doubled when the last syllable contains a single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter and is stressed: pre'fer/preferred, re'fer/referred. Compare: 'benefit/benefited, 'differ/differed and 'profit/profited which are stressed on their first syllables and which therefore do not double their final consonants. In American English labeled, quarreled, signaled and traveled follow the rule. In British English labelled, quarrelled, signalled and travelled are exceptions to the rule.
cry/cried
When there is a consonant before -y, the "y" changes to "i" before we add -ed: e.g. carry/carried, deny/denied, fry/fried, try/tried. Compare: delay/delayed, obey/obeyed, play/played, etc. which have a vowel before -y and therefore simply add -ed in the past.