1. The Past Simple 4º E.S.O.
Grupo DONOS 2008

2. Affirmative Form Regular verbs add –ed Irregular verbs: second column
eg. play – played
Spelling rules:
Verbs ending [-e] add [-d ] e.g. love –loved
Verbs ending cons+vowel+cons double the second consonant e.g. stop – stopped.
Verbs ending [cons-y] [-ied] , verbs ending [vowel-y] [-yed]
Irregular verbs: second column
be was/were been
get got got
speak spoke spoken

3. Negative Form Subject + DIDN’T + verb (infinitive)
e.g. She didn’t have breakfast
Now practise...
Go to school
She didn’t go to school
Speak to Dodger
She didn’t speak to Dodger

4. Question Form (Wh-) + DID + subject + Verb (infinitive)?
What /Vicky / buy / in the market?
What did Vicky buy in the market?
When / Vicky / go to bed?
When did Vicky go to bed?

5. Short Answers AFFIRMATIVE: Yes, subject pronoun + DID
e.g. Yes, he / she / I did.
NEGATIVE: No, subject pronoun + DIDN’T
e.g. No, he / she / I didn’t

6. Make questions and answers using the prompts and the information from the texts GET UP
What time/ Amy…?
Q- What time did Amy get up?
A- She got up at 6.
What time / Luke…?
Q- What time did Luke get up?
A- He got up at 7.

7. HAVE BREAKFAST What / Amy…? Q- What did Amy have for breakfast?
A- She had bread and water.
Luke…?
Q- Did Luke have breakfast?
A- Yes, he did.

8. GO TO SCHOOL Where / Luke /go…? Q- Where did Luke go?
A- He went to school.
How…?
Q- How did he go to school?
A- He went by bus.
Amy..?
Q- Did Amy go to school?
A- No, she didn’t.

9. Now practise inventing answers for the following questions.
(Creativity is warmly welcome...)

10. What time did he wake up yesterday?

11. What happened to him?

12. What did he do in the morning?

13. What did she tell him?

14. Who did she write to?

15. Who did she think of?

16. What did he do last evening?

17. How many words did they spell?

18. What did she smell?

19. Did he send a letter?

20. Did he sell a computer?

21. What did they do yesterday morning?

22. What happened when you were having a shower?

23. Did he watch TV at night?

24. Where did he hide?

25. Did she find her cat?