1. Smart Choice Level 2 Unit 11 - Grammar

2. We use the simple past for completed actions in the past.
For example:
visited
walked
looked

3. 1. For regular verbs, add –ed.
The Simple Past
Spelling Rules:
1. For regular verbs, add –ed.
visit  visited /miss  missed /talk  talked
I visited my grandmother last weekend.
He missed his plane to Jeju Island.
She talked to her boyfriend yesterday.

4. 2. For verbs ending in –e, add –d. love  loved / hate  hated
The Simple Past
Spelling Rules:
2. For verbs ending in –e, add –d.
love  loved / hate  hated
They loved each other for many years.
I hated the movie last weekend.

5. study  studied / try  tried
The Simple Past
Spelling Rules:
3. For verbs ending in –y,
delete “y” and add –ied.
study  studied / try  tried
They studied hard for the test yesterday.
He tried to learn Chinese last year.

6. consonant = all other letters The car stopped in front of the bank.
The Simple Past
Spelling Rules:
4. For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant and add –ed.
vowel = a, e, i, o, u
consonant = all other letters
stop  stopped
The car stopped in front of the bank.

7. 5. Some verbs are irregular. You have to just memorize them.
The Simple Past
Spelling Rules:
5. Some verbs are irregular.
You have to just memorize them.
go  went / see  saw
I went to China last summer vacation.
I saw my friend at the festival.

8. For negative statements, use didn’t.
The Simple Past
For negative statements, use didn’t.
I didn’t walk to school.
For questions, use did.
Did you walk to school?

9. For short answers, use did or didn’t. Did you study yesterday?
The Simple Past
For short answers, use did or didn’t.
Did you study yesterday?
Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t.
Did she go to class this morning?
Yes, she did. OR No, she didn’t.

10. Possible Short Answers:
The Simple Past
Possible Short Answers:
Yes, you
Yes, I
Yes, he
Yes, she did.
Yes, it
Yes, we
Yes, they
No, you
No, I
No, he
No, she didn’t.
No, it
No, we
No, they

11. Now Practice!
1. play
2. wash
3. know
4. wear
5. work
6. forget
7. help
8. drop
9. like
played
washed
knew
wore
worked
forgot
helped
dropped
liked

12. 1. I didn’t go to the movies yesterday. I went to the mall.
Now Practice!
1. I didn’t go to the movies yesterday. I went to the mall.
2. I didn’t lose my luggage. I lost my wallet.
3. I didn’t forget my passport. I forgot my money.
4. She didn’t break her arm. She broke her leg.
5. I didn’t buy a book. I bought a magazine.