Smart Choice Level 2 Unit 11 - Grammar

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

visit  visited /miss  missed /talk  talked The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 1. For regular verbs, +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.

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

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

4. For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, cons. x 2, +ed. The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 4. For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, cons. x 2, +ed. vowel = a, e, i, o, u consonant = all other letters stop  stopped The car stopped in front of the bank.

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

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?

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.

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

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

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 smartphone. I bought a tablet.