1. Unit 5 Amazing things
The simple past tense

2. What day was it yesterday?
What day is it today?
What day was it yesterday?
What day was it the day before yesterday?

3. Time
on weekdays
last Saturday
Activities
I usually get up at … on weekdays,
but I got up at … last Saturday
I usually have breakfast at … ,
but I had breakfast at …
I usually do my homework … ,
but I did my homework …
I usually go to bed at …,
but I went to bed at …

4. Simple past tense(一般过去时)
We use the simple past tense to talk about things in the past.
1975
1994
2005
now
was born
left college
moved to Suzhou
teach at this school
I was born in 1975.
I left college in 1994.
I moved to Suzhou in 2005.
I teach at this school now.

5. Talking about your life
1999/2000
was born
now
study at our school
went to my primary school
2007
2012
left my primary school
I was born in ….
I went to my primary school ….
I left my primary school ....
I study at our school ...

6. Regular verbs Most verbs +ed walk Verbs ending in e +d live
Verbs ending in a consonant +y
--y +ied
cry
Short verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant
double the consonant +ed
stop
walked
vowel + y, +ed
stay stayed
play played
enjoy enjoyed
lived
cried
stopped

7. Change the vowel (s) and the consonant(s)
Irregular verbs
No change
Change the vowel
Change the consonant
Change the vowel (s) and the consonant(s)
cost
put
wrote
knew
made
spent
left
bought
cost
spend
make
buy
leave
know
write
put

8. Have a try! That’s great√ bought
stay_______ 2. share ______ 3. buy________
4. talk________ 5. enjoy_______ 6. hate________
7. plan ______ worry_______ 9. try________
10. live_______ 11. reach_______12. cut_______
13. build______ 14. drop_______ 15. taste______
16.need_______ 17. love________18. shop______
19. hurry_______20. carry _______21. raise______
stayed
shared
talked
enjoyed
hated
planned
worried
tried
lived
reached
cut
dropped
tasted
built
needed
loved
shopped
hurried
carried
raised
That’s great√

9. Complete the sentences with the simple past tense of the verbs in the brackets.
planned
1. Mr. Wu __________ (plan) the parents’ meeting last week.
2. The boys __________ (play) football in the playground last Saturday.
3. Millie __________ (chat) with Wendy on the Internet last night.
4. We ________ (fly) kites in the park last weekend.
5. The bus ________ (stop) suddenly just now.
played
chatted
flew
stopped

10. Complete the sentences with the simple past tense of the verbs in the brackets.
lived
6. Our family ________ (live) in a small town when I was a child.
7. David __________ (carry) a large bag to the school this morning.
8. We _________ (visit) the Science Museum the day before yesterday.
9. I __________ (watch) a wonderful fashion show on TV a moment ago.
10. Simon put his schoolbag on the sofa and ________ (go) out.
carried
visited
watched
went

11. Find out the rule! 1. Mr. Wu planned the parents’ meeting last week.
2. The boys played football in the playground
last Saturday.
3. Millie chatted with Wendy on the Internet last night.
4. We flew kites in the park last weekend.
5. The bus stopped suddenly just now.
6. Our family lived in a small town when I was a child.
7. David carried a large bag to the school this morning.
8. We visited the Science Museum the day before yesterday.
9. I watched a wonderful fashion show on TV a moment ago.
10. Simon put his schoolbag on the sofa and went out.

12. Find out the rule! We often use these time expressions when
we talk about the past.
◆ … ago just now
◆ yesterday (morning/afternoon/evening)
◆ the day before yesterday
◆ last night/week/month/year
◆ this morning

13. Complete Millie’s diary with the simple past tense of verbs in the brackets.
went
Last Sunday morning we _______ (go) to the Fun World Museum with my friends. First we _______ (meet) at the school gate at 8 o’clock. Then we _________(ride) bikes there together. When we _________(get) to the museum, there ________ (be) a lot of people there. I ____________ (learn) about many amazing things there. We ________ (spend) three hours in the museum. I _________ (take) a lot of photos. Some of us ________ (buy) cards of the animals there. We ________ (come) back to school at 1 p.m. We ________ (have) a great time.
met
rode
got
were
learnt/learned
spent
took
bought
came
had

14. Make up a dialogue Sample dialogue:
A: Where did Millie go last Sunday morning?
B: She went to the Fun World Museum with her
friends.
A: How did they go there?
B: They rode bikes there.
A: Were there a lot of people when they got there?
B: Yes, there were.
A: …
B: …

15. What would happen next? Last Saturday morning Simon went to South Hill
for a spring trip with his friends. When they were
walking in the hill, they suddenly heard a strange
sound. They stopped to listen, they couldn’t hear
anything. …
These expressions may help you:
be afraid run away quickly shout loudly lie down
search carefully laugh happily find that … be surprised to see
worry about feel a little ill look around

16. Group work Tell your story …
be afraid run away quickly shout loudly lie down
search carefully laugh happily find that … be surprised to see
worry about feel a little ill look around

17. Homework Finish off the exercises on page 62;
Recite the irregular verbs on page 106;
Preview Reading.

18. Ask and answer What time do you usually get up on weekdays?
I get up at …
What time did you get up last Saturday?
I got up at …