1. Past Simple
by Eva Viñas

2. affirmative -ed (regular verbs) 2nd Column (Irregular verbs) subject +
I worked a lot.
I came yesterday.

3. negative subject + didn’t + infinitive
She didn’t participate in the competition. 3

4. question
Did +
subject +
Infinitive ?
Did you see my brother? 4

5. Guess the Past Simple forms:
studied
1. He (study) ____________________ very much for the exam.
2. My sister (live) ____________________ in london for some years.
lived
lived
3. The car (not stop) ___________________.
didn’t stop
4. I (go) ___________________ to the shopping centre last Saturday.
didn’t go 5

6. 5. The computer (not work) ________________. didn’t work
6. I (not open) ____________________ the windows because it was very cold
didn’t open
7. We (eat) ___________________ all the cake.
ate
8. We (leave) ___________________ on holidays.
left
9. The workers (be) ___________________ on strike.
were 6

7. 10. (she/work) __________________ in this office? Did she work
11. (you/see) ____________________ him?
Did you see
12. We (buy) ___________________ too many drinks.
bought
13. He (read) ___________________ an interesting article on new technologies.
read
14. I (not do) ___________________ it. I promise.
didn’t do 7

8. 15. We (forget) __________________ to tell you. forgot
16. (you/buy) ____________________ some bread?
Did you buy
17. The teenager (help) _________________ the old lady carry her shopping bags.
helped
18. You (not tell) ___________________ me the truth.
didn’t tell
19. (he/call) ___________________ you?
Did he call
20. We (finish) ___________________ the exercise.
finished 8