Worked, Got, Went, Etc. (Simple Past)

WORKED, GOT, WENT, etc. (Simple past)A.
They watch television everynight.(simple present)
They watched television last night.(simple past)
Watched is a simple past.
I/we/you/they
Watched
He/she/it
B.The simple past is often ed(regular verbs).For example:
Work
danced
worked
dance
cleaned
stay
Clean
stayed
needed
started
need
Start
Try
tried
Study
studied
copied
Copy
planned
plan
stop
stopped
C. Some verbs are irregular(=not regular).Their simple past is not(ed).Here are
important irregular verbs.
begin
fall
begin
fell
leave
left
sell
sold
found
lose
broke
find
break
sat
lost
sit
brought
fly
bring
slept
made
sleep
flew
make
build
spoke
met
speak
built
forget
forgot
meet
buy
paid
stand
got
pay
bought
get
stood
put
take
gave
put
catch
caught
give
took
read
tell
went
read
came
go
come
told
had
ring
did
have
do
thoght
rang
think
heard
drank
hear
drink
won
said
win
say
knew
see
ate
know
eat
wrote
saw
write
B.1.I brush my teeth every morning. This morning I brushed my teeth.
2.Terry worked in a bank from 1987 to 1998.
3.Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime.
4.We enjoyed the party last night.
5.We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party ended at midnight.
C.1.We did a lot of work yesterday.
2.I usually get up early, but this morning I got up at 9:30.
3.Caroline went to the movies three times last week.
4.Arnold came into the room, took off his coat, and sat down.
11.1 Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the simple past:
brush
die
enjoy
end
happen
rain
start
stay
want
1.I __brushed__ my teeth three times yesterday.
2.The concert _______ at 7:30 and _______ at 10 o’clock.
3.When I was a child, I _______ to be a doctor.
4.The accident _______ last Saturday afternoon.
5.It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it _______ all day.
6.We _______ our vacation last year. We _______ at a very nice hotel.
7.Amy’s grandfather _______ when he was 90 years old.
11.2 Write the simple past of these verbs:
1.get __got__
2.see _______
3.play _______
4.pay _______
5.visit _______
6.buy _______
7.go _______
8.think _______
9.copy _______
10.know _______
11.put _______
12.speak _______
11.3 Read about Anna’s trip to Mexico City. Put the verbs in the correct form.
Last Tuesday Anna (1) __flew__ from Los Angeles to Mexico(fly)
City. She (2) _______ up at 6 o’clock in the morning and(get)
(3) _______ a cup of coffee. At 7:15 she (4)_______________(have)(leave)
home and (5) _______ to the airport. When she(drive)
(6) _______, she (7) _______ the car and then(arrive) (park)
(8) _______ to the ticket counter, where she(9)____________(go)(check)
in for her flight. Then she (10) _______ breakfast at an airport(have)
cafe and (11) _______ for her flight. The plane(wait)
(12) _______ on time and (13) _______ in Mexico City(depart)(arrive)
four hours later. Finally, she (14) _______ a taxi to her hotel.(take)
11.4 Write sentences about the past.
1. Jim always goes to work by car. Yesterday he __went to work by car__.
2. Mei Lan often loses her keys. She ________________ last week.
3. Kate meets her friends every night. She _________________ last night.
4. I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I ______________.
5. We usually go to the movies on Sundays. Last Sunday we ___________.
6. I eat an apple every day. Yesterday I ____________________________.
7. Taro always takes a shower in the morning. This morning he __________.
11.5 Write sentences about what you did yesterday.
1.__I played volleyball yesterday__.
2.___________________________.
3.___________________________.
4.___________________________.
Amy:Joey, how did you get home last night?
Joey:I had to wait for the bus. Cause my mom couldn't pick me up because of the
heavy rain. What about you?
Amy:My dad picked me up a few hours after you left. I was looking for you on the
street but you weren't there, We were gonna give you a lift home.
Joey:It's okay. I got home alright, except I got drenched in the rain.
Amy:It's a good thing you didn't get sick or you wouldn't have made it to school today.
Joey Yeah I know. Good thing the bus had a heater.
Amy:That's good to know. It's still raining hard today, do you want a lift home?
Joey:Yeah sure! I could use a ride home.
Amy:Alright! We just need to wait for my dad to get here.