worked/got/went, etc. (simple past) BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE

 

BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE UNIT 11 worked/got/went, etc. (simple past)

 

A B The simple past is often -ed (regular verbs). For example: ■ I brush my teeth every morning. This morning I brushed my teeth. ■ Terry worked in a bank from 1996 to 2003. ■ Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime. ■ We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party ended at midnight. C Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The simple past is not -ed. Here are some important irregular verbs (see also Appendixes 2-3): ■ I usually get up early, but this morning I got up at 9:30. ■ We did a lot of work yesterday. ■ Caroline went to the movies three times last week. ■ James came into the room, took off his coat, and sat down.   EXERCISES 11.1 Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box. brush die end enjoy happen open rain start stay want   1 I ____ brushed _____ my teeth three times yesterday. 2 It was hot in the room, so I _______________ the window. 3 The movie was very long. It _______________ at 7:15 and ________ at 10:00. 4 When I was a child, I _______________ to be a doctor. 11.2 Write the simple past of these verbs. 1 get ___ got ___ 2 see ___________ 3 play ___________ 11.3 Read about Lisa's trip to Mexico City. Put the verbs in the correct form. Last Tuesday, Lisa (l) ___ flew ___ from Los Angeles to Mexico City. She fly (2)_________ up at 6:00 in the morning and (3) ______________  a cup get, have of coffee. At 7:15 she (4) ______________ . home and (5) _______________ to leave, drive 11.4 Write sentences about the past (yesterday / last week, etc.). 1 James always goes to work by car. Yesterday ____ he went to work ____ by car 2 Rachel often loses her keys. She ______________________ last week. 3 Kate meets her friends every night. She ______________________ last night. 11.5 Write sentences about what you did yesterday. 1 ____  I went to the theater. ________________________ 2 _________________________________________________________________________ 3 _________________________________________________________________________ 4 _________________________________________________________________________ 5 _________________________________________________________________________ 6 _________________________________________________________________________

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