LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT

1 |  |  | Look at the examples below. Complete the sentences from the story in the table.

Past Simple of Regular Verbs: Affirmative
I liked the story about Peter and the wolf.
You laughed at Peter.
He often 1... his father on the farm.
We listened to the story.
The villagers 2... to help.
| LOOK! Don’t forget to include the -ed, -d at the end of the verb when you’re talking about the past. I watched the film. I liked the story.

Most verbs | Add -ed, for example, play ➝ played, walk ➝ walked.
Verb ends in -e | Add -d, for example, arrive ➝ arrived.
Verb ends in consonant + -y | Change -y to -i and add -ed, for example, try ➝ tried.
Verb ends in consonant + vowel + consonant | Double the final consonant and add -ed, for example, plan ➝ planned, stop ➝ stopped.

2 | Write the past simple of the verbs in your notebook. Check your answers in the story Peter and the Wolf.
1 live lived 2 decide | 3 shout 4 arrive | 5 ask 6 attack

3 | Complete the story. Use the past simple form of the verbs.

Sabina1 played (play) video games all day at the weekends. Her friend Damla often 2... (visit) her, but Sabina never 3... (open) the door. One Monday, Sabina 4... (decide) to stay at home to play. She shouted, ‘Mom, I’m not well! Can I stay in bed?’ ‘OK,’ her mother answered. Sabina 5... (rush) to play her video game. Her mom was angry. The next day, the same thing happened. On the third day, Sabina really wasn’t well. Her mother 6... (shout), ‘Don’t tell lies! Go to school now!’ At school, Damla 7... (help) Sabina a lot. She 8... (walk) her home, too. Sabina thanked Damla, saying, ‘Thanks, you are a real friend.’

4 | Complete the sentences so they are true for you. Use the correct form of the verbs below. • ask • decide • help • live • visit • walk
1 In 2012, I lived in Istanbul. 2 Last year, I ... | 3 Yesterday, ! ... 4 This morning, I ...

5 | Talk to your partner about your sentences in Exercise 4.

| WORKBOOK p.20, p.22 and p.24