Explanation
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Signal words
- yesterday
- last week
- a month ago
- in 2010
Negative sentences in the Simple Past
Do not negate a main verb in English. Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do) and the infinitive of the verb for negations.
There is no difference between regular and irregular verbs in negative sentences.
| Long forms | Contracted forms |
|---|---|
| I did not clean the room. | I didn't clean the room. |
| You did not clean the room. | You didn't clean the room. |
| He did not clean the room. | He didn't clean the room. |
Questions in the Simple Past
You need the auxiliary did and the infinitive of the verb.
| Forms | |
|---|---|
| Did I play football? | |
| Did you play football? | |
| Did he play football? |
All tenses with explanation 34 page document
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50 Common Irregular Verbs
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Simple Past Reading Comprehension and Questions
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Tell me about your weekend using the Simple Past Tense
Sick on Saturday
Fill in the gaps with the verbs listed below the story using the past simple tense.
I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I ________ so tired that I ______ all morning. When I _______ up I ______ a head ache and my throat ______ sore. My body ______ all over. My nose _____ and I _______ a lot. My mother _______ my temperature but I _____ not have a fever.
My mother ______ me some soup for lunch and I _____ it in bed. I ______ some juice. I ______ to read a book but I __________ keep my eyes open. I ______ in bed all afternoon. I _________ in and out of sleep. I _________ more juice. I _______ miserable all afternoon. I ________ want to do anything.
I ________ out of bed at dinner time. My parents __________ pizza for dinner and I ___________ able to eat some of it. I _________ more juice! I ________ a bit better after dinner so I _________ up. I __________ under a blanket on the couch and _________ some TV with my parents. I ______ asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning I ______ better but now my mother ________ a cold! She _______ miserable. It _________ her turn to be sick.
Verbs used in the story
to be
to sleep
to wake up
to have
to be
to ache
to run
to cough
to take
to do
to make
to eat
to drink
to want
to be able to (can)
to lie
to drink
to feel
to get out of bed
to order
to be
to drink
to feel
to stay up
to snuggle
to watch
to fall
to look
to feel
to have
to feel
to be
Vocabulary help:
- ache (verb) - hurts, is painful
- asleep (adjective) - to be sleeping
- couch (noun) - furniture to sit on
- drifted (verb) past tense of to drift - to move slowly
- drifted in and out of sleep - when you are not really awake but not really asleep either
- miserable (adjective) - sad, unhappy, unpleasant
- snuggled (verb) past tense of to snuggle - to move into a warm, comfortable position
- terrible (adjective) - very bad,
- woke up (verb) past tense of wake up - to stop sleeping
Comprehension Check:
Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?
1. The boy was sick on Saturday. Yes or no?
2. On Sunday his father was sick. Yes or no?
3. He had a fever on Saturday. Yes or no?
4. He ate dinner in bed on Saturday. Yes or no?
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