February 9, 2010
| We have learned the formula of making a simple past time question. Here are more examples on making questions from statements in the simple past time. |
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February 8, 2010
| To find out if an action happened in the past, we make questions using the word did. Did is the past form of do. It tells us it is the simple past time. Let’s look at some examples: |
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February 5, 2010
| Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative |
Example:
| I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap.
(brought = past time of bring) |
| I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap. |
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February 4, 2010
| Exercise 70 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative. |
Example:
| I spoke to Adam but I ……………….. to his brother. (spoke = past time of speak) |
| I spoke to Adam but I didn’t speak to his brother. |
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February 3, 2010
| Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative |
Example:
| I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap.
(brought = past time of bring) |
| I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap. |
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February 2, 2010
| Exercise 70 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative. |
Example:
| I spoke to Adam but I ……………….. to his brother. (spoke = past time of speak) |
| I spoke to Adam but I didn’t speak to his brother. |
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February 1, 2010
| Here are more examples on positive and negative sentences in the simple past time. Remember, the action word does not change in the negative form. |
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January 29, 2010
| Very often we say things that we did and did not do at the same time. Here are some examples: |
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January 28, 2010
| In Lesson 18, we learned about actions that people and things did or happened in the past. In this lesson, we are going to learn the negative, actions that people and things did not do.
We use the word did not or didn’t to make negative sentences in the simple past time. Did is the past form of do. Therefore the word did tells us it is the simple past time. Let’s look at the positive sentences again: |
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January 27, 2010
Exercise 69 Change each verb to simple past time
Example:
| A neighbour ____ (find) my kitten. |
| A neighbour found my kitten. |
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January 26, 2010
Exercise 68 Change each verb to simple past time
Example:
| She ______ (catch) a cold two days ago. |
| She caught a cold two days ago. |
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January 25, 2010
| Exercise 67 Change the y to i before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time. |
Example:
| The mice ______ (scurry) into the bush. |
| The mice scurried into the bush. |
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January 22, 2010
| Exercise 66 Double the last letter before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time. |
Example:
| We ____ (sip) the hot chocolate slowly. |
| We sipped the hot chocolate slowly. |
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January 21, 2010
Exercise 65 Add d to these verbs to make them simple past time.
Example:
| Someone ______ (sneeze). |
| Someone sneezed. |
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January 20, 2010
Exercise 64 Add ed to these verbs to make them simple past time.
Example:
| We ______ (enjoy) ourselves at the party. |
| We enjoyed ourselves at the party. |
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January 19, 2010
Exercise 63 Making questions from statements
Example:
| They are planning a big party. |
Are they planning a big party? |
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January 19, 2010
Exercise 62 Making negative present continuous sentences
Example:
| The girls are bickering. |
| The girls are not bickering. |
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January 18, 2010
Exercise 69 Change each verb to simple past time
Example:
| A neighbour ____ (find) my kitten. |
| A neighbour found my kitten. |
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January 15, 2010
Exercise 68 Change each verb to simple past time
Example:
| She ______ (catch) a cold two days ago. |
| She caught a cold two days ago. |
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January 14, 2010
| Exercise 67 Change the y to i before adding ed to these verbs to make them simple past time. |
Example:
| The mice ______ (scurry) into the bush. |
| The mice scurried into the bush. |
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