1 Complete the table with the following verbs.

close, drop, study, marry, cancel, smile, try, plan, look, rob, stay, race, enjoy, water

Open - opened Look – looked. Water – wateredLive – lived close – closed, smile – smiled,

race – raced . Fry – fried Study – studied. Marry – married,

try - tried . Play – played Stay – stayed. Enjoy - enjoyedStop – stopped drop – dropped. plan – planned,

rob - robbed . Travel - travelled Cancel - cancelled .

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2 Write the past simple form of the verbs below tthen put them into the correct category.

1 need needed 7 dust dusted2 wash washed 8 like liked 3 live lived 9 pick picked4 invent invented 10 move moved5 enjoy enjoyed 11 kiss kissed6 climb climbed 12 use used

/Id/ /t/ /d/ neededinvented . dusted . . .

washedliked . picked . kissed . .

livedenjoved . climbed . moved . used .

2 Complete the table with the past simple of the verbs in the list. Then, using the verbs, fill in the blanks in sentences 1- 10.

Mop, celebrate, sing, make, buy, do, fall, be, watch, write

regular irregular mopped,celebrated . watched . . .

Sang, made, . bought, did, fell, . was/were, wrote . .

1 Johnny mopped the kitchen floor yesterday.2 Albert Einstein was a brilliant scientist. 3 Karen made a cake last Tuesday.

4 Sheila bought a new computer three days ago.5 Amanda did her laundry last night.

6 Steve and Robert sang in the school

concert yesterday .7 Dan fell and hurt his arm.8 William Shakespeare wrote many

famous Saturday. 9 Maria celebrated her 16th birthday last Saturday.10 Matthew watched his favourite TV programmer last night .4 Look at what Ginger did last Saturday and.

make sentences.

tidy her room water the plants go shopping do her homework play tennis with Sarah have lunch take out the rubbish watch a film on TV

1 Last Saturday, Ginger tidied her room.2 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t water the plants.3 Last Saturday Ginger went shopping.4 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t do her homework.5 Last Saturday Ginger played tennis with Sarah.6 Last Saturday Ginger had lunch.7 Last Saturday Ginger didn’t take out the rubbish.8 Last Saturday Ginger watched a film on TV.

5 Write sentences about yourself. Use the expressions. (Suggested Answers)

● two says ago ● last night ● last month ● in 2006 ● last week

1 I went to a concert two days ago.2 I did my homework last nigh . 3 I bought a camera last month . 4 I went to Italy with my family in 2006 . 5 I played tennis with my friends last week .

6 Write sentences about yourself. Use the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple.

Lee Falk 1) created (create) the comic book superhero, ‘The Phantom’. ThePhantom first 2) appeared (appear) in a newspapercomic strip in 1936. He soon 3) became . (become)one of America’s most loved superheroes!The Phantom 4) lived (live) alone in the jungles ofAfrica. He 5) chose (choose) to become a superherobecause he 6) wanted (want) to help people in danger.The Phantom 7) wore (wear) a purple costume andwas very strong but he 8) didn’t have (not/have) any super – human abilities. He 9) didn’t like . (not/like) criminals and 10) fought (fight) with them all the time. He 11) helped (help) peoplewho 12) needed (need) him.A popular TV series and a Hollywood film 13) followed (follow) the successful comic.

b) Use the words to make questions about The Phantom. Then write the answers.

1 Lee Falk/create/The Phantom? Did Lee Falk create The Phantom? . Yes, he did.2 The Phantom/appear/in 1936? Did The Phantom appear in 1936? Yes, he did.3 he/live/in Africa? Did he live in Africa? Yes, he did.4 he/have/super-human/abilities? Did he have any super-human/abilities? No, he didn’t.5 he/like/criminals? Did he like criminals? No, he didn’t.6 he/help/people? Did he help people? Yes, he did.7 a TV series/follow/the comic? Did a TV series follow the comic? Yes, he did.

7 Put the verbs into the past simple, then match the questions to the answers.

1 What time did you wake up (you/wake up) this morning?2 When did he finish (he/finish) university? 3 Why did they go (they/go) to London?4 What did you have (you/have) for breakfast?5 When did Tom start (Tom/start) playing the piano?6 Who did Emily invite (Emily/invite) to the barbecue? At 7 o’clock Shelly and Robert.

Two years ago. Cereal.

When he was 6. For business.

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8 Complete the questions with the verbs below. Then choose the correct answer.● come ● appear ● work ● write● grow up ● create

1 Which year did ‘Daredevil’ first appear in comics ? A 1961 Ⓑ 19642 Where did Superman grow up? Ⓐ Smallville B Krypton3 Which character(s) did Stan Lee create in 1961? Ⓐ The Fantastic For B Superman4 Where did Stan Lee work after he left school? A In a restaurant Ⓑ In a publishing company5 Where did Superman come from? A Earth Ⓑ Space6 When did Stan Lee write his first story?

A in 1922 Ⓑ in 1941

Spelling Rules ● Verbs ending in –e take only –d. Dance – danced ● Verbs ending in a consonant + y’ Drop the –y and take –ied. Try – tried ● Verbs ending in a vowel + y, take -ed. Stay – stayed ● Verbs ending in one stressed vowel Between two consonants, double the last consonants before the –ed. stop - stopped BUT open – opened ● Verbs ending in –l, double the l before Thay take –ed. quarrel – quarreled

Peter Parkerb was a One day, a strange spider When Peter got home The next morning, PeterClever young man bit him. Peter looked at that night , he felt ill. Looked and felt very Who liked science his hand and saw a big different. He was aAt school. Cut. Superhero! Spider-Man!

● /t/ when the verbs end in a /k/, /s/ , /tʃ/ , /ʃ/ , /f/ , or /p/ sound. cooked , kissed , watched , finished , laughed , stepped● /d/ when the verbs ends in any other sound. arrived , opened , snowed , rubbed

UseWe use the past simple to talk about: ● actions which happened at a particular time in the past. the time is either mentioned or implied. They spent their holidays in Mexico last winter. (When? Last winter; the time is mentioned ). They had a nice time there. (When? When they were in Mexico; the time is implied. ) ● actions that happened immediately one after the other. First she answered the phone and then she wrote

Time expressions used with the past simple: yesterday, the dayBefore yesterday, last week/month/year, two hours/days/weeks/Months/ year ago , when, then, in 2003, etc.

Regular Verbs

AffirmativeI / You / He / She / It / We / They cooked

NegativeI / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t cook

Interrogative Did I / You / He / She / It / We / They cook ?

Short AnswersYes, I / You / He / She / It / We / They did./No, I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn’t

9 Put the verb in brackets into the past simple.

1. A: what did you have ( you/have ) for lunch ? B : I ate ( eat ) a sandwich.

2. A: Did you take ( you/take ) any photos of Sally’s birthdayParty?B: No, I didn’t have . ( not/have ) my camera with me.

3. A: Did they go ( they / go )out last night?B: No, they stayed ( stay ) inand chatted ( chat ) online with friends.

4. A: How did John get ( John/get )to the airport yesterday ? B: He took ( take ) a taxi.

5. A: Where did you go ( you/go ) after school yesterday ? B: I went ( go ) to the libraryand then I played ( play ) basketball with friends.

Speaking ดู�เฉลยในส่วนท้ าย ( Key to Speaking Activities ) a ) In pairs, ask and answer question, as in the example. Use the phrases below.

A: Did you cook dinner yesterday? B: Yes, I did./No,I didn’t.

Writing

b ) Tell the class what your partner did/didn’t do.

ดู�เฉลยในส่วนท้ าย ( Key to Speaking Activities )Use picture A – D to write Alek’s dream. Use the past simpleTense. Use the ideas to help you.● Alex and Felix/go fishing/yesterday afternoon● Suddenly /their boat/hit some rocks● they start to panic/and begin to yell for help● Superkid/hear/the boys/and grab his cape● Superkid/fly quickly / to the boys● When/Alex and Felix see Superkid/they be very happy● Superkid/pick them up/and fly them to their parents● Alex and Felix’s parents/shout/for joy

10 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. Steven and Jim/hang/with/didn’t/out/night/friends/lastSteven and Jim didn’t hang outWith friends last night.

2. bed/made/this/he/his/morningHe made his bed this morning

3. around/she/did/help/house/yesterday/the?Did she help around the houseYesterday?

4. buy/a/Bill/didn’t/camera/last weekBill didn’t buy a camera last week.

5. last/Madrid/visit/did/year/theyDid they visit Madrid last year.

6. I/great/had/party/a/last/monthI had a great party last month.

A B

C D

Alex and Felix went fishing yesterday afternoon. Suddenly,…

cook dinner yester daydo you homework last Nightgo on a picnic last weekplay in the park yesterday after noon

go to the cinema last Saturdayhave breakfast yesterday morning do the shopping last Friday go on holiday last year

Affirmative I/You/He/She/It/We/They used to exercise.Negative I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t used to exercise.Interrogative Did I/You/He/She/It/We/They used to exercise?

Short AnswersYes, I/You/He/She/It/We/They did. No, I/You/He/She/It/We/They didn’t.

He used to ride a bicycle used to is used to talk about past habits or things that happened regularly when he was young. Now he in the past but they no longer happen. Drives a car. He used to eat a lot of chocolate when he was a kid. ( he doesn’t do that any more) We also use used to for things that were true but they are not true any more. She used to have long hair when she was a child. ( Now she has short hair. ) We can use the past simple instead of used to with no difference in meaning. He used to wear glasses. He wore glasses. BUT She flew to New York yesterday. ( NOT: used to fly – single past action)

FormUsed to is always a past form. It has no present from It has the same form in all persons singularand plural in the affirmative. I used to play football. Anna used to exercise a lot.

The question from is Did ( you ) use to …? Did Anna use to study long hours?The negative from is ( I ) didn’t use to …? Josh didn’t use to get up early.

Macth verbs 1-6 with words/phrases a-f , then write sentences about Amy when she was younger. Use used to/didn’t use to

1 C2 f3 a4 e5 d6 b

1have a to bed late live b comic books not go c long hairnot play d fish not eat e computer gamesread f in a big house

1 Amy used to have long hair.2 Amy used to live in a big house . 3 Amy didn’t used to go to bed late . 4 Amy didn’t used to play computer game . 5 Amy didn’t used to eat fish . 6 Amy used to read comic books .