Wednesday, 13 January 2016

PAST SIMPLE

A.    Past simple is used for any single action in the past but not connected with present.
Examples:

v  They came late
v  He worked hard
v  The school gate opened at 6.30
v  She went to Jakarta just now

B.     It is used for customary, habitual or repeat actions in the past.
Example:
v  When I was child, my mother told me a story every night before going to bed.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs given in the brackets!
1.      The teacher .................... late. (arrive)
2.      When I was child, my grandfather ...................... me in doing my home work. (help)
3.      She was welcome wherever she........................ (go)
4.      When I ..................... him, he...................... quite ill. (see, look)
5.      I ...................... my work and I....................... out to play. (finish, go)
6.      When he......................... the news, he......................... unconscious. (hear, fall)
7.      Father......................... all day yesterday. (work)
8.      The clouds........................ the sky. (cover)
9.      They ........................ a bridge across the river. (build)
10.  Whenever I...................... to Jakarta, I ..................... Monas. (go, see)
11.  A snake ....................... him, he......................... it. (bite, kill)
12.  The teacher ........................ me absent. (mark)
13.  The teacher......................... a naughty student. (punish)
14.  Anton........................... a letter. (type)
15.  The police......................... a stealer. (chase)
16.  He........................... her. (believe)
17.  The teacher........................ us yesterday. (teach)
18.  He........................... to go to Pangandaran. (want)
19.  I ........................  him in the market yesterday. (see)
20.  His father........................ him to go to England. (allow)

Put the verbs in the following sentences into the simple past tense!
1.      I go to school by car.                                                      (Fall of = jatuh)
2.      I meet him on Tuesdays.                                              (Put up = give)
3.      He always wears black.
4.      She makes cakes every week.
5.      He gets up at 05.00 a.m.
6.      He understands us.
7.      She shuts the shop at 09.00 p.m.
8.      They speak slowly.
9.      She leaves the house at 07.00 a.m.
10.  I read a chapter every night.
11.  You eat too much.
12.  We see her everyday.
13.  Tom sings in the choir.
14.  He cries.
15.  Who knows the answer?
16.  He takes the dog out twice a week.
17.  I buy the book here.
18.  I dream every night.
19.  He often feels ill.
20.  I know that he wants.
21.  I usually pay him $ 10.
22.  I usually give them $ 25.
23.  His dog bites me.
24.  I cost $ 40.
25.  My back hurts.
26.  I lie down after lunch.
27.  We drink water.
28.  The roses grow well.
29.  He often falls of.
30.  These dogs fight whenever they meet.

31.  She puts up her prices every year.
Yes – No Question
Example:   I went to school yesterday.
                    Did you go to school yesterday?
                    Yes, I did.

1.      She saw your brother.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, she...........................
2.      We heard terrible noise.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes,.............................
3.      He slept till 10.00 a.m.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, he didn’t.
4.      He looked at the picture.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, he did.
5.      They drank all the wine.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, they did.
6.      She thought about it.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, she did.
7.      The police caught the thief.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, the police didn’t.
8.      He did the exercise.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, he didn’t.
9.      She found her watch.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, she did.
10.  He lent you enough money.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, he didn’t.
11.  They came late yesterday.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, they did.
12.  He worked hard.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, he didn’t
13.  The school gate opened at 6.30.
................................................................................................................. ?
No, it didn’t.
14.  She went to Jakarta just now.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, she did.
15.  He believed his girlfriend.
................................................................................................................. ?
Yes, he did.

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