Unit 10 Simple Past Tense
Unit 10 Simple Past Tense
Unit 10 Simple Past Tense
YABANCI DİL I
WEEK 10
YDL 183
YABANCI DİL I
KBUZEM
Karabük Üniversitesi
Uzaktan Eğitim Araştırma ve Uygulama Merkezi
Grammar
Simple Past Tense
Vocabulary
Expressions with go, get, have
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In “yes/ no questions”, the verb “to be” is at the beginning of the sentence.
Was the film good? Were you ill last weekend?
In Wh- questions the question word comes before the verb “to be”
What was on TV last night? When were they in Bodrum?
Wh-QUESTIONS
EXERCISES (1)
A. Complete the sentences with “was, were”.
1. She was a nurse 15 years ago. 7. We _____tired yesterday evening.
2. They _____very happy yesterday. 8. My shoes _____very dirty.
3. There _____ interesting places in Sinop. 9. Mark and Susan _____on holiday last
June.
4. It _____a very big party.
10. Her keys ______on the table ten
5. Selina _____beautiful at the wedding.
minutes ago.
6. John _____very thin 5 years ago.
D. Put the words in the right order and use “was, were” in the correct
place.
1. late/ yesterday/ why/ you? 4. they/ where/ last month?
Why were you late yesterday ? _________________________________?
2. she/ where/ last weekend? 5. what time/ the train/ yesterday?
_________________________________? _________________________________?
3. train ticket/ how much? 6. you with/ who/ last Tuesday?
_________________________________? _______________________________
IRREGULAR VERBS
hurt hurt
keep kept
know knew
learn learned/ learnt
leave left
lend lent
let let
lose lost
make made
meet met
pay paid
put put
read read
ride rode
ring rang
rise rose
run ran
say said
see saw
sell sold
send sent
shut shut
sing sang
sit sat
sleep slept
speak spoke
spend spent
stand stood
swim swam
take took
teach taught
tear tore
tell told
think thought
throw threw
understand understood
wake woke
wear wore
win won
write wrote
10.2.3. QUESTIONS
Use the auxiliary verb did+V1 to ask questions.
NOTE: In negative sentences and questions, always use the base form of the verbs.
I didn’t liked the movie. She didn’t like latte coffee.
We didn’t went to school. Merriam didn’t go on a holiday.
Did you made dinner? Did you make dinner?
What did they ate at lunch? What did they eat at lunch?
EXERCISES (2)
A. Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs in brackets.
1. My parents bought (buy) a new house in London last year. It was (be) nice.
2. Our neighbours ______ (be) helpful people. They _______ (help) us to move out last week.
3. Paul __________ (come) to work late yesterday. His boss ________ (get) angry with him.
4. George _________ (stop) smoking last year. He __________ (start) doing sports instead.
5. Mark _________ (leave) the meeting in the middle because it _______ (be) really boring.
B. Complete the paragraph using the verbs in brackets in the simple past.
My childhood was great because it 1 was (be) full of fun. We 2_______ (live) with my
grandparents so they 3_________ (bring) me up. My grandmother 4________(be) an amazing
cook. She 5________(make) wonderful cookies. My favourite cookies 6________ (be) apple
cookies. My grandfather 7 __________(be) good at fishing so we 8_________ (go) fishing at
weekends. Then we 9_________ (clean) the fish and 10_________(eat) them by the lake. It
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_________ (taste) delicious. My parents 12 _________ (work) as dentists, so they
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_________ (be) busy. But we 14_________ (have) movie nights together. We
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__________(watch) animation movies and comedies. In summers, we 16_______ (plan)
holidays and 17_________ (visit) many places. Generally, I 18_________ (play) on the beach,
my parents 19________ (swim) in the sea, and my grandparents 20 _________ (sunbathe). At
nights, we 21_______ (go) to live music and 22 _______ (have) a lot of fun. We 23_______
(be) very happy.
VOCABULARY
EXPRESSIONS WITH GO, GET, HAVE
GO
GET
HAVE
Have breakfast/
Have a car/sister Have a drink Have a good time lunch/ dinner
EXERCISE
Fill in the blanks with “go, get, have” in the correct form.
6. Bus tickets ________ cheaper last year. They are more expensive now.
a. were b. are c. was d. did
8. My father retired seven years _________ and now, he is travelling around the world.
a. last b. yesterday c. in d. ago
9. I didn’t eat anything ________ evening, and I’m very hungry now.
a. ago b. now c. yesterday d.----
13. Nick and his family _________ in Florida in his childhood. He ________ so happy, then.
a. lived/ was b. lived/ were c. live/ was d. did lived/ wasn’t.
19. Steve __________ the music because it was very slow and boring.
a. didn’t liked b.wasn’t like c. liked d. didn’t like
20. There ________ so many people in the street. It _______ difficult to walk.
a. weren’t/was b. did/was c. were/was d. was/was
22. I ______ a newspaper at the newsagent’s on the corner and then ________ to work.
a. had/ went b. got/ went c. had/ got d. went/ got
29. Did you ____________ a good time on your holiday last summer?
a. get b. go c. have d. had
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Read and listen to the story of Christopher Columbus.
Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. While spending most of his
early years at sea, Columbus began to believe that he could find a shortcut to the Indies by
sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, the King of Portugal refused to finance
such a trip, and Columbus was forced to present his idea to the King and Queen of Spain. In
1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to pay for his trip. They gave him a crew
and three ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Columbus sailed aboard the Santa Maria.
The trip was long and hard. Many sailors grew restless and wanted to turn around.
After two months at sea, land was finally sighted. The ships docked on the island of
Hispaniola. Columbus named the native people he saw "Indians", because he believed he had
found the shortcut he was looking for. In actuality, Columbus found North America, a brand
new continent at that time. Columbus, however, couldn't be convinced. He died with the
belief he had found the shortcut to the Indies. Soon, however, other explorers and nations
understood the importance of his discoveries. Columbus' discoveries set the stage for the Age
of Exploration, one of the most fascinating and exciting times in world history.
EXERCISES
A. Choose the best answer.
http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/columbusyoung/