Positive form — Irregular verbs

Some verbs are irregular (not regular). The Past Simple is not -ed.

Here are some important irregular verbs

- I usually get up early but this morning I gotup at 9.30.

- We dida lot of housework yesterday.

- Caroline wentto the cinema three times last week.

- Mr Todd cameinto the room, tookoff his coat and satdown.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences putting the verbs in the Past Simple Tense. Use each verb only once.

Example: Mr and Mrs Brown drove from London to Manches­ter last weekend.

1. We needed money badly so we__our car.

2. Ann__a lot of money yesterday. She__a dress which__$70.

3. Dan__the marathon in two hours.

4. They__champagne to celebrate their wedding an­niversary.

5. As teenagers, we__each other very well.

6. They__to Spain the day before yesterday.

Negative form and questions

■ We use didin past simple negatives and questions:

■ do/does (present) -> did(past):

- I don't watch television very often.

- I didn'twatch television yesterday.

- Doesshe often go out?

- Didshe go out lastnight?

■ We use did/didn't + infinitive (watch/clean/doetc.):

I watched but I didn't watch(not 'I didn't watched¹)

he wentbut did he go?(not 'did he went?¹)

- I played tennis yesterday but I didn't win.

- Don didn't havebreakfast this morning, (not 'Don hadn't breakfast')

- They wentto the cinema but they didn't enjoy the film.

- We didn'tdo much work yesterday.

Exercise 4. Make the following positive sentences negative.

Example: She spoke to me at the party. — She didn't speak to me at the party.

He had to find a new job. — He didn't have to find a new job.

1. I bought some new clothes last week.
2. The train arrived on time.
3. You made a bad mistake.
4. They had to leave for the airport at 5 a.m.
5. She had a headache yesterday

■ Note the word order in questions with did:

did+ subject + infinitive

■ short answers

- 'Did you see Joe yesterday?' 'No, I didn't.'

- 'Did itrain on Sunday?' 'Yes,it did.'

- 'Did Helencome to the party?' 'No, she didn't.'

- 'Didyour friendshave a good holiday?' 'Yes, they did.'.

General questions

Exercise 5. Make these sentences into general questions. Give short answers.

Example: I finished work early last night. Did you finish work early last night? - Yes, I did.

1. I didn't enjoy Peter's birthday party.
2. Peter had a light breakfast in the morning.
3. She didn't know his telephone number.
4. Mrs Adams had to travel tourist class.
5. I felt tired and went to bed early.

Exercise 6. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative or a general question, according to the instructions.

Example: My dad didn't work late yesterday. (positive) – My dad worked late yesterday,

Greg went to the theatre at the weekend. (question) – Did Greg go to the theatre at the weekend?

I had to visit my parents last week. (negative) – I didn’t have to visit my parents last week.

1. Jim had a lot of adventures in the jungle. (question)
2. We began our new language course book in May. (negative)
3. I ate nothing for breakfast this morning. (question)
4. The sun didn't rise at 5.15 a.m. (positive)
5. They had to work overtime in their new job. (negative)

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 1259