Illustrate the proverbs with examples from your life experience.

1. Custom is a second nature.

2. When in Rome do as the Romans do.

3. An Englishman’s home is his castle.

POINT OF GRAMMAR

The Past Tense

Past Simple: question and negative

FORM

• The past simple question form is the same for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc.) and all verbs:

Write these sentences in the past simple, keeping them as questions or negatives.

1 Do they agree? Did they agree?

2 They don't drive. They didn't drive.

3 When do they go?

4 Where do they work?

5 Do you understand?

6 I don't know

7 He doesn't like it

8 What do you think?

9 She doesn't live here

10 How much does it cost?

11 When do you get up?

12 1 don't swim

13 She doesn't speak Spanish

14 We don't understand

15 When do they leave?

16 When does he go to school?

17 Do you like Germany?

18 When do you go out?

19 She doesn't smoke

20 He doesn't know

Past Simple: positive - regular verbs

FORM

• Regular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she,etc.):

• Spelling:

a) verbs ending in e add only d:

I love — / loved

b) verbs ending in y change y to led:

USE

• For a past action or state. The action can be a short one:

I askeda question.

She missedthe bus.

or a long one:

/ walked for hours.

I livedhere for years.

Change the verbs into the past simple, keeping them as positives, negatives, or questions.

1 He lives here. He lived here.

2 Do you work here? Did you work here?

3 I don't like the film

4 She hates the hotel

5 We don't live there

6 Does he play the piano?

7 I love Paris

8 He doesn't work very hard

9 She travels a lot

10 He walks everywhere

11 I don't study English

12 Do you drive to school?

13 I don't like him

14 Do you miss your parents?

15 We love Spain

16 John studies music

17 Where do you live?

18 What does he study?

19 Where does she work?

20 We don't like London

21 They hate waiting

22 They work in a factory

Past Simple: positive - irregular verbs

FORM

• Irregular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc)

• Irregular verbs are irregular in the past simple in the positive only (not in the

negative or question form):

go — went She wenthome yesterday,

sit — sat I satdown,

write — wrote She wrotefor hours.

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