PAST SIMPLE Reading comprehension
Ben’s day.

When I woke up this morning, I found my dog, Fox, waiting for me. He wanted me to take him for a walk. I was too hungry, so first I had breakfast. I had a glass of milk and a piece of toast. Then I washed my teeth and put on a track-suit and a heavy coat, because it was really cold outside. Fox was already impatient. We both went out, and walked to the park near home. He ran and jumped, and pursued some passers-by. He also destroyed some pieces of furniture somebody left on the road. I sat on a bench all the time, wishing I could be inside my warm bed. When my hands were frozen, I decided it was time to go back home. Fox didn’t want to, but I pulled hard and I managed to take him back. When we arrived at the front door, I realized I didn’t have my keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than an hour! Fox was happy, but I was late for work!

1. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Which ofthem are regular? Which are irregular? Write the infinitive ofthe irregular verbs:
2. Answer the questions:

a.Who was happy to stay outside? b.What did Ben do in the park? c.What did Fox do in the park? d.What did Ben have for breakfast? e.What was the weather like? f.What was Ben wearing? g.When did Ben decide it was time to go home?

WRITE THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

 

follow the next link:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1678

LOOK THIS VIDEO TO STRENGTHEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SIMPLE PAST.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmYgPHr60VU

GRAMMAR OF THE SIMPLE PAST

 

The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.

You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.

 

 

This is the ubication of the simple past tense in the "PAST"

 

 

We can use the simple past with adverbs of time

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

 

"Last year I took my exams."
"I got married in 1992."

It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.

FOR EXAMPLE:

"I lived in South Africa for two years."

The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past.

FOR EXAMPLE:

"When I was a child we always went to the seaside on bank holidays."

Regular Verbs List

There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise" becomes "practice" in American English).

accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert

allow amuse analyse announce annoy answer apologise appear

applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask

attach attack attempt attend attract avoid

 

back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam

beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast

boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake

branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz

 

calculate call camp care carry carve cause challenge change charge chase cheat check cheer chew

choke chop claim clap clean clear clip close coach coil collect colour comb command communicate

compare compete complain complete concentrate concern confess confuse connect consider consist contain continue copy correct

cough count cover crack crash crawl cross crush cry cure curl curve cycle

 

dam damage dance dare decay deceive decide decorate delay delight

deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect develop disagree disappear

disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt drag drain dream

dress drip drop drown drum dry dust

 

earn educate embarrass employ empty encourage

end enjoy enter entertain escape examine

excite excuse exercise exist expand expect

explain explode extend

 

face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence

fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap

flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool

force form found frame frighten fry

 

gather gaze glow glue

grab grate grease greet

grin grip groan guarantee

guard guess guide

 

hammer hand handle hang happen harass

harm hate haunt head heal heap

heat help hook hop hope hover

hug hum hunt hurry

 

identify ignore imagine impress improve include

increase influence inform inject injure instruct

intend interest interfere interrupt introduce invent

invite irritate itch

 

jail jam

jog join

joke judge

juggle jump

 

kick kill

kiss kneel

knit knock

knot

 

label land last laugh launch

learn level license lick lie

lighten like list listen live

load lock long look love

 

man manage march mark marry match mate

matter measure meddle melt memorise mend mess up

milk mine miss mix moan moor mourn

move muddle mug multiply murder

 

nail name

need nest

nod note

notice number

 

obey object observe

obtain occur offend

offer open order

overflow owe own

 

pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform

permit phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish

pop possess post pour practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend

prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push

 

question

queue

 

race radiate rain raise reach realise receive recognise record reduce reflect

refuse regret reign reject rejoice relax release rely remain remember remind

remove repair repeat replace reply report reproduce request rescue retire return

rhyme rinse risk rob rock roll rot rub ruin rule rush

 

sack sail satisfy save saw scare scatter scold scorch scrape scratch scream screw scribble scrub seal search separate serve settle shade share shave shelter

shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak

soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp stare start stay steer step stir stitch

stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose surprise surround suspect suspend switch

 

talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thank

thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour tow

trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trip

trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist type

 

undress unfasten

unite unlock

unpack untidy

use

 

vanish

visit

 

wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash

waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip

whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder

work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle

 

x-ray

 

yawn

yell

 

zip

zoom

 GRAMMAR OF THE REGULAR VERBS

A regular verb is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern, or one of the typical patterns, of the language to which it belongs.

English regular verbs change their form very little (unlike irregular verbs). The past tense and past participle of regular verbs end in -ed, for example:

work, worked, worked

But you should note the following points: 

1. Some verbs can be both regular and irregular, for example:

• learn, learned, learned

• learn, learnt, learnt 

2. Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are regular or irregular, for example "to hang" 

3. The present tense of some regular verbs is the same as the past tense of some irregular verbs:

EXERCISES:
 

with the help of the next pages  we can practice the simple past through interaction exercises, in all the exercises we can work with the diferents forms of the simple past.

 

IMPORTANT!

FOLLOW THE NEXT LINKS:

 

 

 1. In the next link you could find some exercises with 4 forms of the simple past,  and you work with all of the personal pronouns. http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/simppast/conjwork.htm                      ENJOY IT!

 

 

 

                    2. In this link you could work the irregular verbs in the three forms (infinitive, past simple, past participle.)

 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/fill_in.htm

 

 

3. In this point you have to identify the thense of the verb.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms.htm 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms2.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/forms3.htm

 

4. If you are tired of the previous exercises you could work in this crossword.

 

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/irregular_verbs/crossword_6_7.htm

 

THERE'S SOME EXERCISES THAT YOU CAN DO FOR PRACTICE THE GRAMMAR IN THE SIMPLE PAST.