past-tense-(2)

Chapter3,Book4ALongmanWelcometoEnglishWhenourgrandparentswereyoungSimplePastTenseWeusethistensetotalkaboutthingsthathappenedinthepast.Peopleusedoillampsintheeveningsfiftyyearsago.Grandpaplayedwithmarbleswhenhewasyoung.Ifthereisnoactioninthesentence,weuse‘was’or‘were’astheverb.am/is/arewas/wereIwasshort.Thereweren’tanyair-cons.Thistensehasonlyoneword.RegularverbsIrregularverbsTherearetwokindsofpasttenseverbs:SimplePastTenseRegularverbsSpellingrulesExamplesbaseform+edwalkwalkedplayplayedverbsendingin-e+dlikelikedmovemovedcarrycarriedstudystudiedverbsendinginaconsonant+ychangeyi+edSomeverbsendinginasingleconsonant+thesecondlastletterisavoweldoublethelastletter+edplanplannedstopstoppedSpellingrulesExamplesnochangeinbaseformputputcutcutIrregularverbsdifferentspellingfromthebaseformgowenteatatewearworecomecameBaseFormSimplePastTensewearrideusegohavetryshopenjoytakePracticeworerodeusedwenthadtriedshoppedenjoyedtookSimplePastTenseyesterdayHintwords:lastnightlastSundaylastyearagoNowyesterdaylastnightlastyearlastSunday50yearsago1He_______(go)toschoolbybusyesterday.2Grandma_______(have)atelephonewhenshewasyoung.3I_______(wear)trainerstoschoolyesterday.4We_______(eat)fastfoodlastSunday.PracticewenthadworeateWeadddidnottomakethesentencenegative.Don’tchangetheverbafterdidnot.NegativesentencesHehadacomputerlessonlastweek.+notHedidnothaveacomputerlessonlastweek.1I__________(notgo)toschoolbybusyesterday.2She___________(nothave)adancinglessonlastweek.3Peter____________(notgive)anyflowerstohismumlastMother’sDay.4He____________(notwatch)thedragonboatraceslastyear.PracticedidnotgodidnothavedidnotgivedidnotwatchWeusedidtomakequestions.Don’tchangetheverbafterdid.QuestionsDidyouheshepeoplesurftheNetgotoschoolweartrainersyesterday?lastMonday?50yearsago?Yes,IheshetheyNo,did.didn’t.QuestionsWecanalsousewasorweretomakequestions.Yes,thereNo,was.wasn’t.Wasthereany50yearsago?whenyouwereyoung?fastfoodcolauncountablenounsQuestionsWecanalsousewasorweretomakequestions.Yes,thereNo,were.weren’t.Werethereany50yearsago?whenyouwereyoung?CDsair-conscountablenouns,usetheplural1_____(be)thereanycomputerssixtyyearsago?No,there______.2_____you______(come)toschoolbyMTRyesterday?Yes,I____.PracticeWereweren’tDidcomedid3____you_______(listen)totheradiolastnight?No,I_______.4____(be)thereanychewinggumthirtyyearsago?Yes,there________.Didlistendidn’tWaswasWasthereanyicecreamwhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?Yes,therewas.Practiceanyicecream?Yes,therewere.anybicycles?Werethereanybicycleswhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?No,thereweren’t.anyair-cons?Werethereanyair-conswhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?No,therewasn’t.anyfastfood?Wasthereanyfastfoodwhenyouwereyoung,Grandpa?Yes,Idid.Didyoueatdimsumwhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?eatdimsum?No,Ididn’t.DidyouwatchTVwhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?watchTV?No,Ididn’t.Didyouusecomputerswhenyouwereyoung,Grandma?usecomputers?THEEND