145 Grammar Bank

10A
past simple ?
past simple questions Did I arrive late?
Did you walk to school?
Did he visit the Blue Mosque?
Did she phone you yesterday?
Did it fnish late?
Did we close the door?
Did they ask the teacher?
When did you see John?
What did he wear to the party?
Why did she leave work at 12.00?
Who did she meet?
Where did they go on holiday?
How much did it cost?
>> Now go to exercises 10.1 and 10.2 to practise.
10B
past simple regular and irregular
regular verbs + ed (see 9D for spelling rules) arrive > arrived
join > joined
walk > walked
irregular verbs drive > drove
go > went
leave > left
Use the irregular past form in positive sentences only, not in
negative sentences or questions.
For a list of irregular verbs, see >>148.
>> Now go to exercises 10.3 and 10.4 to practise.
10C
past simple
-

?
+ (didnt = did not) ?
I worked in an offce. I didnt work in an offce. Did I work in an offce?
You phoned him last
night.
You didnt phone him last
night.
Did you phone him last
night?
He / She / It arrived
yesterday.
He / She / It didnt arrive
yesterday.
Did he / she / it arrive
yesterday?
We danced at the
party.
We didnt dance at the party. Did we dance at the
party?
They played the
saxophone.
They didnt play the
saxophone.
Did they play the
saxophone?
short answers
Yes, I / you /we / they did. No, I / you /we / they didnt.
Yes, he / she / it did. No, he / she / it didnt.
>> Now go to exercises 10.5 and 10.6 to practise.
10.1 Order the words to make questions.
Example enjoy did holiday you your
Did you enjoy your holiday?
1 homework he do his did last night
2 did what she at buy supermarket the
3 they yesterday go did out
4 yesterday time did fnish he what work
5 Eiffel Tower they see the did
6 go why to you did Prague
7 wife did meet where his he
10.2 Match 18 with ah.
1 c Where did you go?
2 When did you go?
3 How did you get there?
4 How much did the fights cost?
5 Who did you go with?
6 Where did you stay?
7 What did you do?
8 Did you take your camera?
a Yes, I did.
b By plane.
c To Malta.
d In March.
e My best friend, Jenny.
f 150.
g We went to the beach and we visited Valletta.
h In a little hotel in Sliema.
10.3 Write the past form of the verbs in the correct column.
die have make play study teach walk write
regular irregular
died
10.4 Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs in
exercise 10.3.
Example JK Rowling taught English in Portugal.
1 Penelope Cruz her frst flm in 1993.
2 Mother Theresa was born in 1910 and in 1997.
3 Paulo Coelho a book called The Alchemist.
4 Madonna her frst child in 1996.
5 American astronaut Neil Armstrong on the moon.
6 Bill Clinton at Georgetown University.
7 Pel football for Brazil.
10.5 Make the sentences negative.
Example I went to a party on Saturday.
I didnt go to a party on Saturday.
1 We saw a flm last night.
2 She bought a new jacket.
3 They got married last year.
4 Satomi found some money in the classroom.
5 He went to university in Paris.
6 The teacher gave us a lot of homework.
7 Robin Banks left school when he was 15.
10.6 Complete the conversations. Use the red words.
1 A Did you go to the theatre last night? you go
B No, a flm at home. we watch
2 A Where in Barcelona? they stay
B I dont know.
3 A Where his new girlfriend? he meet
B I think to the same university. they go
4 A What for the wedding? she wear
B Oh, a new dress. she buy
5 A the hotel? you like
B No, . we not