Smart Choice Level 2 Unit 11 Grammar The

Smart Choice Level 2 Unit 11 - Grammar

The Simple Past We use the simple past for completed actions in the past. For example: visited walked looked

The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 1. For regular verbs, add –ed. visited /miss missed /talk talked I visited my grandmother last weekend. He missed his plane to Jeju Island. She talked to her boyfriend yesterday.

The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 2. For verbs ending in –e, add –d. loved / hated They loved each other for many years. I hated the movie last weekend.

The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 3. For verbs ending in –y, delete “y” and add –ied. study studied / try tried They studied hard for the test yesterday. He tried to learn Chinese last year.

The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 4. For verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant and add –ed. vowel = a, e, i, o, u consonant = all other letters stopped The car stopped in front of the bank.

The Simple Past Spelling Rules: 5. Some verbs are irregular. You have to just memorize them. go went / see saw I went to China last summer vacation. I saw my friend at the festival.

The Simple Past For negative statements, use didn’t. I didn’t walk to school. For questions, use did. Did you walk to school?

The Simple Past For short answers, use did or didn’t. Did you study yesterday? Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t. Did she go to class this morning? Yes, she did. OR No, she didn’t.

The Simple Past Possible Short Answers: Yes, you Yes, I Yes, he Yes, she Yes, it Yes, we Yes, they did. No, you No, I No, he No, she No, it No, we No, they didn’t.

Now Practice! 1. play 2. wash 3. know 4. wear 5. work 6. forget 7. help 8. drop 9. like played washed knew wore worked forgot helped dropped liked

Now Practice! 1. I didn’t go to the movies yesterday. I went to the mall. 2. I didn’t lose my luggage. I lost my wallet. 3. I didn’t forget my passport. I forgot my money. 4. She didn’t break her arm. She broke her leg. 5. I didn’t buy a book. I bought a magazine.