Past Indefinite

Exercise 45

We form the Past Indefinite of regular verbs by adding- ed. Mind the spelling.

- e  - d	double consonant +ed	consonant + y  - ied	vowel + y  - yed
like - liked hate - hated close - closed	prefer – preferred stop - stopped travel - travelled	carry - carried study - studied tidy - tidied	play - played enjoy - enjoyed stay - stayed

Write the Past Indefiniteof the following regular verbs.

open …. opened love …………….. plan ……………..

4. empty ..…….... 5. regret ……….. 6. quarrel ………

7. try ……………. 8. die …………... 9. cry ……………

10. fry ………….. 11. smoke……… 12. play…………

Exercise 46

Add –ed to the verbs, put them in the correct column and read them out.

arrive, close, help, want, hurry, look, watch, clean, cook, regret, rob, visit, add, push, start, live, end, wait, count, like, travel, tidy, laugh, finish, kiss, post, change, open, die, plan, enjoy, quarrel, fry, raise, mix

/ id /		/ t /		/ d /
after / t /, / d /		after / k /, / s /, / t∫ /, /∫ /, / f /, / p /		after other sounds
counted ………. ……….	………. ………. ……….	kissed ………. ……….	………. ………. ……….	opened ………. ……….	………. ………. ……….

Exercise 47

Read the words aloud. Then use the words to complete the sentences.

Group A:Final– edis pronounced/t/after voiceless sounds:

walked	cooked	watched	washed	kissed	helped	laughed
worked	asked	touched	finished	erased	stopped	coughed

1. I watchedTV last night.

2. Anna _____ to the class yesterday instead of taking the bus.

3. I _____ the dirty dishes after dinner last night.

4. Jim _____ the board with an eraser.

5. Robert loves his daughter. He _____ her on the forehead.

6. The joke was funny. We _____ at the funny story.

7. The rain _____ a few minutes ago. The sky is clear now.

8. I worked for three hours last night. I _____ my homework about nine o’clock.

9. Steve _____ my shoulder with his hand to get my attention.

10. Mr. Wilson _____ in his garden yesterday morning.

11. Judy _____ because she was sick. She had the flu.

12. Don is a good cook. He _____ some delicious food last night.

13. Linda _____ a question in class yesterday.

12. I had a problem with my homework. The teacher _____ me before class.

Group B:Final– ed is pronounced/d/after voiced sounds:

rained	shaved	smiled	sneezed	remembered	enjoyed
signed	arrived	killed	closed	played	snowed

12. It’s winter. The ground is white because it snowed yesterday.

13. Anita _____ in this city three weeks ago. She _____ at the airport on

September 3d.

12. The girls and boys _____ baseball after school yesterday.

13. When Ali got a new credit card, he _____ his name in ink on the back of

the card.

12. Rick used to have a beard, but now he doesn’t. He _____ yesterday

morning.

12. The students’ test papers were very good. The teacher, Mr. Jackson, was

very pleased. He _____ when he returned the test papers.

12. I _____ the party last night. It was fun. I had a good time.

13. The window was open. Mr. Chan _____ it because it was cold outside.

14. The streets were wet this morning because it _____ last night.

15. “Achoo!” When Judy _____, Ken said, “Bless you.” Oscar said, “Gesundheit!”

16. I have my books with me. I didn’t forget them today. I _____ to bring them

to class.

12. Mrs. Lane was going crazy because there was a fly in the room. The fly

was buzzing all around the room. Finally, she _____ it with a rolled up

newspaper.

Group C:Final– edis pronounced/id/after /t/ and /d/.

waited

wanted

counted

visited

invited

needed

added

folded

12. The children _____ some candy after dinner.

13. Mr. Miller _____ to stay in the hospital for two weeks after he had an

operation.

12. I _____ the number of students in the room.

13. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson _____ us to come to their house last Sunday.

14. Last Sunday we _____ the Johnsons.

15. I _____ the letter before I put it in the envelope.

16. Kim _____ for the bus at the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street.

17. The boy _____ the numbers on the chalkboard in arithmetic class

yesterday.

Exercise 48

Irregular verbs have special past forms.

Infinitive	Past Indefinite	Past Participle
be build hide	was/were built hid	been built hidden, etc.

Write the Past Indefiniteof the following irregular verbs. Consult a List ofirregularverbs.

beat, become, cost, catch, grow, hang, keep, leave, wake, teach, sell, meet, send, smell, freeze, sleep, forget, dream, say, show, hurt, know, let, drive, fall, take, wear, understand, draw, have, buy, hold, choose, go

Exercise 49

Change the sentences to the past.

Example:

• Tom gets some mailevery day.

• Tom gotsome mailyesterday.

1. They go downtown every day. 2. We have lunch every day. 3. I see my friends every day. 4. Ann sits in the front row every day. 5. I sleep for eight hours every night. 6. The students stand in line at the cafeteria. 7. I write a letter to my parents every week. 8. John comes to class late every day. 9. We do exercises in class every day. 10. I eat breakfast every morning. 11. I get up at seven every day. 12. Robert puts his books in his briefcase every day. 13. I stand at the bus stop every day.

Exercise 50

Fill in the blanks with a time expression from the list below.

today	yesterday	after that
first of all	last summer	in the 20^th century
two months ago	how long ago	secondly
then	at the age of sixteen	next
in 1986	last	lastly
last night	ten minutes ago	firstly

1. We saw a really good film at the cinema … last night….

2. They went to Egypt for the whole month of August …….

3. He finished school …… .

4. He passed his driving test …….

5. …… did he move house?

6. Brian left school ……and worked as a gardener.

7. I visited my friends in San Francisco …… month.

8. I’m in class now, but I was at home …… .

9. The first man, Jury Gagarin, flew into the space …… .

10. The French company, Bic, is well - known for its disposable products.

…… Bic produced the throwaway pen, the biro. ……came the disposable

lighter. …… they invented the throwaway razor and…… the windsurfing

board. …… the company focuses on producing razors, biros and lighter.

There were three key inventions in the company’s history: …… the

ballpoint pen, …… the disposable lighter and…… the throwaway razor.

Exercise 51

Use yesterday or last.

1. I dreamed about you last night.

2. I was downtown _____ morning.

3. Two students were absent _____ Friday.

4. Ann wasn’t at home _____ night.

5. Ann wasn’t at home _____ evening.

6. Carmen was out of town _____ week.

7. I visited my aunt and uncle _____ fall.

8. Roberto walked home _____ afternoon.

9. My sister arrived in Miami _____ Sunday.

10. We watched TV _____ night.

11. Ali played with his children _____ evening.

12. Yoko arrived in Los Angeles _____ summer.

13. I stayed at my relatives in New York _____ spring.

14. My wife and I moved into a new house _____ year.

15. Mrs. Porter washed the kitchen floor _____ morning.

Exercise 52

Complete the sentences. Use agoin your completion.

1. I’m in class now, but I was at home ten minutes ago/two hours ago/etc.

2. I’m in class today, but I was absent from class _____________________

3. I’m in this university now, but I was in my school ____________________

4. I was in (name of a city) _______________________________________

5. I was in elementary school ____________________________________

6. I arrived in this city ___________________________________________

7. There is a nice park in this city. I was at the park ___________________

8. We finished Exercise 2_______________________________________

9. I was home in bed ___________________________________________

10. It rained in this city __________________________________________

Exercise 53