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Simple Past

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Glitter Text

A. Before you

: In real life, what do teenagers usually do on Friday nights?

They usually..... on Friday nights!

ts!

surf the net study a lot talk to friends

work hard watch TV cry a lot

B. While you

: Click TRUE or FALSE.

1. Last Friday night the girl watched TV.

2. She surfed the Net.

3. She cried a lot.

4. She smiled at her friends.

5. She didn't talk to her friends.

C. After you

: How to form the simple past of regular verbs?

Talk Talked Play Played

Smile Smiled Like Liked

Cry Cried Try Tried

Plan Planned Stop Stopped

D. Now type the simple past of the verbs in parentheses:

A: Yesterday, I (surf) on the Net for hours! And you?

B: Well, I (watch) a comedy and I really (like) it!

A: My friends (stop) by last night and we (talk) a lot!

B: Really? Three days ago my friends and I (try) to go out

together, but we just (stay) home and (play) games!

A: I really (enjoy) the movie we (watch) yesterday!

B: I didn't: I (cry) a lot: it was a sad film!

E.Check this out: how to form the negative.

Didn't + base form

I didn't talk.

You didn't smile.

He didn't cry.

Observe the pictures. Unscramble the sentences.

Then, type numbers 1,2 and 3 to match the sentences

and the pictures.

1. didn't / Mary / Yesterday /dance.

.

2. play / the boys / didn't / video games. / Last night

.

3. last friday night. / She / listen to / didn't / music /

.

Now look at the photos and type a positive and a negative form of the simple past:

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http://www.oxfordortho.com/images/invisalign.png

http://www.dirtyandthirty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/woman_crying11.gif

1. Last Friday she (smile). She (not cry).

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http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00008/IN14_TV_WATCHING_3_8114f.jpg

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~zaquil/images/movie_theater%20clipart%20-%20movie_theater%20clip%20art_files/movie_theater.gif

2. Yesterday they (watch) TV. They (not go) to

the movie theater.

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3. He (study) yesterday. He (not surf ) the Net.

Enjoy it!