SUMMARY OF UNIT 7 The Simple Past of Be Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer Wh- Question Negative Wh- Question Subject Wh- Question
WAS
WERE
He was in Paris. He wasn’t in London. Was he in Rome? No, he wasn’t. When was he in Paris? Why wasn’t he in Rome? Who was in London?
They were in Paris. They weren’t in London. Were they in Rome? Yes, they were. When were they in Paris? Why weren’t they in Rome? How many people were in Paris?
The Simple Past of Other Verbs Affirmative Statement Negative Statement Yes/No Question Short Answer Wh- Question Negative Wh- Question Subject Wh- Question
REGULAR VERB
IRREGULAR VERB
They worked in a bike shop. They didn’t work in a factory. Did they work in Ohio? Yes, they did. Where did they work? Why didn’t they work in a factory? Who worked in a factory?
You flew to Florida. You didn’t fly to New York. Did you fly to Miami? No, I didn’t. Where did you fly? Why didn’t you fly to Miami? How many people flew to Miami?
Pronunciation of the Simple Past of Regular Verbs RULES
EXAMPLES
We pronounce -ed as /t/ after voiceless sounds.
jumped, cooked, coughed, kissed, washed, watched
We pronounce -ed as /d/ after voiced sounds.
rubbed, dragged, loved, bathed, used, massaged, charged, named, learned, banged, called, cared, freed, tied
We pronounce -ed as /әd/ after /t/ or /d/ sounds.
waited, hated, added, decided
Uses of the Simple Past USE
EXAMPLES
Single, short past actions
Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
Longer past actions
Lindbergh worked for the U.S. Mail Service.
Repeated past actions
Goddard borrowed books on physical sciences from the library.
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