Grammar rhymes - Joanna Zaranska 1997
Past simple
In December last year there was a Christmas fair in Ron's school. The children's mothers prepared some food for the fair. Let's see what they cooked, baked, fried and prepared.
PAST SIMPLE
Yesterday Ron and his family moved into their new house. It was a busy day. Let's see what everyone did.
AFFIRMATIVE |
I carried big boxes. |
You dropped a glass plate. |
He cleaned all the windows. |
She painted the gate. |
It barked at the neighbours. |
We planted a flower. |
You washed all the dishes. |
They mended the shower. |
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Did I carry big boxes? |
Yes, I did. |
No, I didn’t. |
Did you drop a glass plate? |
Yes, you did. |
No, you didn’t. |
Did he clean all the windows? |
Yes, he did. |
No, he didn’t. |
Did she paint the gate? |
Yes, she did. |
No, she didn't. |
Did it bark at the neighbours? |
Yes, it did. |
No, it didn’t. |
Did we plant a flower? |
Yes, we did. |
No, we didn’t. |
Did you wash all the dishes? |
Yes, you did. |
No, you didn't. |
Did they mend the shower? |
Yes, they did. |
No, they didn't. |
NEGATIVE
I did not carry big boxes. |
I didn't carry big boxes. |
You did not drop a glass plate. |
You didn't drop a glass plate. |
He did not clean all the windows. |
He didn't clean all the windows. |
She did not paint the gate. |
She didn't paint the gate. |
It did not bark at the neighbours. |
It didn't bark at the neighbours. |
We did not plant a flower. |
We didn't plant a flower. |
You did not wash all the dishes. |
You didn't wash all the dishes. |
They did not mend the shower. |
They didn't mend the shower. |
Remember!
Во времени PAST SIMPLE правильные глаголы получают окончание -ed.
Вопросы мы задаем при помощи DID. напр:
We planted a Hower. Did we plant a flower?
В отрицательных предложениях мы используем DID NOT/DIDN’T, напр.:
She didn’t paint the gate.
В вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях глагол выступает в неопределенной форме.
Did he clean the windows? He didn’t clean the windows.
PAST SIMPLE
There were many things to do at the fair in Ron's school. Let's see what everyone did.
AFFIRMATIVE |
I bought an ice cream. |
You drank some coffee. |
He rode a pony. |
She ate a toffee. |
We won a race. |
You had a lolly. |
They bought a parrot whose name was Polly. |
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QUESTIONS |
SHORT ANSWERS |
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Did I buy an ice cream? |
Yes, I did. |
No, I didn’t. |
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Did you drink any coffee? |
Yes, you did. |
No, you didn't. |
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Did he ride a pony? |
Yes, he did. |
No, he didn’t. |
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Did she eat a toffee? |
Yes, she did. |
No, she didn’t. |
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Did we win a race? |
Yes, we did. |
No, we didn’t. |
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Did you have a lolly? |
Yes, you did. |
No, you didn't. |
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Did they buy a parrot whose name was Polly? |
Yes, they did. |
No, they didn’t. |
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NEGATIVE
I did not buy an ice cream. |
I didn't buy an ice cream. |
You did not drink any coffee. |
You didn’t drink any coffee. |
He did not ride a pony. |
He didn't ride a pony. |
She did not eat a toffee. |
She didn’t eat a toffee. |
We did not win a race. |
We didn't win a race. |
You did not have a lolly. |
You didn't have a lolly. |
They did not buy a parrot whose name was Polly. |
They didn't buy a parrot whose name was Polly. |
Remember!
Неправильные глаголы в PAST SIMPLE имеют разные формы, напр.:
buy — bought, eat — ate, ride — rode, win — won.
Вопрос задаем при помощи DID и глагола в неопределенной форме, напр.:
Не rode a pony. Did he ride a pony?
В отрицательных предложениях мы используем DID NOT/DIDN’T и глагол в неопределенной форме напр.:,
Не didn’t ride a pony.
LAST YEAR / FIVE YEARS AGO
Last year I went to Madrid.
Last May I flew to England.
Last week I visited France.
Last month I travelled to Finland.
Five years ago Mary was twenty.
A year ago she married Tom.
A month ago they had a baby.
A week ago they moved to Bonn.
IN 1930
Remember!
Время PAST SIMPLE мы применяем, когда говорим о том, что произошло в прошлом. При этом время определяется гак: last week, five days ago, in 1920, yesterday и т.д.
PAST SIMPLE
+ed |
+d |
*c**v*c + ed → cvc + c + ed |
*cy + ed *c + i + ed |
IRREGULAR |
wash — washed |
bake - baked |
stop - stopped |
spy - spied |
get - got |
dress - dressed |
prepare - prepared |
drop - dropped |
cry - cried |
lake - took |
pack - packed |
move - moved |
knit - knitted |
carry - carried |
fly - flew |
watch watched |
smile - smiled |
hop - hopped |
think thought |
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pass - passed |
go - went |
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laugh - laughed |
have - had |
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walk - walked |
meet - met |
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reach - reached |
come - came |
*c — consonant/согласный
**v vowel/гласный
Remember!
В PAST SIMPLE правильные глаголы получают окончание -ed. напр.:
wash — washed.
Если глагол оканчивается на - е, то мы добавляем только - d, напр.:
dine — dined.
Если односложный глагол кончается на согласный, стоящий после одного гласного, то последний согласный удваивается и добавляется окончание -ed:
stop — stopped, drop — dropped
Если глагол оканчивается на - у после согласного, то - у мы заменяем на - i и добавляем - ed, напр.:
cry — cried
Неправильные глаголы в PAST SIMPLE имеют формы, не похожие на неопределенную форму этих глаголов. Окончания -ed у них не бывает никогда!
Task 1
Поставь указанные в скобках глаголы в PAST SIMPLE и заполни пропуски:
I (get up) got up very early.
I (dress) ... and (comb) ... my hair.
I (pack) ... my old green schoolbag
and (take) ... my teddy bear.
I (walk) ... to school with Andy,
a friend who lives nearby.
We (watch) ... trams, cars and buses
that in the street (pass by) ... .
We (reach) ... our school quite early,
al twenty five to eight.
The school yard (be) ... so quiet.
“There must be some mistake,”
I (think) ..., and in a second
we (laugh) ... and (walk away) ... .
“No wonder it’s so quiet
- today is Saturday!”
Task 2
Допаши стишок, поставив следующие глаголы в PAST SIMPLE: read, carve, write, make, catch, ride, learn.
Рядом пo образцу напиши стишок, состоящий из вопросов.
What did they do one summer afternoon during their holidays in Wales?
Julia rode a horse. Did Julia ride a horse?
Peter ... a letter. ...
Mary ...to surf. ...
Grannie ... a sweater.
Grandpa ... in wood.
Mummy ... a book.
Daddy ... some fish in our little brook.
Task 3
Глаголы, указанные в скобках, впиши в пропуски в форме PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT SIMPLE или PAST SIMPLE.
1. My friend often (watch) watches horror films on video.
2. The lion (live) ... in Africa.
3. My uncle (go) ... to France two years ago.
4. (you - see) ... your English teacher yesterday?
5. We (not do) ... our homework now.
6. Look at Jim! He (not sing) ...
7. Mr and Mrs Fox (not come) ... to the party last Saturday.
8. Where (your father - work) ...?
9. (you - go) ... to school in Warsaw?
10. He (not play) ... football at the moment.
Task 4
Найди ошибки в следующих предложениях. Перепиши их правильно.
1. Tim live in Australia.
Tim lives in Australia.
2. My brother were at the cinema yesterday.
...
3. You are listening to me?
...
4. She don’t like strong coffee.
...
5. Has you got a sister?
...
6. Did they played golf last weekend?
...
7. They rides their bikes in the park every Saturday.
...
Task 5
Поставь глаголы в скобках в PAST SIMPLE и впиши их в пропуски.
...So the three bears (go) went for a walk. When they (be) ... in the woods, a little girl (come) ... to their house. The girl (have) ... long, curly, blond hair and her name (be) ... Goldilocks.
Goldilocks (see) ... the bowls on the table and she (try) ... Papa Bear’s porridge. It (be) ... too hot. She (try) ... Mama Bear’s porridge, but it (be) ... too cold. Then she (try) ... Baby Bear’s porridge. It (be) ... good. She (eat) ... the porridge, (drink) ... a cup of tea and she suddenly (feel)...................................................... very sleepy.
She (decide) ... to have a nap so she (go) ... upstairs to the bears’ bedroom. She (like) ... Baby Bear’s bed best of all so she (go) ... to sleep in it.
When the three bears (come back) ... home, they (see) ... the empty bowl and cup. In the bedroom they (see) ... Goldilocks asleep in bed. They (be) ... very quiet, but the girl (wake up) ... and (get) ... so scared that she (run) ... away as fast as she (can) ... .
Task 6
Поставь данные в скобках глаголы в PAST SIMPLE. Раскрась картинки.
Once upon a lime there (be) was a little girl who (live) ... with her mother in a little house on the edge of the forest. The girl (have) ... a red coat with a hood, so they (call) ... her Little Red Riding Hood.
One day Mother (tell) ... Little Red Riding Hood her Grannie (be) ... ill and she (need) ... some medicine.
The girl (decide) ... to go to her Grannie. Mother (put) ... some food and some medicine in a basket and Little Red Riding Hood (go) ... on her way.
When she (be) ... in the middle of the forest, she (see) ... a wolf walking down the path. The wolf (ask) .. the girl. “Where are you going?” Little Red Riding Hood answered. “I am going to Grannie with some medicine. Grannie lives on the other side of the forest.”
When the wolf (hear) ... this, he (run) ... very quickly to Grannie's house. He (gel in) ... the house without knocking on the door and quickly (eat) ... poor Grannie in one big gulp. Then he (go) ... to sleep in Grannie’s bed.
When Lillie Red Riding Hood (come) ... to Grannie’s house, she (knock) ... on the door, but no-one (answer) ... . She (go in) ... and (see) ... her Grannie who (look) ... very strange. She (have) ... big eyes, big ears and a very big mouth with long, sharp teeth. Suddenly she (see) ... it (be) ... not her Grannie but the big. bad wolf from the forest. It (be) ... too late. The wolf (eat) ... her in one big gulp.
Luckily a hunter (come) ... to Grannie’s house after a few minutes. When he (see) ... the wolf with a big belly he (know) ... what to do. He (cut) ... the wolf’s belly open and out (jump) Grannie and Little Red Riding Hood. They (be) ... all very happy and (have) ... some tea and biscuits.
Task 7
Впиши в кроссворд формы PAST SIMPLE от данных глаголов.
1. put
2. go
3. hide
4. break
5. write
6. swim
7. sleep
8. take
9. shoot
10. drink
Task 8
Используй слова из кроссворда в предложениях.
Mark swam in this lake in July.
I ... a lot of tea with lemon when I was ill.
Last year we ... on holiday to Greece.
Yesterday my little brother ... his new bicycle.
Maundy ... her favourite doll to school last Friday.
The children ... their books on the desks when the teacher came in.
Scruffy ... his bone under the bed.
The policeman ... in the air.
Last summer we ... in a tent.
David ... a letter to his friend on Monday.
Task 9
Поставь приведенные в скобках глаголы в PRESENT SIMPLE или PAST SIMPLE:
Yesterday night I (fly) flew like a bird
but today I no longer (fly) ... .
Yesterday night I (dine) ... with God
but I no longer (dine) ... in the sky.
Yesterday night I (spy).... a thief
but today I (not spy) ... anyone.
Yesterday night I (do) ... magic tricks
but today I know I am done.
Yesterday night I (travel) ... to Spain.
on horseback and I (cry) ... “Giddy up.”
This morning I (travel) ... to visit my aunt
to show her my black and white pup.
I wonder what (happen) ...,
why everything’s changed.
There's no horse, but only a pup?
For things, you can easily do in your dreams
can never be done when you’re up.
Task 10
Заполни пропуски с помощью следующих слов: answer, do, use, find, was, write, try. Допиши ответы.
This morning Ron had an English test. It is six o'clock in the afternoon and he is at home. He is talking to Mum. This is what his Mum wants to know:
DID you write an English test?
DID you ... to do your best?
DID you ... your spelling well?
DID you ... the rhyme for “bell”?
DID you ... question ten?
DID you ... your new black pen?
What ... your score?
Yes, I did.
Yes, ... .
No, ... .
No, ... .
Yes, ... .
No, ... .
Twenty out of twenty four.