12A Strangers On A Train

Past simple: regular and irregular verbs: Activity 1
Read Grammar bank 12A. Complete the story with the verbs in (brackets) in the
past simple [+] , [–] , or [?]. Use contractions. Listen and check.
Grammar bank
12A past simple: regular and irregular verbs
be
I was at home last night. I wasn’t at home last night.

You were very late. You weren’t very late.
He was a teacher. He wasn’t a teacher.
She was in bed at 10.00. She wasn’t in bed at 10.00.
It was cold yesterday. It wasn’t cold yesterday.
You were tired last night. You weren’t tired last night.
We were in Spain in May. We weren’t in Spain in May.
They were nice rooms. They weren’t nice rooms.
Was she tired? Yes, she was.

Were they at school? No, they weren’t.
Where were you at 8.00 this morning? I was on the bus.
 was / were is the past of am / is / are.

 To make questions change the order:
She was at home. → Was she at home?
Regular verbs
I played tennis yesterday. I didn’t play tennis yesterday.

They worked all weekend. They didn’t work all weekend.
Did you like the film? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
Where did they stay in London? They stayed in a hotel in Chelsea.
• For regular verbs add -ed or -d to the infinitive to make the past simple.
Irregular verbs
I got up late yesterday. I didn’t get up late yesterday.

They had lunch at a restaurant. They didn’t have lunch at a restaurant.
Did you go on holiday last summer? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
Where did you go on holiday? We went to Brazil.
• Some verbs are irregular in the past simple, e.g. go → went.

• To make negatives of regular and irregular verbs, use didn’t + the infinitive, e.g. I didn’t like the film.
They didn’t go to class.
• To make questions with regular and irregular verbs, use Did + person + the infinitive, e.g. Did you like
the film? Did they go to class?
• Remember word order in questions:
ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) Did she want to come?
QuASI (Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) What time did they get up?
• There is a list of regular and irregular verbs on page 133 of the Student's Book.
Last summer my family and I went to Italy for a holiday. We _________

(rent) a house in Umbria, in central Italy, about 5 km from a village called
Gubbio. The weather _________ (be) fantastic, hot and sunny during the
day, but cold at night. We _________ (do) different things every day.
Sometimes we _________ (go) to Perugia or Assisi and _________
(visit) churches and art galleries. On other days we _________ (stay) in
the house. It _________ (have) a swimming pool in the garden, so the
children _________ (be) happy. One afternoon an old man _________
(arrive) at the door.
‘Good afternoon,’ he _________ (say). ‘I’m your neighbour. Are your
children at home?’
‘Yes,’ I _________ (answer). ‘I think so. Why?’
‘Because about an hour ago I _________ (see) a small boy near the
village. I think he was your son.’
I _________ (look) out of the window. My daughter _________ (be) in
the swimming pool, but my son _________ (not be) there.
‘Where _________ you _________ (see) him?’ I _________ (ask).
‘_________ you _________ (talk) to him?’
‘He was on the road to the village, but I _________ (not speak) to him,’
the old man _________ (say).
‘Come on,’ I _________ (tell) my husband. ‘We need to go to the
village.’
The old man _________ (wait) at the house with my daughter and we
_________ (go) to the village.
My son _________ (be) outside a café. He _________ (have) a big ice
cream in his hand.
‘Why _________ you _________ (leave) the house?’ I asked him. ‘We
_________ (be) really worried.’
‘I _________ (want) an ice cream,’ he said.
Past simple: regular and irregular verbs: Activity 2

Complete the conversation with the past simple of the verbs in (brackets).
Listen and check.
A Jack! Over here!

B Olivia! It’s great to see you!
A __________ a good trip? (you / have)
B Yes, thanks. __________ fine. (it / be)
A Are you hungry?
B No, __________ lunch on the train. ( I / have)
A Really? What __________ ? (you / have)
B Some sandwiches. __________ them at the station this morning. ( I /
buy)
A Good idea. __________ to the station? (you / drive)
B No, __________ a taxi. (I / get)
A Did you? What time __________ home? (you / leave)
B __________ at 7 o'clock. (taxi / arrive)
A That's early! Are you tired?
B A bit. __________ well last night. (I /not sleep)
A Well, here's my car. Let's go home and you can relax.
Regular and irregular verbs: Activity 1

Write the past simple of these verbs.
1. arrive __________
2. ask __________
3. do __________
4. get up __________
5. go __________
6. have __________
7. rent __________
8. stay __________
9. visit __________
10. wait __________
Regular and irregular verbs: Activity 2

Complete the sentences with the past simple of a verb from the list.
arrive ask do get up go have rent stay visit wait
1 I ________ very late this morning.
2 We ________ at the airport at six o'clock in the evening.
3 I ________ dinner in a restaurant last night.
4 I ________ for the bus for two hours.
5 We ________ in a hotel near the beach.
6 I ________ to Turkey for my holidays last year.
7 I ________ my girlfriend to marry me in Pairs.
8 I ________ a lot of exercise last week.
9 My parents ________ us last weekend.
10 I ________ a bike to travel round the island.
Irregular verbs
Write the past simple of the irregular verbs. Then listen and repeat.
1. buy ________
2. send ________
3. leave ________
4. sit ________
5. say ________
6. tell ________
7. see ________
8. write ________
How was the match? Activity 1

Listen to the conversation. Choose True or False.
1. The man didn’t go to the match.
o True
o False
2. The man used cash to buy tickets.
o True
o False
3. The tickets arrived electronically.
o True
o False
4. The match started at 8 o’clock.
o True
o False
5. The representative wasn’t at the ticket office.
o True
o False
6. The man paid £100 for a ticket.
o True
o False
How was the match? Activity 2
Listen again. Number the sentences in the order you hear them. Write 1 – 6.
___ But the ticket office was closed.

___ I did something really stupid.
___ So you didn’t see the match.
___ But they said it wasn’t a problem.
___ What did you do?
___ I thought it was a fantastic game.

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Past simple: regular and irregular verbs: Activity 1

I was at home last night. I wasn’t at home last night.

Was she tired? Yes, she was.

 was / were is the past of am / is / are.

She was at home. → Was she at home?

I played tennis yesterday. I didn’t play tennis yesterday.

I got up late yesterday. I didn’t get up late yesterday.

• Some verbs are irregular in the past simple, e.g. go → went.

Last summer my family and I went to Italy for a holiday. We _________

Past simple: regular and irregular verbs: Activity 2

A Jack! Over here!

Regular and irregular verbs: Activity 1

Regular and irregular verbs: Activity 2

How was the match? Activity 1

2. The man used cash to buy tickets.

3. The tickets arrived electronically.

4. The match started at 8 o’clock.

5. The representative wasn’t at the ticket office.

6. The man paid £100 for a ticket.

___ But the ticket office was closed.

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