Past simple - questions

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Past simple.

When do you use the past simple?

How do you use the past simple?

Which two options do we have? (verb)

Get to work!

1. She ............ the bus last night (get on).

2. He ............. his last train (mis).

3. They .............. home from school last week. (walk)

4. They ........... a 100 euro's as a present. (receive)

5. She ......... very angry at him for being lazy. (is)

6. He .......... a dog when he was little (get)

Now..

Past simple questions:

• Rule 1: Was / were + auxilliary verbs (could/would) + sentence
• Rule 2: With all the other verbs --> did + rest sentence
• When you ask a WH-question (who, what, which, when, where, why/ how) --> WH + rest of the sentence.

Past simple - 

There are two ways to mage a negative sentence in the p.s.

• Rule 1: With was/ were + auxilliary verbs --> add not / n't

• Rule 2: With all the other verbs: didn't + infinitive

We ........... awesome in our new clothes (look)

1. look
2. looked
3. lookt

They ............. to get in line on time (race).

1. raced
2. race
3. racet

We ............ on holiday to Greece together (go)

1. going
2. went
3. goed

She .......... a new suitcase (buy)

1. bought
2. buyed
3. buyd

We ............ to Africa by plane (fly)

1. flown
2. flew
3. flyed

What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

. _________________ (I / forget) something?