Simple Past

 As far as English is concerned, we're gonna deal with the Simple Past today. That is the tense which reports about things that happened in the past, e.g. yesterday, last year, last month or in 2018. 

 

The dog jumped over the fence yesterday. (+)

The dog didn't jump over the wall yesterday. (-)

Did the dog jump over the gate yesterday? (?)

 

I jumped

you jumped

he jumped

she jumped

it jumped

we jumped

you jumped

they jumped

 

irregular Verbs (examples)

(in German e.g. ich gab)

I gave

I took

I made

I rode

 

I can take part in the Physical Education lesson today.

I was able to take part in the P.E. lesson yesterday.

I must go to school today.

I had to go to school yesterday.

I may go to the party today.

I was allowed to go to the party yesterday.

New exercises 

 

Simple Present

Paul takes a bath every day.

Jim learns French.

Simple Past

Paul took a bath yesterday.

Jim ______ a French lesson yesterday.

Present Perfect

Paul has taken a bath three times this week so far.

Jim has learned many French lessons so far.

Jimmy eats a sandwich.

Jimmy _____ two hamburgers yesterday.

Jimmy has already eaten lunch.

Paul gives the dog a bone.

Paul ______ the dog a bone yesterday.

Paul has given the dog some food.

The Smiths move quite often.

The Smiths _____ to Cardiff last year.

The Smiths have moved many times.

Johnny reads many comic books.

Jimmy _____ a Batman book yesterday.

Tommy has read many Spider-man books.

Alan drinks much coke.

Tommy _____ a pepsi yesterday.

Randy has drunk only water.

Paul and Betty are in Berlin.

Paul and Betty _____ in Rostock yesterday.

Paul and Betty have been in many cities before.

Alan speaks Italian.

Tommy ______ Chinese yesterday.

My mom has spoken with the headmaster.

The teachers talk a lot.

Mr Smith _____ to Mr Porter yesterday.

They have talked to each other.

Paul works every day.

Paul ______ yesterday.

Paul has worked all his life.

Johnny listens to music every day.

Johnny ______ to Beethoven's 9th symphony yesterday.

The audience has listened to the concert very thoroughly.

Paul wins many matches.

Paul ____ the tournament last Sunday.

They have won many tournaments.

Jim and Alan go to university.

Mr Porter ____ to university back in 2010.

We have gone to university.

The cat often jumps onto the table.

The cat _______ onto the table yesterday.

They have jumped over the wall.

The policeman shoots.

The policeman ____ yesterday.

He has shot many times.

Jimmy plays squash.

Jimmy and Alan _____ tennis yesterday.

The have played tennis. Now they are sweating.

The inspector solves many cases.

The inspector _____ the case with the talking dinner jacket yesterday.

The inspector has solved many mysteries so far.

James looks in the mirror every day.

Tom ____ in the mirror yesterday.

Dracula has looked in the mirror many times, but he hasn't seen anything.

Timmy often walks in the park.

The Coopers _____ in the park yesterday.

They have often walked in the park.

The lion catches many gazelles.

The lion ____ a gazelle yesterday.

Lions have caught some of our sheep recently.

The aliens arrive on earth.

The aliens _____ on earth last year.

No alien has arrived on earth.



Exercise 2
1. Johnny walked in the park yesterday. He didn't walk in the forest.
2. Tim read a science book yesterday. He ________ pulp fiction.
3. Alan wrote a letter yesterday. He ________ e-mails for once.
4. Belinda worked at home yesterday. She ________
in the office.
5. The Millers celebrated christmas on January 6th. They __________ it on December 25th.
6. James drank a Fanta yesterday. He ________ a Sinalco.
7. Inspector Miller arrested Crooky yesterday. He ________ Crooky's wife for she believably claimed she had nothing to do with the raid.
8. Mr Morrison made us write a vocabulary test yesterday. He _______ us write a grammar test.
9. Alan played tennis against Jimmy yesterday. He ________ squash against Thomas.
10. Sabrina ate oranges yesterday. She _______ any apples.

Exercise 3
What did you do yesterday?
1. Did you buy flowers?
2. ____ you _____ TV?
3. _____ they _____ football?
4. _____ we ______ a game?
5. _____ Paul _____ a novel?
6. _____ James _____ the world?
7. _____ Alan _______ his car?
8. _____ Timmy _____ his bike?
9. _____ the Smiths ____ to the zoo?
10. _____ Jimmy _____ to school by bike?
watch, play, play (watch), read (write), save, wash (drive), clean (ride), go, go

save = [hier:] retten
novel = Roman




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