Grammar 2
Past simple affirmative: regular verbs
1 Look at the sentences. What is the past simple ending for regular verbs?
a) He lived there with his family.
b) People painted the castles white.
2 Look at the spelling rules on page 99. Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs in brackets, in Medieval times …
1 rich people lived in castles and palaces.
2 servants tidied their houses for them.
3 they shopped for food at the market.
4 sometimes, enemies attacked the castles.
5 a lot of soldiers died in the attacks.
6 the rich people usually survived.
past simple affirmative: regular and irregular verbs
3 Check the meaning of these verbs. Are they
build paint invade become live carry have win see start
regular or irregular? Complete the table.
regular
paint-painted
irregular
build – built
4 (69) Listen and check.
5 Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Last weekend we visited Castell Coch in Wales. I (1) got up very early and I (2) travelled there in the car with my family. We (3) arrived at about half past ten, and we (4) explored all the rooms in the castle. Then we (5) had lunch in the cafe and l (6) bought some postcards and souvenirs in the shop.
After that we (7) went to the city of Cardiff. It (8) was a great day!
6 Choose the correct answers.
The Legend, of King Arthur
Arthur became king when he (1) was 15 years old. His friend Merlin, a wizard, (2) gave him a magic sword called Excalibur. With Excalibur, Arthur (3) won many battles and he (4) was a good king.
He (5) built a palace at Camelot, and later he married Princess Guinevere. For many years, Arthur and Guinevere (6) were very happy together.
At the palace there was a round table, and all Arthur’s knights met there. People (7) called them ‘the Knights of the Round Table’, and they (8) had a lot of adventures. They fought dragons, and they (9) looked for treasure called the ‘Holy Grail’. In the end, Arthur’s evil nephew Mordred (10) killed the king. The legend says that Arthur died on the Isle of Avalon.
Pronunciation: [t] [d] [id]
а (70) Listen and repeat.
[t] or [d]
watched
played
[id]
wanted
shouted
Текст аудирования:
[t] watched [d] played [id] wanted shouted
b (71) Listen. Add these verbs to the table.
Visited arrived started lived liked waited
Speaking
7 Think of an excursion you went on. Write sentences using these verbs.
Last month I went to Rostov. I…
go
get up
have lunch
see
buy
like
8 Listen to your partner. Then tell the class.
Grisha went to Rostov. He …