Grammar 1

ThS. ĐỖ LÊ TRƯỜNG VĨNH

 Session 5:
1. The simple past tense (Regular Verbs); Used to
2. The simple past tense (Irregular Verbs); The past
tense of verb Be

3. Connecting words
 1. The Simple Past (Regular Verbs)

Structure

Simple Past Usage

(Regular
Verbs)
Used to
 The Simple Past (Regular Verbs)
Structure
Affirmative Negative

Ex: I visited Da Lat last week. Ex: He didn’t go to the cinema

yesterday.

S + V-ed + O. S + DID NOT = DIDN’T + Vo + O.

 The Simple Past (Regular Verbs)
Structure
Yes/No questions Wh-questions

Did you visit your friend last night? Who did they talk to last night?
→ Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.

Wh-words(Who/What/Where…) +
Did + S + Vo + O? did + S + Vo + O?
 The Simple Past
Usage

To talk about completed past events and activities.

Ex: We played soccer last Saturday.
SPELLING RULES
EXPRESSIONS OF PAST TIME
 PRACTICE: Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs
in brackets to complete these sentences..

studied all night yesterday.

1. I (study) ____________

2. We (play) ____________
played poker after dinner.

3. robbed (rob) a bank.

After escaping from prison, he ____________
started
4. He (start) ____________ playing chess at the age of 7.

5. We (arrive) ____________
arrived home very late.
 PRACTICE: Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs
in brackets to complete these sentences..

visited
6. We (visit) ____________ the Louvre while we were in Paris.
tried
7. He (try) ____________ to escape.
stopped
8. I (stop) ____________ smoking when I was 30.
hated
9. When I was a child, I (hate) ____________ fish.
enjoyed
10. We really (enjoy) ____________ the concert.
 USED TO
Structure
Affirmative Negative

He used to smoke. I didn’t use to eat durians.

S + DID NOT = DIDN’T + use to

S + used to + V1 + O.
+ V1 + O.
 USED TO
Structure
Yes/No questions Wh-questions

Did you use to eat sushi? What food did you use to enjoy?
→ Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.

Wh-words(Who/What/Where…) +
Did + S + use to + V1 + O? did + S + use to + V1 + O?
 USED TO
Usage

To describe a past habit or activity. The actions existed

in the past, but they are no longer happening in the present.
Ex: I used to swim in the river.
 PRACTICE: Choose the correct forms to complete the
sentences below.

1. What music ……. to like when you were a child?

A. did you use B. did you used C. used you
2. I …… listen to music when I was a child.
A. didn’t use to B. didn’t used to C. usedn’t to
3. We …… to the cinema at weekends.
A. don’t use to B. usually go C. use to go
4. They ……… in the country, but now they live in the city.
A. used to live B. use to live C. used to living
 PRACTICE: Choose the correct forms to complete the
sentences below.

5. ……. have long hair when you were younger?

A. Did you use to B. Did you used to C. Used you to
6. I ………. to bed very late on Fridays and Saturdays.
A. don’t use to go B. normally go C. use to go
7. I …….. my right arm in a skiing accident when I was 21.
A. used to break B. use to break C. broke

We use the past simple (NOT used to) for actions that happened once.
The Simple Past (Irregular Verbs)
Structure
Affirmative Negative

Ex: I went to Da Lat last week. Ex: He didn’t go to the cinema

yesterday.

S + V2 + O. S + DID NOT = DIDN’T + Vo + O.

 The Simple Past (Irregular Verbs)
Structure
Yes/No questions Wh-questions

Did you eat fast food last night? Where did they go last summer?
→ Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t.

Wh-words(Who/What/Where…) +
Did + S + Vo + O? did + S + Vo + O?
PRACTICE: Write the past simple forms of the irregular verbs
in brackets to complete these sentences..

1. found
I (find) ____________ my true love when I was 50.

2. bought
We (buy) ____________ this sofa in the shop at the end of the street.

3. wore
We never (wear) ____________ uniforms in school.

4. forgot
I (forget) ____________ to tell you something important.

5. saw
I (see) ____________ Peter at the theater last week.
 PRACTICE: Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs
in brackets to complete these sentences..

6. spoke
After the meeting, I (speak) ____________ with my boss.

7. drove
Yesterday I (drive) ____________ to work.

8. ran
She (run) ___________ her first marathon when she was 18.

9. I (make) ____________
made a lot of mistakes during the match.
ate
10. Somebody (eat) ____________ my biscuits without telling me.
THE PAST TENSE OF VERB “BE”
PRACTICE: Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the
following sentences.

1. My son ______
was short in school, but now he ______
is tall.
2. ______
Were you at the stadium yesterday?' 'Yes, I ______.
was
3. Yesterday Philip and Emma ______
were in London. Today they ____
are in Paris.
were
4. Sara and I _____ at home that night, and you _____
were with us.
5. Yesterday we _____ am late for
were late for the concert, and today I _____
class.
PRACTICE: Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the
following sentences.

6. Asim ______
was born in Egypt, and I ______
was born in Birmingham.
Were were very excited.
7. ______ you excited about the trip?' 'Yes, we ______

8. Was Kate angry yesterday after the meeting?' 'No, but I think
_____
is
she _____ angry now.’

9. '_____ was
Were you at the beach last Sunday?' 'Yes, I _____.
is
10. The weather _____ was horrible last weekend..
nice today, but it _____
3. Connecting words Compound sentences with “ and, but, or, &

❖ Compound sentences with “ and, but, or, & so”

 Combine the sentences with and, but, or, so.

, but

,so it’s …
, and (we)…/and a coffeemaker

PRACTICE ,but
 Combine the sentences with and, but, or, so.

, or do you…

PRACTICE , but he …

, so we …

, and our …
 3. Connecting words Compound sentences with “ and, but, or, &

❖ Complex sentences with because, before, after, as soon as, when, & if
 Fill in the blanks with because, before, after, as soon as, when, & if.

when
if
when
when/as soon as
PRACTICE
When

after
After
because
THANK YOU!