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B. Expressing Past and Present

UNIT 4Past simple (I did)

a) Study this example:

- I very much enjoyed the party.

- Mr. Edwards died ten years ago.

- When I livedin Manchester, I worked in a bank.

b) Very often the past simple ends in - ed:

- We invitedthem to our party but they decided not to come.

- The police stopped me on my way home last night.

- She passedher examination because she studied very hard.

But many important verbs are irregular. This means that the past simple does not end in -ed.

For example:

leave —> left We all leftthe party at 11 o'clock.

go —> wentYesterday I went to London to see a friend of mine.

cost —> cost This house cost£35,000 in 1980.

The past of the verb be (am/is/are) is was/were:

c) In past simple questions and negatives we use did/didn't + the infinitive
(do/open/rain etc.):

- Ann: Did you go out last night, Tom?

Tom: Yes, I went to the cinema. But I didn't enjoy the film.

- When did Mr Edwards die?

- What did you do at the week-end?

- We didn't invite her to the party, so she didn't come.

- Why didn'tyou phone me on Tuesday?

Note that we normally use did/didn't with have:

- Did you have time to write the letter?

- I didn't have enough money to buy anything to eat.

But we do not use did with the verb be (was/were):

- Why wereyou so angry?

- They weren't able to come because they werevery busy.

- Was Tom at work yesterday?

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