Unit

11 worked/got/went etc (past simple)

They watch T V every evening.
(present simple)

They watched T V yesterday evening.

(past simple)

watched is the past simple:

l/we/you/they
watched
he/she/it

The past simple is often -ed (regular verbs). For example:

work —>worked dance —>danced

clean —> cleaned stay —> stayed
start —» started need —> needed

O I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth.

O Terry worked in a bank from 2005 to 2011.
O Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime.
O We enjoyed the party last night. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people.
The party finished at midnight.

Spelling (—» Appendix 5):

try —>tried study —>studied copy —» copied

stop —» stopped plan —» planned

Some verbs are irregular (= not regular). The past simple is not -ed. Here are some important irregular
verbs (see also Appendix 2 -3):

begin —» began fall fell leave —> left sell —» sold

break broke find found lose lost sit sat
bring brought fly flew make made sleep slept
build built forget forgot meet met speak spoke
buy bought get got pay paid stand stood
catch caught give gave put put take took
come came go went read read (red)* tell told
do did have had ring rang think thought
drink drank hear heard say said win won
eat ate know knew see saw write wrote

* pronounced 'red'

I usually get up early, but this morning I got up at 9 o'clock.

We did a lot of work yesterday.
Caroline went to the cinema three times last week.
James came into the room, took off his coat and sat down.

32 ( was/were Unit 10 I didn't / Did you ... ? (negative and questions) 4 Unit 12 ago 4 Unit 19
Exercises
Complete the sentences. Use a verb from the box.

clean die enjoy finish happen open rain start stay want

1 I clean ed my teeth three times yesterday.

2 It was hot in the room, so I .......................................the window.
3 The film was very long. I t .......................................at 7.15 a n d ..........................................at 10 o'clock.
4 When I was a child, I ........................................ to be a doctor.
5 The accident........................................ last Sunday afternoon.
6 The weather is nice today, but yesterday i t .......................................all day.
7 W e ........................................ our holiday last year. W e ........................................ at a very nice place.
8 Anna's grandfather........................................ when he was 90 years old.

Write the past simple of these verbs.

1 gee .... . .......
g 4 pay ................. ................ 7 go ..................... .............. 10 know ....
2 see .......................... ....... 5 visit ................. ................ 8 think .............................. 11 put .......
3 play ......................... ....... 6 buy ................. ............... 9 copy ................ .............. 12 speak ...

Read about Lisa's journey to Madrid. Put the verbs in the correct form.
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Last Tuesday Lisa (1) fe w from London to Madrid. She (2) up fty get
at 6 o'clock in the morning and (3) ................................ a cup of coffee. A t 6.30 she have
(4) ...............................home and (5) .................................to the airport. W hen she leave, drive
(6)...............................there, she (7) .................................the car, (8) to the airport get, park, walk
building, and (9) .................................in. Then she (10) breakfast at a cafe check, have
and (11) ................................ for her flight. The plane (12) ..................................on time and wait, depart
(13) ...............................in Madrid two hours later. Finally she (14) a taxi arrive, take
from the airport to her hotel in the centre of Madrid.

W rite sentences about the past (yesterday / last w eek etc.).

1 James always goes to work by car. Yesterday he w an t.to work by c a r ................................................................
2 Rachel often loses her keys. S h e ...............................................................................................................................last week.
3 Kate meets her friends every evening. S h e ......................................................................................yesterday evening.
4 I buy a newspaper every day. Yesterday I ...................................................................................................................................
5 We often go to the cinema at weekends. Last Sunday w e .............................................................................................
6 I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ..........................................................................................................................................
7 Tom always has a shower in the morning. This morning h e .........................................................................................
8 O ur friends often come to see us. T h e y .............................................................................................................last Friday.

Write sentences about what you did yesterday.

1 1went to the theatre,.....................................
2 ................................................................................................
3 ........................................................................................................

Additional exercise 10 (page 256)

Unit I didn't... Did you ... ?
12 (past simple negative and questions)
We use did in past simple negatives and questions:

infinitive positive negative question

play 1 played 1 play 1 play?

start we started we start we start?
watch you watched you watch you watch?
did not
have they had they have did they have?
(didn't)
see he saw he see he see?
do she did she do she do?
go it went it go it go?

do/does (present) —» did (past):

O I don't watch T V very often.

I didn't watch T V yesterday.

O Does she often go away?

Did she go away last week?

We use did/didn't + infinitive (watch/play/go etc.):

I watched but I didn't watch (not I didn't watched)

they went did they go? (not did they went?)
he had he didn't have
you did did you do?

O I played tennis yesterday, but I didn't win.

O 'Did you do the shopping?' 'No, I didn't have time.'
O We went to the cinema, but we didn't enjoy the film.

Study the word order in questions:

did + subject + infinitive

Did your sister call you?

W hat did you do last night?
How did the accident happen?
Where did your parents go for their holiday?

Short answers

l/we/you/chey did l/we/you/they ^

he/she/it he/she/it

O 'Did you see Joe yesterday?' 'No, I didn't.'

O 'Did it rain on Sunday?' 'Yes, it did.'
O Did Helen come to the party?' No, she didn't.'
O Did your parents have a good holiday?' Yes, they did.'

f worked/got/went etc. (past sim ple) Unit 11

-xeroses
m Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative.
1 I saw Barbara, but I didn’t se e jane.
2 They worked on Monday, but th e y ........................................................................on Tuesday.
3 We went to the post office, but w e ........................................................................to the bank.
4 She had a pen, but sh e ........................................................................any paper.
5 Jack did French at school, but h e ........................................................................German.

o Write questions with Did ... ?

I watched T V last night. How about you? Did you w a tch ..TV. la s t night...
I enjoyed the party. How about you? ........................................................................
I had a good holiday. How about you? ........................................................................
I finished work early. How about you? ........................................................................
I slept well last night. How about you? ........................................................................

CD What did you do yesterday? Write positive or negative sentences.

1 (watch T V ) !.w atched .TV.... or !. didn’t watch TV..........
2 (get up before 7 o'clock) I ............................................................................................................
3 (have a shower) ...............................................................................................................
4 (buy a magazine) ...............................................................................................................
5 (eat meat) ..............................................................................................................
6 (go to bed before 10.30) ...............................................................................................................

t Z l Write B's questions. Use:

arrive cost go go to bed late happen have a nice time sta y win

1 a: We went to New York last month. 5 a: We came home by taxi.

b: W h e re....did.you s t a y .........................................? b: How m u ch .................................................................?
a: With some friends. a: Ten pounds.

2 a: 1was late for the meeting. 6 a: I'm tired this morning.

B: W hat tim e .................................................................. ? b: ...................................................................................?
a: Half past nine. a: N o, but 1didn't sleep very well.

3 a: 1played tennis this afternoon. 7 a: We went to the beach yesterday.

B: .................................................................................. ? b: ...................................................................................?
a: No, 1lost. a: Yes, it was great.

^ a: 1had a nice holiday. 8 a: The window is broken.

B. Good. W h e re ...........................................................? b: H o w ................................................................................?
a: To the mountains. a: 1don't know.

"ut the verb in the correct form - positive, negative or question.

We went to the cinema, but the film wasn't very good. W e didn’t enjoy it. (enjoy)
1 T o m ................................................. some new clothes yesterday - two shirts, a jacket and a pullover, (buy)
............ yesterday?' 'No, it was a nice day.' (rain)
- .Ve were tired, so w e ................................................................ long at the party, (stay)
: : was very warm in the room, so I ................................................................a window, (open)
r Did you phone Chris this morning?' 'No, I ................................................................time.' (have)
I cut my hand this morning.' 'H o w ................................................................. that?' (do)
• .Vhy weren't you at the meeting yesterday?' ' I ................................................................about it.' (know)

I exercises 10-13 (page 256) 35

Unit
24 Regular and irregular verbs
Regular verbs

The past simple and past participle of regular verbs is -ed:

clean —> cleaned live —» lived paint —> painted study —> studied

Past simple (—> Unit 11)

I cleaned my room yesterday.
Chris studied engineering at university.

Past participle
have/has + past participle (present perfect —» Units 15-18):
O I have cleaned my room.
O Tina has lived in London for ten years.

be (is/are/were/has been etc.) + past participle (passive —» Units 21-22):

O These rooms are cleaned every day.
O M y car has been repaired.

Irregular verbs

The past simple and past participle of irregular verbs do not end in -ed:

make break cut

past simple made broke cut

past participle made broken cut

Sometimes the past simple and past participle are the same. For example:

make find buy cut

past simple
made found bought cut
past participle

O I made a cake yesterday, (past simple)

O I have made some coffee, (past participle - present perfect)
O Butter is made from milk, (past participle - passive present)

Sometimes the past simple and past participle are different. For example:

break know begin go

past simple broke knew began went
past participle broken known begun gone

O Somebody broke this window last night, (past simple)

O Somebody has broken this window, (past participle - present perfect)
O This window was broken last night, (past participle - passive past)

u — r
1 W

58 ( irregular verbs Appendix 2-3 spelling (regular verbs) Appendix 5

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Exercises
c m Write the past simple / past participle of these verbs. (The past simple and past participle are the
same for all the verbs in this exercise.)
1 make m ade..................... 6 enjoy ................................... 11 hear
2 cut c u t .......................... 7 buy ................................... 12 put
3 get ...................................... 8 sit .................................... 13 catch
4 bring ...................................... 9 leave ..................................... 14 watch
5 pay ...................................... 10 happen ......................................... 15 understand

Write the past simple and past participle of these verbs.

1 break broke broken 8 come
2 begin 9 know
3 eat 10 take
4 drink 11 go
5 drive 12 give
6 speak 13 throw
7 write 14 forget

Put the verb in the right form.

1 I washed my hands because they were dirty, (wash)
2 Somebody h a s broken this window, (break)
3 I feel good. I .......................................... very well last night, (sleep)
4 W e ....................................... a really good film yesterday, (see)
5 It a lot while we were on holiday, (rain)
6 I've.......................................my bag. Have y o u it? (lose / see)
7 Rosa's bicycle w a s ........................................ last week, (steal)
8 I to bed early because I was tired, (go)
9 Have y o u your work yet? (finish)
10 The shopping centre w a s........................................about 20 years ago. (build)
11 A n n a .......................................to drive when she was 18. (learn)
12 I've never......................................a horse, (ride)
13 Jessica is a good friend of mine. I've her for a long time, (know)
14 Yesterday I ....................................... a n d .........................................my leg. (fall / hurt)
15 My brother in the London Marathon last year. Have you e ve r..................................
in a marathon? (run / run)

g g Complete these sentences. Choose from the box and put the verb into the correct form.

cost drive fly m ake meet sell

speak swim tell think wake up win

1 I have fliade some coffee. W ould you like some?

2 Have y o u ........................................ John about your new job?
3 We played basketball on Sunday. We didn't play very well, but w e ........................................the game.
4 I know Gary, but I've never........................................ his wife.
5 We w e re .......................................by loud music in the middle of the night.
6 Stephanie jum ped into the river a n d to the other side.
7 'Did you like the film?' 'Yes, I it was very good.'
8 M any different languages a re in the Philippines.
9 O ur holiday a lot of money because we stayed in an expensive hotel.
10 Have you e ve r........................................ a very fast car?
11 All the tickets for the concert w ere very quickly.
12 A b ird .........................................in through the open window while we were having our dinner.
Unit
85 old/nice/interesting etc (adjectives)
adjective + noun (nice day / blue eyes etc.)

adjective + noun

It's a nice day today.

Laura has brown eyes.
There's a very old bridge in this village.
Do you like Italian food?
1don't speak any foreign languages.
There are some beautiful yellow flowers in the garden.

H ie adjective is before the noun:

Tliey live in a modern house. (not a house modern)
O Have you met any famous people? (not people famous)

The ending of an adjective is always the same:

a different place different places (not differents)

be (am/is/was etc.) + adjective

Q m hungry)
O The weather is nice today.
O These flowers are very beautiful.
O Are you cold? Shall I close the window?
I'm hungry. Can I have something to eat?
The film wasn't very good. It was boring.
O Please be quiet. I'm reading.

look/feel/smell/taste/sound + adjective

You look tired7^ (You sound happy7 It smells good.')

I tired.
It ta ste s good.

O a : Y o u look tired.
b: Yes, I feel tired.
Joe told me about his new job. It sounds very interesting.
I'm not going to eat this fish. It doesn't smell good.

Compare:

is are is
He feels tired. They look happy. It smells good.
looks sound tastes

( get + adjective (get hungry/tired etc.) Unit 56 something/anybody + adjective Unit 79

Exercises
Put the words in the right order.
1 (new / live in / house / they / a)
2 (like / jacket / 1/ that / green) i.
3 (music / like / do / classical / you?) Do.
4 (had / wonderful / a / 1/ holiday)
5 (went to / restaurant / a / Japanese / we)

The words in the box are adjectives (black/foreign etc.) or nouns (air/job etc.). Use an adjective
and a noun to complete each sentence.

air clouds foreign holiday job languages sharp

black dangerous fresh hot knife long water

1 Do you speak a n y fprai^n languages ?

2 Look at th o se ......................................................................................... It's going to rain.
3 Sue works very hard, and she's very tired. She needs a ........................................................
4 I would like to have a shower, but there's n o ..............................................................................
5 Can you open the window? We need so m e .............................................................................
6 I need a .......................................................................................to cut these onions.
7 Fire-fighting is a .........................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Choose from the boxes.

feel(s) look(s) sound(s) happy ill nice

look(s) smell(s) taste(s) horrible new surprised

0 h ) ra
( y o u ....sound happy...... ) o ..................................................... ) 0 .......................................................)

y / s k * • 5 •
m (TT)
GD
@ ( y o u ...............................................) T it ..................................................... )

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M . O
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C f

A and B don't agree. Complete B's sentences. Use feel/look etc.

A w ___________________________________ SL B

You look tired. Do I? I don’t feel tire d . (feel)

This is a new coat. Is it? It doesn't....................... (look)
I'm American. Are you? Y o u ......................... (sound)
You look cold. Do I? I ......................................... (feel)
These bags are heavy. Are they? T h e y ..................... (look)
That soup looks good. Maybe, but i t .......................... (taste)
Unit
106 in at on (places 1)
in

in a room in a garden
in a shop in a town
in a car in the city centre
in the water in Brazil

'Where's David?' In the kitchen. / In the garden. / In London.'

What's in that box / in that bag / in that cupboard?
Rachel works in a shop / in a bank / in a factory.
I went for a swim in the river / in the pool / in the sea.
Milan is in the north of Italy. Naples is in the south.
I live in a big city, but I'd like to live in the country.

at

at the bus stop at the door at the traffic lights at her desk

O There's somebody at the bus stop / at the door. at the top (of the page)
O The car is waiting at the traffic lights. n *=
0 Vicky is working at her desk.

at the top / at the bottom / at the end ( o f ...):

O W rite your name at the top of the page.
O My house is at the end of the street. at the bottom (of the page)

on

on a shelf on a wall
on a plate on a door
on a balcony on the ceiling
on the floor etc.
etc.

O There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall
O There are a lot of apples on those trees.
O Don't sit on the grass. It's wet. - stamp
O There is a stamp on the envelope.

on a horse / on a bicycle / on a motorbike:

O W ho is that man on the motorbike? envelope

222 ( the top / the bottom Unit 70 at/on/in (time) Unit 103 in/at/on (places) Unit 107
Exercises
01m Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use in/at/on.

CD (the kitchen) (D (the box) (D (the box) © (the wall)

(the bus stop) © (the field) (Z) (the balcony) GD (the pool)

© (the window) © (the table) 02) (the table)

Where is he? I.H Tho kjTchan................................... 7 Where are they standing?

Where are the shoes? ..................................................... 8 Where is she swimming?
Where is the pen? ............................................................ 9 Where is he standing? ......
Where is the clock? ......................................................... 10 Where is the spider? ..........
Where is the bus? ............................................................. 11 Where is he sitting? ...........
Where are the horses? ................................................... 12 Where is she sitting? .........

Write in/at/on.
Don't s it on the grass. It's wet.
W hat do you have your bag?
Look! There's a m a n the roof. What's he doing?
There are a lot of fish .................this river.
O ur house is number 45 - the number is the door.
'Is the hospital near here?' 'Yes, turn le ft the traffic lights.'
It's difficult to p ark................. the centre of town. It's better to take the bus.
M y sister lives.................Brussels.
There's a small p ark the top of the hill.
I think I heard the doorbell. There's som ebody the door.
M unich is a large c ity .................the south of Germany.
There are a few sho ps.................the end of the street.
It's difficult to carry a lot of things a bike.
I looked at the list of names. My name w a s .................the bottom.