Positive form — Regular verbs
I watch television every evening. (present simple) I watched television yesterday evening. (past simple) watched is the past simple:
■; The past simple is often -ed. For example: work –> worked clean –> cleaned start –> started stay –> stayed live –> lived dance –> danced These verbs are regular verbs. - I clean my teeth every morning. This morning I cleaned my teeth. - Terry worked in a bank from 1981 to 1986. - Yesterday it rained all morning. It stopped at lunchtime. - We enjoyed the party last Might. We danced a lot and talked to a lot of people. The party finished at midnight. Spelling ► stud y –> stud ied marr y –> marr ied sto p –> sto pped pla n –> pla nned Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the words in the list. Use the Present Simple or the Past Simple:
Example: Mike often asks questions. He asked a lot of questions in class yesterday.
1. Lily and Jack ___their grandparents every weekend. They ___ them last weekend too. 2. I usually ___ to the news on TV before I go to sleep at night, but last night I ___ to the news on the radio. 3. Ann seldom ___ her homework before midnight. But yesterday she ___ her homework at 10 p.m. 4. I usually ___ a lot of people to my birthday party. But last year I ___ only my close friends. 5. Take care! This crossroads is extremely dangerous. Accidents are often here. A serious accident ___ at this crossroads only a few days ago. 6. In the evening my parents ___ at home and ___ TV. As usual they ___ at home and ___ TV last night.
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