He _____ (realize) that it _____ (be) a dangerous situation.
realized / was
They _____ (fly) to London and _____ (not arrive) on time again for the event.
flew / didn't arrive
Verbs ending in W/X/Y (show, mix, stay). What do we do?
only add ED at the end (show, mixed, stayed)
Verbs ending in CONSONANT + E (love, hate, date). What do we do?
add D at the end (loved, hated, dated)
It _____ (rain) endlessly in the morning, so I _____ (keep) on reading a book.
rained / kept
Where _____ (you/work) before?
did you work
We _____ (not eat) dinner because we _____ (not be) hungry.
didn't eat / were not
Word ending in VOWEL + L (travel, control). What do we do?
double the final L (British); double the final L only if the final syllable is stressed (American) - (TRAVel - travelled or traveled) (conTROL - controlled)
They _____ (drink) coffee all night long.
drank
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "understand"
(open answer)
They _____ (drink) to much beer at the party and _____ (get) really drunk.
drank / got
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "buy".
(open answer)
Verbs ending in CVC and with the final syllable stressed (ban, permit, prefer). What do we do?
double the final consonant (banned, permitted, preferred)
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "lose".
(open answer)
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "think".
(open answer)
_____ (you/study) this subject last year?
did you study
Sophia _____ (clean) her messy room, but she _____ (blame) her brother for doing that.
cleaned / blamed
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "wake".
(open answer)
He _____ (study) hard to pass the exam.
studied
_____ (they/come) for lunch?
did they come
You _____ (not go) out with us last night.
didn't go
CVC, with 2 or more syllables (suffer, listen, answer), but the last one is NOT stressed. What do we do?
we don't double the final letter (sufferED, listenED, answerED)
Create a sentence with the past simple of the verb "read".
(open answer)
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