A. FORM 1. Look at these sentences, underline the verb forms and complete the tables below.

a) What time did your mother call you

a) Whats the matter?

yesterday morning? She called me at 6:30.

b) We moved to Boston two years ago. c) Did you go to the beach last weekend?

Someone has broken the window.

b) Ive lived here for 8 years. c) Have you ever eaten Portuguese food?

No, I havent, but Id love to try.

d) She has just left the party.

No, I didnt. I had a wedding party.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I, You, He/ She/ It, We, They

AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I/ You/ We/ They He/ She/ It

called me at 6:30.

have has

broken the window.

________ the window.

NEGATIVE FORM
I, You, He/ She/ It, We, They

didnt + call me...

NEGATIVE FORM
I/ You/ We/ They

have _ has _

broken the window. broken the window.

INTERROGATIVE FORM
What time

He/ She/ It

did

I, you, he/she/ it, we, they +

call you?

INTERROGATIVE FORM
have How has
he/ she/ it I/ you/ we/ they

Remember:
We form the Simple Past of regular verbs

broken it? broken it?

by adding ed to the Infinitive.

There are no rules to form the Simple Past

of irregular verbs.

Remember:
We form the Past Participle of regular verbs

Spelling:
One-syllable verbs ending in a single vowel +

by adding ed. The spelling rules for the Simple Past also apply for the Past Participle. B. USE 1. Now write the letter of the sentence at the top corresponding to each meaning:
Unspecified time in the past: a Experiences in our lives: Recent completed actions:

consonant double the consonant.

E.g.: run fit fitted; stop stopped. Two or more syllable verbs ending in a single

vowel + consonant double the consonant if the stress is on the final syllable.
E.g.: admit admitted.

c d

B. USE
1. The Simple past is used to talk about finished actions in the past.

Events over a period of time: b

2. To talk about finished actions, we can use the Simple Past or the Present Perfect. It often depends on the kind of time expression that is used.

We normally use the Simple Past with

We normally use the Present Perfect with

expressions which refer to a finished time: (some time) ago yesterday

last (Sunday...) in (2009...) when I was (young, a child...) then just now

expressions which refer to any time up to now:

ever never before just often since for recently already yet

C. TIME TO PRACTISE 1. Cross out the wrong verb forms.

2. Simple Past or Present Perfect?

Complete the dialogue.

1. Did you see /Have you seen Kimberly? No, she didnt arrive/hasnt arrived yet. 2. Mark had /has had some problems at school lately. 3. We had / have had a cup of tea after doing the homework and then we caught/ have caught the bus to the gym. 4. Did you enjoy /Have you enjoyed the party last night? 5. They have already gone /already went to the supermarket. 6. Anna, lets go. I cant go now. I didnt finish/ havent finished my homework yet. 7. Oh dear, last month I lost/ have lost my umbrella and now I just lost/ have just lost my cardigan. 8. Lets see another film. I already saw/ have already seen this one. 9. I didnt see/ have not seen much of Fiona lately. I saw/ have seen her last week at the movies. 10. That man is always at the bus stop when we go to school. I often wondered/ have often wondered what he does for a living. 11. You had/ have had an envelope, didnt you? Oh dear, I left/ have left it on the train. What shall I do? Hurry up! Lets go back. The train didnt leave/hasnt left yet. Mark: Sinead, we have been (be) here for hours! Are you sure this is the right place? Sinead: Yeah, I talked (talk) to Kate yesterday and she said (say) wed meet at Starbucks. Mark: Ok! Lets order something then. Im starving. I havent eaten (eat not) anything since lunch. Sinead: Me neither. Say, have you ever tried (ever/ try) blueberry scones? Mark: Nope! Would you like some? Sinead: Hmm, I dont think so. I had (have) blueberry pie for dinner yesterday. I think Ill have a brownie. I havent had (have not) one for ages! And Id like a COD (coffee of the day). Mark: Ill have a brownie too! I have just drunk (just drink) a COD. Ill have a Cappuccino instead. Sinead: Ok, lets order then!!() Have you read any good books lately (read/ lately any good books lately)? Mark: Err not really! I finished (finish) a novel last night and Im going to start reading Mario Vargas Llosas most recent book The Dream of the Celt. Have you ever heard (ever/ hear) of it? Im sure its going to be good. Sinead: Yeah, it must be. After all he is the Nobel Prize winner!

The Present Perfect STRUCTURE / SYNTAX

Positive form SUBJECT + [HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT CHART #3 Subject I/we/you/they He/She/It Negative form SUBJECT + [HAVEN'T / HASN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT CHAR T#4 Subject I/we/you/they He/She/It Question form Question word + [HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE] + COMPLEMENT CHART #5 Question Word Auxiliary What countries have Has Contractions: Subject Past Participle Complement I/we/you/they been to? He/she/it eaten Sushi? Auxiliary havent hasnt Past Participle been eaten Complement to Brazil Sushi Auxiliary have has Past Participle been Eaten Complement to Brazil Sushi

He/she/it + has = hes/shes/its I/we/you/they + have = Ive/weve/youve/theyve

Short Answers (Yes/no answers) CHART #6 Positive Yes, I/we/you/they have Yes, he/she/it has Negative No. I/we/you/they havent No, he/she/it hasnt

LISTA DE VERBOS IRREGULARES

INFINITIVO arise awake bear beat become begin bend bet bind bite blow break bring build burn burst buy catch choose cling come cost creep cut deal dig do draw drink drive fall feed feel fight find find out flee fly forbid

PASADO arose awoke bore beat became began bent bet bound bit blew broke brought built burnt burst bought caught chose clung came cost crept cut dealt dug did drew drank drove fell fed felt fought found found out fled flew forbade

PARTICIPIO arisen awoken born beaten become begun bent bet bound bitten blown broken brought built burnt burst bought caught chosen clung come cost crept cut dealt dug done drawn drunk driven fallen fed felt fought found found out fled flown forbidden

SIGNIFICADO Elevarse, surgir, originarse. Despertar, mover, excitar. Soportar, sostener, tolerar. Batir,revolver, golpear, vencer. Hacerse,tornarse,convertirse en. Empezar, iniciar. Doblar, inclinar, torcer. Apostar Atar, unir, enlazar. Morder. Soplar Quebrar, partir, romper. Traer, llevar, conducir. Construir, edificar. Quemar, incendiar. Romper, reventar. Comprar Coger, asir, atrapar. Escoger, elegir. Asirse, adherirse, pegarse. Venir Costar Arrastrarse,deslizarse, pegarse. Cortar, dividir. Tratar, tener que referirse. Cavar, ahondar. Hacer, ejecutar. Tirar, arrastrarse, atraer, dibujar. Beber Impulsar, conducir, llevar, inducir. Caer, disminuir. Alimentar, nutrir. Sentir, percibir, tocar. Pelear, combatir. Encontrar, descubrir. Averiguar, investigar. Escapar, hur, evitar. Volar Prohibir.

foresee forget forgive freeze get give go grind grow hang have hear hide hit hold hurt keep know lay lead lean learn leave lend let lie light lose make mean meet melt mistake misunderstand overcome pay put read rebuild rid ride ring

foresaw forgot forgave froze got gave went ground grew hung had heard hid hit held hurt kept knew laid led leant learnt left lent let lay lit lost made meant met melted mistook misunderstood overcame paid put read rebuilt rid rode rang

foreseen forgotten forgiven frozen got (ten) given gone ground grown hung had heard hid (den) hit held hurt kept known laid led leant learnt left lent let lain lit lost made meant met molten (old) mistaken misunderstood overcome paid put read rebuilt rid ridden rung

Prever, prevenir Olvidar (se) Perdonar Congelar Lograr, obtener, conseguir. Dar, conceder. Ir (se), funcionar, resultar. Moler, triturar. Crecer, cultivar. Colgar, Suspender. Tener, haber. Or, escuchar. Ocultar, encubrir. Pegar, golpear, acertar. Sostener,mantener,contener. Herir, daar, lastimar. Mantener,guardar,conservar. Conocer, saber. Poner, colocar. Guiar, llevar, conducir. Inclinar(se), apoyarse. Aprender, saber. Partir, irse, abandonar. Prestar Permitir, conceder. Tenderse, descansar, estar, situado. Alumbrar, iluminar, encender (se). Perder, malgastar. Hacer, confeccionar, producir. Significar,querer decir pretender. Encontrarse, satisfacer. Derretir(se), fundir(se). Equivocarse, comprender mal, errar Entender mal. Vencer, superar, sobreponerse. Pagar, recompensar. Poner,colocar, exponer. Leer,descifrar, marcar. Reconstruir Librarse, zafarse. Rodar, tener juego, funcionar. Tocar, sonar.

rise run saw say see seek sell send set shake shed shine shoot show shrink shut sing sink sit sleep slide smell speak speed spend spill spin split spoil spread spring stand steal stick stink strike swell swim swing take

rose ran sawed said saw sought sold sent set shook shed shone shot showed shrank shut sang sank sat slept slid smelt spoke sped spent spilt spun split spoilt spread sprang stood stole stuck stank struck swelled swam swung took

risen run sawn said seen sought sold sent set shaken shed shone shot shown shrunk shut sung sunk sat slept slid(den) smelt spoken sped spent spilt spun split spoilt spread sprung stood stolen stuck stunk struck swollen swum swung taken

Ascender,elevarse,levantarse, surgir. Correr, funcionar. Cortar con sierra, aserrar. Decir, afirmar. Ver, observar. Buscar, solicitar. Vender Enviar Instalar, establecer, colocar, fijar. Sacudir, lanzar, agitar. Derramar, esparcir, dejar caer. Brillar, relumbrar, sobresalir. Disparar, emitir, lanzar. Mostrar, excibir, probar, demostar. Encogerse, disminuir, desaparecer. Cerrar, impedir, exclur. Cantar Hundir, sumergir Sentarse, reunirse. Dormir Resbalar, deslizarse, escabullirse. Oler, percibir. Hablar, decir. Acelerar, apresurarse. Gastar, consumir, emplear (tiempo). Derramar, verter, divulgar. Tornear, hilar, hacer girar. Partir, dividir, separar, reventar. Deteriorar, daar, inutilizar. Extender, esparcir, propagar. Saltar, soltar, brotar, surgir. Pararse, tolerar, estar (de pi). Robar, escabullirse. Pegar, adherirse, prender, fijar. Oler mal, apestar. Golpear, pegar, estallar. Hinchar, inflamar, engrosar. Nadar, flotar. Balancera(se), hacer girar. Tomar, llevar.

teach tear tell think throw thrust undergo understand undertake undo wake wear win wind withdraw withstand write

taught tore told thought threw thrust underwent understood undertook undid woke Wore Won Wound Withdrew Withstood Wrote

taught torn told thought thrown thrust undergone understood undertaken undone woke (n) worn won wound withdrawn withstood written

Ensear Romper, despedazar, rasgar. Decir, contar, narrar. Pensar, creer. Lanzar, tirar, impeler, arrojar. Introducir con violencia, empujar, impeler Sufrir, experimentar, pasar por. Comprender. Emprender, comenzar algo. Desarmar, deshacer. Despertar, excitar. Gastar(se), consumirse, usar. Ganar, conquistar. Enroscar(se), serpentear, girar. Retirar, retractarse, quitar. Resistir, oponerse, soportar. Escribir.

Base Form

Past Simple

Past Participle 3rd Person Singular Abides Abiding

Present Participle / Gerund

Abide Abode/Abided Abode/Abided/Abidden Alight Alit/Alighted Arise Alit/Alighted

Alights Alighting

Arose Arisen Arises Arising Awakes Awaking Is Being

Awake Awoke Awoken Be Bear Beat Was/Were Bore Beat Been

Born/Borne

Bears Bearing

Beaten Beats Beating Became Become Becomes Becoming

Become

Begin Began Begun Begins Beginning Behold Beheld Beheld Beholds Bend Bet Bid Bent Bet Bade Bent Bet Beholding

Bends Bending Bets Betting Bidding

Bidden Bids

Bid Bind Bite

Bid

Bid

Bids

Bidding Binding Biting

Bound Bound Binds Bit Bitten Bites Bled

Bleed Bled Blow Blew

Bleeds Bleeding

Blown Blows Blowing

Break Broke Broken Breaks Breaking Breed Bred Bring Bred Breeds Breeding Brought Brings Bringing Broadcasting

Brought

Broadcast Build Burn Burst Bust Buy Cast Built

Broadcast/Broadcasted Broadcast/Broadcasted Broadcasts Built Builds Building

Burnt/Burned Burnt/Burned Burns Burning Burst Bust Burst Bust Bursts Bursting Busts Busting Buying Casting

Bought Bought Buys Cast Cast Casts

Catch Caught Caught Catches Catching Choose Chose Chosen Chooses Clap Cling Choosing Clapping

Clapped/Clapt Clapped/Clapt Claps Clung Clung Clings Clinging Clad/Clothed

Clothe Clad/Clothed

Clothes Clothing

Come Came Come Comes Coming Cost Cost Cost Costs Costing

Creep Crept Crept Creeps Creeping Cut Dare Deal Dig Dive Do Draw Cut Cut Cuts Cutting

Dared/Durst Dealt Dug Dealt Dug

Dared Dares Daring Deals Digs Dealing Digging Diving

Dived/Dove Did Drew Done

Dived Dives Does Doing

Drawn Draws Drawing

Dream Dreamt/Dreamed Drink Drive

Dreamt/Dreamed

Dreams Dreaming

Drank Drunk Drinks Drinking Drove Driven Drives Driving

Dwell Dwelt Dwelt Dwells Dwelling Eat Fall Feed Feel Fight Find Fit Flee Fling Fly Ate Fell Fed Felt Eaten Eats Fallen Falls Fed Felt Eating Falling

Feeds Feeding Feels Feeling

Fought Fought Fights Fighting Found Found Finds Fit/Fitted Fled Flung Flew Fled Finding Fits Fitting

Fit/Fitted Flees Fleeing

Flung Flings Flinging Flown Flies Flying Forbidden Forbids Forbidding Forecasts Foreseeing Forecasting

Forbid Forbade/Forbad Forecast Foresee

Forecast/Forecasted Foresaw

Forecast/Forecasted Foresees

Foreseen

Foretell Foretold

Foretold

Foretells

Foretelling

Forget Forgot Forgotten Forgive Forgave Forsake Forsook Freeze Froze Frostbite Get Give Go Got Gave

Forgets Foregetting Forgives Forsakes Forgiving Forsaking

Forgiven Forsaken

Frozen Freezes Freezing Frostbit Frostbitten Got/Gotten Given Gives Gets Giving Goes Going Frostbites Getting Frostbiting

Went Gone/Been

Grind Ground Ground Grinds Grinding Grow Grew Handwrite Hang Grown Grows Growing Handwrote Handwritten Handwrites Handwriting

Hung/Hanged Hung/Hanged Hangs Hanging

Have Hear Hide Hit Hold Hurt Inlay Input

Had

Had

Has

Having

Heard Heard Hears Hearing Hid Hit Held Hurt Hidden Hides Hiding Hit Held Hurt Hits Hitting

Holds Holding Hurts Hurting

Inlaid Inlaid Inlays Inlaying Input/Inputted Input/Inputted Inputs Inputting Interlaid Interlays Interlaying

Interlay Interlaid Keep Kept Kept

Keeps Keeping

Kneel Knelt/Kneeled Knelt/Kneeled Kneels Kneeling Knit Knit/Knitted Knit/Knitted Knits Knitting

Know Knew Known Knows Knowing Lay Lead Lean Leap Laid Led Laid Led Lays laying

Leads Leading

Leant/Leaned Leant/Leaned Leans Leaning Leapt/Leaped Leapt/Leaped Leaps Leaping

Learn Learnt/Learned Learnt/Learned Learns Learning Leave Left Lend Let Lie Light Lose Lent Let Lay Lit Lost Left Lent Let Lain Lit Lost Leaves Leaving Lends Lending Lets Lies Letting Lying

Lights Lighting Loses Losing

Make Made Made Makes Making Mean Meant Meant Means Meaning Meet Melt Met Met Meets Meeting

Melted Molten/Melted Melts Melting Misleading Mistakes Mistaking

MisleadMisled Misled Misleads Mistake Mistook

Mistaken

Misunderstand Misunderstood Misunderstood Misunderstands MiswedMiswed/Miswedded Mow Miswed/Miswedded Misweds

Misunderstanding Miswedding

Mowed Mown Mows Mowing Overdrew Overheard Overtook Paid Pays Overdrawn Overheard Overtaken Paying Overdraws Overhears Overtakes Overdrawing Overhearing Overtaking

Overdraw Overhear Overtake Pay Paid

Preset Preset Preset Presets Presetting Prove Proved Proven/Proved Proves Proving Put Quit Put Quit Put Quit Puts Quits Putting Quitting Re-proven/Re-proved Re-proves Re-proving

Re-prove Read Rid Ride Ring Rise Rive Run Saw Say See Seek Sell Send Set Sew Read

Re-proved Read

Reads Reading Rid/Ridded Riding Ringing Rising Rives Riving Rids Ridding

Rid/Ridded Rode Rang Rose

Ridden Rides Rung Rings

Risen Rises

Rived Riven/Rived Ran Run Runs

Running Saws Saying Seeing Sawing

Sawed Sawn/Sawed Said Saw Said Seen Says Sees

Sought Sought Seeks Seeking Sold Sent Set Sold Sent Set Sells Selling

Sends Sending Sets Setting Sews Sewing

Sewed Sewn/Sewed

Shake Shook Shaken Shakes Shaking Shave Shaved Shaven/Shaved Shaves Shaving Shear Shore/Sheared Shorn/Sheared Shears Shearing

Shed

Shed

Shed

Sheds Shedding

Shine Shone Shone Shines Shining Shoe Shod Shod Shot Shoes Shoeing Shoots Shooting Shown Shows Showing

Shoot Shot

Show Showed

Shrink Shrank Shrunk Shrinks Shrinking Shut Sing Sink Sit Slay Shut Sang Sank Sat Slew Shut Sung Sunk Sat Slain Slept Shuts Sings Sinks Sits Slays Shutting Singing Sinking Sitting Slaying

Sleep Slept Slide Sling Slink Slit Slid Slung Slunk Slit

Sleeps Sleeping Slides Sliding

Slid/Slidden

Slung Slings Slinging Slunk Slit Slinks Slinking Slits Slitting

Smell Smelt/Smelled Smelt/Smelled Smells Smelling Sneak Sneaked/Snuck Sneaked/Snuck Sneaks Sneaking Soothsay Sow Soothsaid Soothsaid Sowing Soothsays Soothsaying

Sowed Sown Sows

Speak Spoke Spoken Speaks Speaking Speed Sped/Speeded Sped/Speeded Speeds Speeding Spell Spelt/Spelled Spelt/Spelled Spells Spelling

Spend Spent Spent Spends Spending Spill Spin Spit Split Spoil Spilt/Spilled Span/Spun Spat/Spit Split Split Spilt/Spilled Spun Spins Spills Spilling

Spinning Spits Spitting

Spat/Spit Splits

Splitting

Spoilt/Spoiled Spoilt/Spoiled Spoils Spoiling Spreading

Spread Spread Spread Spreads

Spring Sprang Sprung Springs Springing Stand Stood Stood Stands Standing Steal Stick Sting Stink Stole Stuck Stolen Steals Stealing Stuck Sticks Sticking

Stung Stung Stings Stinging Stank Stunk Stinks Stinking Strides Striding

Stride Strode/Strided Stridden

Strike Struck Struck/Stricken Strikes Striking String Strung Strung Strings Stringing Strip Stript/Stripped Stript/Stripped Strips Stripping

Strive Strove Striven Strives Striving Sublet Sublet Sublet Sublets Subletting Sunburn Sunburned/Sunburnt Sunburned/Sunburnt Sunburns Sunburning

Swear Swore Sworn Swears Swearing Sweat Sweat/Sweated Sweat/Sweated Sweats Sweating Sweep Swept/Sweeped Swell Swept/Sweeped Sweeps Sweeping

Swelled SwollenSwells Swelling

Swim Swam Swum Swims Swimming Swing Swung Swung Swings Swinging Take Took Taken Takes Taking Teaching

Teach Taught Taught Teaches Tear Tell Tore Told Torn Told Tears Tells Tearing Telling

Think Thought

Thought

Thinks Thinking Thrives Thriving

Thrive Throve/Thrived Thriven/Thrived Throw Threw Thrown Throws Throwing Thrust Thrust Thrust Thrusts Thrusting Tread Trod Undergo Understand Trodden Underwent Understood

Treads Treading Undergone Understood Undergoes Understands Undergoing Understanding

Undertake

Undertook

Undertaken

Undertakes

Undertaking

Upset Upset Upset Upsets Upsetting Vex Vext/Vexed Vext/Vexed Vexes Vexing

Wake Woke Woken Wakes Waking Wear Wore Worn Wears Wearing Weave Wove Woven WeavesWeaving Wed Wed/Wedded Wed/Wedded Weds Wedding

Weep Wept Wept Weeps Weeping Wend Wended/Went Wended/Went Wends Wending Wet Win Wind Wet/Wetted Won Won Wet/Wetted Wins Wets Wetting

Winning

Wound Wound Winds Winding Withdrew Withheld Withstood Withdrawn Withheld Withstood Withdraws Withholds Withstands Withdrawing Withholding Withstanding

Withdraw Withhold Withstand

Wring Wrung Wrung Wrings Wringing Write Wrote Written Writes Writing Zinc Zinced/Zincked Zinced/Zincked Zincs Zincking