LANGUAGE FOCUS - Past simple: affirmative, negative and questions; regular and irregular verbs

A disappointing day

Last Saturday I went (go) to a football match with friends. We ¹ (travel) by bus and the journey ² (take) two hours.We ³ (arrive) late, so we ⁴ (not have) time for lunch. After half an hour it ⁵ (start) to rain. I ⁶ (not have) a coat so I ⁷ (get) very wet. Our team ⁸ (not play) well. They ⁹ (lose) 5 - 0. It ¹⁰ (not be) a very good day. 

RULES

1. The past simple form of a verb is the same||different for all persons.

2. In negative sentences, we use didn't + the base||past simple form of the verb.

3. In questions, we use (question word) did + subject + the base||past simple form of the verb.

1. temple
2. pagoda
3. communal house
4. hostel

1. teacher
2. lecturer
3. professor
4. doctor

1. form
2. find
3. found
4. establish

1. dormitory
2. college
3. university
4. secondary school

1. learn
2. study
3. teach
4. lie

1. bamboo
2. strawberry
3. comment
4. banana

1. collection
2. hamburger
3. pagoda
4. encourage

1. locate
2. admire
3. forest
4. effect

1. invent
2. remain
3. exchange
4. gather

1. grocery
2. collection
3. revision
4. decision

_________ was built of wood on a single stone post.

1. Khue Van Pavilion
2. One Pillar Pagoda
3. Imperial Academy
4. World Heritage Site

The _________ in Hanoi is the area with busy streets and lots of shops as well as restaurants.

1. Doctors' stone tablets
2. Emperor
3. Temple of Literature
4. Old Quarter

He finally received the _________ that he deserved for his teaching career.

1. recognition
2. relic
3. scholar
4. site

The red rose is a _________ of beauty and romantic love.

1. scholar
2. doctorate
3. symbol
4. tomb

Cambridge University was founded in 1209 by a group of _________ from the University of Oxford.

1. Emperor
2. scholars
3. relics
4. statues