22 Was Nick ill? Past simple of be and have NICK Hello, Mr Blake. I'm phoning about Nick Bell. He wasn’tat school yesterday. He was ill. MR BLAKE Oh, dear. Was he in bed? NICK ‘Yes, he was. He hada sore throat and a headache. MR BLAKE Did he have a temperature, too? NICK No, he didn’thave a temperature, but he had asore toe, asore finger and toothache as well! MR BLAKE Oh, did he? Who is that speaking, please? nick —_Thisismy father. Grammar lesson Past simple of be Iwas Twas not or wasn’t was I? youwere youwerenotokweren’t —_were you? hewas he wasnot or wasn’t was he? she was she was not OR wasn’t was she? ‘itwas it was not Ox wasn’t was it? we were we were not or weren't were we? youwere — youwerenotoxweren’t —_ were you? theywere theywerenot oxweren’t_ were they Also: therewas there wasnotoxwasn’t_ was there? there were there were notor weren't —_ were there? Short answers Was Nick ill? Yes, he was. Was he reallyill? No, he wasn’t. (29 Chapter 22Past simple of have T 3 I you you he he she had she | did notox didn’t have we we you you they J they Questions Short answers Didlhave? _Did you have a temperature? Did hehave? _Yes, Idid. ox No, I didn't. Did your brother have a headache? ‘Yes, he did. ox No, he didn’t, | Where were they yesterday? Say where they were. Use was or were. > Peter was at the theatre. <& SCIENCE MUSEUM, circus eR CINEMA Diana a SPORTS CENTRE SHOPS >» Hehad asore throat yesterday. Did he have a temperature, too? (No, he didn’t have a temperature Learn also: have breakfast, lunch, supper, aimeal, a shower, abath Jean and Pat gg ‘THEATRE Chapter 22 eI |2 Famous people quiz Say who they were. Use was or were. > Albert Kinsiein was a scientist. > George Washington and John. Kennedy were US presidents. aia Columbus Picasso George Washington Albert Einstein Plato a Chapter 22 Homer Virgil US presidents ‘composers scientist artists inventor explorer writer poets film actor singer philosophers Marconi ‘Van Gogh SocratesYesterday Putin have, had or didn’t have. » Nick didn’t go to school yesterday. Did he Ave ___ a temperature? >» Yes, poor boy. He Mad ____a sore toe anda sore finger aswell. 1 Did Nick —aheadache and asore throat yesterday? 2 Yes, and he toothache as well. 8 Whattime did Nick and Jenny ———— breakfast? 4 Nick wasn't hungry, so he abig breakfast, 5 Jenny —— a shower: Itwas too late, 6 Trig was rather late with breakfast, too. He —_____ it at twotthirty 7 He —— ashower, because he hates water. 8 When did Trig hunch yesterday? 9 He lunch at four o'clock and he another snack at five o'clock. 10. The family o'clock, as usual 11 Did Jenny o'clock? WT bed, as usual. upper at seven abath at nine ig — amidnight snack in Question time Write shortanswers. > Were you at school yesterday? Yes, Twas.on No, I wasn't > Did you have a big breakfast this morning? Yes, 1 did ox No, I didn't. 1 Were you at home yesterday? ry Were you ill? 3. Were your friends at school yesterday? 4 Was your father at work yesterday? 5 W there any letters for you yesterday? 6 Was there a parcel for you? 7 Did you have lunch at home yesterday? 8 Was there a football match on television yesterday? © ‘Was your favourite programme on television last night? 10 Did you have a bath last night? 11 Did you have cornflakes for breakfast this morning? 12. Were you late for school this morning? b Nowaska partner these questions. Chapter 2223 Did Trig help? NICK A few days ago Trig wanted to work in the garden. First he watched Dad. Then he filled the watering-can and carried itto the flowerbeds. Dad was so pleased. He stopped his digging and smiled. But he didn’t smile for long... Tom Oh, dear, Did Trig ‘help’ again? NICK Oh, yes. He certainly tied. He pulled up all the flowers and watered the weeds! Grammar lesson Past simple of regular verbs Most verbs are regular. Add ed or d to the base form for the past simple affirmative: help-* helped smile smiled Afier did, did not or didn’t, use only the base form. > Trigwanted to help in the garden. Did hehelp? Dad didn’t smile for long. I I you you he he she she | didnotox it Betped ie 9p didn’thelp we we you you they they Questions Did Thelp? Did he help? Short answers Didyouhelp? Yes, Idid. Did they help? No, they didn’t. Chapter 23 Past simple of regular verbs; ago We use the past simple for actions that started and finished in the past. We often use them with a time expression. > Afew days ago Trig wanted to work in the garden. First he watched Dad. Spelling 1 wy tried carry + carried (yafter a consonant ied.) ey stop stopped plan» planned (One-syllable verbs ending in one yowel + one consonant double the consonant.) ago Anhourago means ‘an hour before now’. Look where ago stands. > It’ssixo'dock. Tom arrived an hourago. 1 five o'clock) Also: aweek ago, three days ago, two years/months ago, afew minutes/hours ago.bury want smile shop ied plan study dance clap ary like ay empty double consonant + ed Make lists Write the past simple forms of these verbs. Put them in the correct lists. love hate tidy fill helpY walk use arrive stop pullup carry drop uy water look hurry a ed » love helped A busy week Say and write what the Bells did last week. » mend the fence MR BELL ‘Mr Bell mended the fence, ___ 1. oilhis bicycle NICK 2 wash the car 3 Study fora Maths test JENNY 4 MR BELL 5 MRS BELL 5 tidy the bedrooms Set 6 cemptyall the Fubbish bins NICK 7 buryasmelly bone 8 dustthe rooms ¥ > JENNY 9 ‘paint the bathroom MRS BELL, 10 ul 12 13, helpin the garden 14 water the weeds Chapter 233 Famous people a Who wasit? Write in the correct names from the list. » Grace kell lived in America and Monaco. She acted in films. Cleopatra Grace Kelly V John Lennon Charlie Chaplin _____ +4 ___ lived in Russia. She danced in ballets. She married a prince. She died in 1982, lived in England and America. He composed many famous songs. He died in 1980. is lived in England and America. He acted in funny films. He died in 197. lived in America. He created Mickey Mouse. He died in 1966. lived in Italy. He painted the ‘Mona Lisa’. He died in 1519. She died in 1931. lived in Egypt. She ruled the Egyptians. She died 2,000 years ago. Anna Pavlova ‘Walt Disney Leonardo da Vinei b Now correct these wrong statements. > Walt Disney lived in England. He didnt live in England. He lived in America, _ > Anna Pavlova acted in films. She didnt act in films. She danced in ballets. 1 Cleopatra lived in France 2 John Lennon died in 1970. a Chapter 23 Walt Disney created Asterix.4 Anna Pavlova lived in Spain 5 Grace Kelly danced in ballets. 6 Anna Pavlova died in 1920, Charlie C eT Mona Lisa’ japlin painted the 8 Cleopatra died in 1975. 9 Charlie Chaplin lived in Russia. 10. John Lennon directed films. 11 Leonardo da Vinci created Mickey Mouse. = : 12 Walt Disney composed songs. : 4 Did she? Did he? What about you? With a partner, ask or answer ten questions about the famous people in Exercise 3. Give short answers. » Did Grace Kelly live in Monaco? Yes, she did. >» Did Walt Disney die in 15197 No, he didn't. Answer the questions with ago. > When was your birthday? About three months ago. OR 10 weeks ago, 1 When was your best friend’ birthday? When did you learn to swim? When did you get your first bieycle? When did you start school? When was your last visit to the z00? When did you get your last pocket money? ‘i 7 When was the last school holiday? 8 When was your last English test? 9 When did you last go to the dentist's? 10 When did you get your watch? Chapter 23 g24 Nick lost his money Nick can’t find his money. jenny Well, where did you go yesterday? nick went to the sports shop on the bus. [bought some new wheels for my skateboard. jenny Perhapsyouleftyour money in the bus. nick No, I didn’t. I paid for the wheels, jenny _ Perhaps you lostit in the shop. nick No, I didn’t lose it in the shop. jenny Did you spend itall ona present for me...? Grammar lesson Past simple of irregular verbs In the past simple, irregular verbs have special affirmative forms. You mustlearn these forms. There is a list at the back of this book. ‘We make the negative and the question forms with did not or didn’t and did... | base form, as for regular verbs. 1 1 you you he he she she (didnot ox it BM cit didn’t go we we you | you they they Questions Didlgor Did he go? Short ansiers Did you go? Did he go? | Chapter 24 Pairs Find and write ten pairs. Base form lose ¥ sing came spent sang run found give bought buy ran leave Past simple rlost paid gave pay left spend built come build find go went lost ¥2 More pairs Find and say pairs. >» make, made > get, got Base form Past simple Base form Past simple make fell dig did get brought drink¥ stood fly broke thinky was break ¥ sat do told fall swam tell ¥ had bring got stand ¥ began write 7 wrote be thought take 7 took have y knew sit flew know 7 dug swim made begin ¥ drank see V ate cat saw Asummer holiday Putin the past simple forms. Use alll the verbs from Exercise 2a, like this: Lastyear theBellseflEW to Greece on holiday. They | the Parthenon and many other buildings and they 2___ alot of Greek food. They 3 the sun and # on the beach in in the warm sea. Nick and Jeriny 5— some Greek friends. They §_.____ alotof postcards to their friends in England and they 7 They all © alotof photographs. sunburned. Unfortunately Mr Bell * down the hotel stepsand 10 4 cs his arm! But he !______ home many other souvenirs as well. Chapter 24 a4 Trig can do it. Can you? Try to write correct sentences. » [did] [Where]| go] [Iastyear][ the Bells ] ? > [see] | they] [Dia] { the Parthenon ? oo g Where did the Bells go last year? Did they see the Parthenon? _ T'mgood at grammar! g 1 [they] [sit] [Did] [onthe beach 2 [What] [they |[eat] [did] ? 3 [do] | What] | did] [on the beach | | Nickand Jenny | ? 4 | they || Dia] | get sunburned] 5 [postcards |{ many |[Did] | write | they 6 [Did]| take] | photographs || they | ? 7 | Where | | they || swim | | did | ? 8 [did] | What] |Mr Bell || break) ? 9 | fail || Where ||he|| did | ? 10 [Dia] | bring || home| |he}| othersouvenirs |? Chapter 245 Your holidays a Answer the questions with full sentences > Did you go on holiday last year? Yes, I went on holiday Jast year. > How many presents or souvenirs did you buy? my best friends ,Jane and Sarah. Hy : lay? — 1 When did you last go on h 2 How did you travel? By car or by wain? 3 Did you fly? 4 Where did you go? aio LSS a Where did you stay? In a hotel or with friends? — 6 Did you go with your parents? 7 What did you do during the day? 8 What did you do in the evenings? _ 9 What did you see? = 11 How much money did you spend? 12 Did you make new friends? 13. What did you eat? b Now e a short answer where suitable. Chapter 24 a