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Aimee: So Todd, where are you from?

Todd: I am from the U.S., I am from San Francisco. It's on the west coast.

Aimee: And what do you do?

Todd: I'm an English teacher. Also, I create Elllo. I work on Elllo a lot.

Aimee: Okay. How old are you?

Todd: I am 47. Yeah. I am old.

Aimee: No. That's not old. Who is your best friend?

Todd: My best friend is Don, he is a teacher too. He lives in America.

Aimee: And are you married?

Todd: No, I am not married. I am still single.

Aimee: Where is your mum from?

Todd: My mom is from California, she is from Los Angeles.

Aimee: And what does she do?

Todd: She is a manager, she works in a clothing store.

Aimee: Where is your dad from?

Todd: My dad is from San Francisco. He is not from Los Angeles, but he met my mother in Los Angeles.

Aimee: And what does he do?

Todd: He is also a manager, he works for a tree cutting company. They cut trees.

Aimee: Wow. That sounds exciting.

Todd: Yeah, cool job.

Aimee: Is it dangerous?

Todd: It is, a little dangerous. A little. And Aimee, what about you? Where are you from?

Aimee: I'm from Glasgow, on the west coast of Scotland in the United Kingdom.

Todd: Nice. And what do you do?

Aimee: I'm also a teacher.

Todd: Nice. What do you teach?

Aimee: I teach English.

Todd: Oh, me too.

Aimee: It's fun, isn't it?

Todd: It is. It is very fun. Excuse me, can I ask, how old are you?

Aimee: Of course, you can ask. I'm 34.

Todd: Okay. Very young. Very young. Where is your mom from?

Aimee: My mum is also from Glasgow.

Todd: Oh, nice. What does she do?

Aimee: Well, she's retired now, but she was a nurse.

Todd: Oh nice. And is your dad from Glasgow?

Aimee: Yes, he is.

Todd: What does he do?

Aimee: He's also retired, but he used to be a teacher.

Todd: Oh wow. Many teachers.

Aimee: Yes. Looks like it.

Todd: Well, thanks Aimee. Nice talking to you.

Aimee: You too, Todd.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - Strengths and Weaknesses Scene

MARTHA: That must be what we're looking for, the missing piece of the map.
SPENCER: The problem is, there's nothing here.
BETHANY: What do you mean? It's a map, just like he said. It's a map of Jumanji.
MARTHA: Cartography.
BETHANY: What's that?
MARTHA: The study of maps. It was one of Professor Oberon's skills.
SPENCER: Yes. That's right.
BETHANY: Oh, so you can't see this, but I can?
SPENCER: The characters we chose, we all have certain skills. So there's gotta be a way to access
our... - [GAME CHIMES] - [GASPS]
BETHANY: Oh!
SPENCER: Wow.
FRIDGE: What'd you just do?
SPENCER: "Strengths: Fearless. Climbing. Speed. Boomerang. Smoldering intensity."
[SMOLDERING]
FRIDGE: What the hell are you doing?
SPENCER: What just happened?
BETHANY: Um, you just smoldered.
SPENCER: "Weakness. None"?
MARTHA: Uh, how'd you do that? That, uh, that list?
SPENCER: Well, I just... I think I just pressed my enormous left pec.
FRIDGE: Yeah, it's like the boob area. Let me show you.
MARTHA: Get the hell away from me.
FRIDGE: At least press it in front of us so we know exactly how... [GAME CHIMES]
MARTHA: "Strengths: Karate. T'ai chi. Aikido. Dance fighting"? Dance fighting? Is that even a thing?
"Weakness: Venom."
[GAME CHIMES]
BETHANY: Seriously? "Paleontology." What does that even mean?
MARTHA: Um, study of fossils, I think. That's kind of cool.
BETHANY: Says the gorgeous karate badass to the old fossil guy who doesn't have any endurance.
[GAME CHIMES]
FRIDGE: I hate this game.
MARTHA: "Weakness: Cake."
FRIDGE: Yes, cake is my weakness. Along with speed and strength. Huh... Strength is my weakness.
Hey, can I...? Quick question. How is strength my weakness?

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - Strengths and Weaknesses Scene

MARTHA: That must be what we're looking for, the missing piece of the map.
SPENCER: The problem is, there's nothing here.
BETHANY: What do you mean? It's a map, just like he said. It's a map of Jumanji.
MARTHA: Cartography.
BETHANY: What's that?
MARTHA: The study of maps. It was one of Professor Oberon's skills.
SPENCER: Yes. That's right.
BETHANY: Oh, so you can't see this, but I can?
SPENCER: The characters we chose, we all have certain skills. So there's gotta be a way to access
our... - [GAME CHIMES] - [GASPS]
BETHANY: Oh!
SPENCER: Wow.
FRIDGE: What'd you just do?
SPENCER: "Strengths: Fearless. Climbing. Speed. Boomerang. Smoldering intensity."
[SMOLDERING]
FRIDGE: What the hell are you doing?
SPENCER: What just happened?
BETHANY: Um, you just smoldered.
SPENCER: "Weakness. None"?
MARTHA: Uh, how'd you do that? That, uh, that list?
SPENCER: Well, I just... I think I just pressed my enormous left pec.
FRIDGE: Yeah, it's like the boob area. Let me show you.
MARTHA: Get the hell away from me.
FRIDGE: At least press it in front of us so we know exactly how... [GAME CHIMES]
MARTHA: "Strengths: Karate. T'ai chi. Aikido. Dance fighting"? Dance fighting? Is that even a thing?
"Weakness: Venom."
[GAME CHIMES]
BETHANY: Seriously? "Paleontology." What does that even mean?
MARTHA: Um, study of fossils, I think. That's kind of cool.
BETHANY: Says the gorgeous karate badass to the old fossil guy who doesn't have any endurance.
[GAME CHIMES]
FRIDGE: I hate this game.
MARTHA: "Weakness: Cake."
FRIDGE: Yes, cake is my weakness. Along with speed and strength. Huh... Strength is my weakness.
Hey, can I...? Quick question. How is strength my weakness?

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Description: The team discovers their strengths and weaknesses.
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Description: The players realize that they're stuck in a game... and in different bodies!
Intermediate

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - Choose Your Character Scene

[VARIOUS ANIMALS CALLING]
SPENCER: Guys? Guys? Why do I sound like this? Where's my hair? [GASPS] What the...? [BIRD SCREECHES] Oh, God!
FRIDGE: [GASPS] Ow, unh. [GRUNTING] Huh? Oh... What kind of stupid-ass...? Who are you?
SPENCER: Who are you?
FRIDGE: Who is she?
MARTHA: Who are you guys? Huh?
FRIDGE: Okay, what the hell?
BETHANY: Ahhhh! Oh, my God! I am totally suing... What's wrong with my voice?
FRIDGE: Get off of me!
BETHANY: Where am I?
FRIDGE: You're crushing me! Get off! Get...
FRIDGE: What the hell? What happened to the rest of me? What is this? What is this on my back? What is this?
SPENCER: Oh, my God. Fridge?
FRIDGE: Yeah, I'm Fridge. Who are you?
SPENCER: I'm Spencer.
FRIDGE: What? The hell you are. What is going on? Huh?
SPENCER: I think... we're in the game.
FRIDGE: Sorry, excuse me?
MARTHA: What are you talking about?
SPENCER: Somehow, I don't know how... I think we got, like, sucked into the game. And we've become the avatars that we chose.
So it's me, Spencer, but yet I look and sound like Dr. Smolder Bravestone.
FRIDGE: You're telling me that you're Spencer?
SPENCER: Yes, yes, yes. That's it. Fridge, I'm Spencer. Which means you're Moose Finbar. It says it right there on your vest. And... Martha?
MARTHA: Yeah.
SPENCER: You're Ruby Roundhouse. And, Bethany, you're Professor Shelly Oberon. Only Shelly must be short for Sheldon.
What are you talking about?
MARTHA: Oh, my God. Oh, my God, he's right.
BETHANY: And you... you're Spencer? You?
SPENCER: Yes. Guys, I'm telling you. I am Spencer. I'm... [BIRD CALLS] Aah!
FRIDGE: Yep, that's Spencer.
SPENCER: Whoa. Whoa!
BETHANY: So that means I... I'm...
FRIDGE: Wait, Bethany. Bethany, don't!
BETHANY: [GASPS] No! I'm an overweight, middle-aged man.

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) - Choose Your Character Scene

[VARIOUS ANIMALS CALLING]
SPENCER: Guys? Guys? Why do I sound like this? Where's my hair? [GASPS] What the...? [BIRD SCREECHES] Oh, God!
FRIDGE: [GASPS] Ow, unh. [GRUNTING] Huh? Oh... What kind of stupid-ass...? Who are you?
SPENCER: Who are you?
FRIDGE: Who is she?
MARTHA: Who are you guys? Huh?
FRIDGE: Okay, what the hell?
BETHANY: Ahhhh! Oh, my God! I am totally suing... What's wrong with my voice?
FRIDGE: Get off of me!
BETHANY: Where am I?
FRIDGE: You're crushing me! Get off! Get...
FRIDGE: What the hell? What happened to the rest of me? What is this? What is this on my back? What is this?
SPENCER: Oh, my God. Fridge?
FRIDGE: Yeah, I'm Fridge. Who are you?
SPENCER: I'm Spencer.
FRIDGE: What? The hell you are. What is going on? Huh?
SPENCER: I think... we're in the game.
FRIDGE: Sorry, excuse me?
MARTHA: What are you talking about?
SPENCER: Somehow, I don't know how... I think we got, like, sucked into the game. And we've become the avatars that we chose.
So it's me, Spencer, but yet I look and sound like Dr. Smolder Bravestone.
FRIDGE: You're telling me that you're Spencer?
SPENCER: Yes, yes, yes. That's it. Fridge, I'm Spencer. Which means you're Moose Finbar. It says it right there on your vest. And... Martha?
MARTHA: Yeah.
SPENCER: You're Ruby Roundhouse. And, Bethany, you're Professor Shelly Oberon. Only Shelly must be short for Sheldon.
What are you talking about?
MARTHA: Oh, my God. Oh, my God, he's right.
BETHANY: And you... you're Spencer? You?
SPENCER: Yes. Guys, I'm telling you. I am Spencer. I'm... [BIRD CALLS] Aah!
FRIDGE: Yep, that's Spencer.
SPENCER: Whoa. Whoa!
BETHANY: So that means I... I'm...
FRIDGE: Wait, Bethany. Bethany, don't!
BETHANY: [GASPS] No! I'm an overweight, middle-aged man.

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Clerk: Hello, welcome to Burger Barn. Can I take your order?

Woman: Oh, hi there. I think I'll have the taco and the fries and a soda, please.

Clerk: Okay, you want the tacos, the fries, and the soda?

Woman: Yes, please.

Clerk: Okay, did you want that in a can or in a cup?

Woman: Cup please.

Clerk: Oh, you know what, I'm sorry, we're out of tacos today. How about a hot dog or maybe some chicken. Would that be alright?

Woman: Yeah. I think I'll go for the chicken please.

Clerk: Okay, do you want crispy or baked?

Woman: Crispy, please.

Clerk: Crispy, alright. Did you want breast meat or did you want leg meat?

Woman: Ah, breast meat please.

Clerk: Okay, so you can go ahead and drive through to the end. Your total is going to be 5.36.

Woman: Okay, thank you.

Clerk: And I'm sorry, are you going to be paying by cash or by debit card?

Woman: Cash, please.

Clerk: Okay, thank you.

Woman: Thank you very much.

Clerk: Would you like anything for desert? Doughnut? Ice cream?

Woman: What flavor of ice cream have you got?

Clerk: We've got chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream and rainbow sherbet.

Woman: I think I'll try the rainbow sherbet today, please.

Clerk: OK, would you like that in a cone or a cup?

Woman: Cup please.

Clerk: Okay. So your total will be 7.55 at the window.

Woman: Okay, thank you very much.

Clerk: Hello, welcome to Burger Barn. Can I help you?

Man: Hi, I'm picking up a large order today, so can I grab a pizza and a few burgers, maybe some onion rings and some Cokes.

Clerk: Okay, I'm sorry. Can you slow that down. So you want just one pizza?

Man: Yes, please.

Clerk: Okay, and how many burgers did you say?

Man: Maybe three. Three should work. Yes.

Clerk: Okay, and you just want a normal regular Burger Barn burger?

Man: Yes, a normal regular burger-maybe make that extra, extra pickles.

Clerk: You want the Big Barn burger?

Man: Big Barn burger sounds great, thank you, mate.

Clerk: You want three Big Barn burgers?

Man: Three Big Barn burgers will be wonderful.

Clerk: Okay, and I'm sorry. So I've got the pizza and the Big Barn burgers. Did you want something else?

Man: Yeah, can I grab three onion rings and three Cokes?

Clerk: Three onion rings and three Cokes. Now the Cokes, did you want those in the cup or in the can?

Man: Can I grab them in cups, please?

Clerk: You want those in cups. So you want straws with those?

Man: Yes, please.

Clerk: Okay, so just to repeat your order, you've got one medium pizza, three big Burger Barn burgers, Big Barn burgers, three cans of Coke, and some onion rings.

Man: No, can I make that a large pizza and three cups of Coke please.

Clerk: Oh, I'm sorry. Three cups of Coke.

Man: Yes.

Clerk: Okay, great. And a large pizza.

Man: Yes, a large pizza.

Clerk: Okay, great. Alright, your total will be 18.55 at the window.

Man: Excellent.

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Katie: So I want to ask you about when is the right age to have stuff or to start doing stuff. What do you think is the right age to start having a phone?

Aimee: Oh, I think for security reasons, to, you know, keep the child safe, perhaps maybe about 11 or 12 when they start going around places without their parents.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: It would be a way for me to contact my daughter. Even now, my daughter is only six and she doesn't have a phone, and that's far too young, I believe. However, she walks to school by herself and walks home by herself. And that stresses me out for her safety.

So there are times where I wish I could phone her or text her, but she doesn't have a phone. And I do believe that six is far too young to have a phone.

Katie: A little bit too young.

Aimee: Yes. So purely for security reasons, I think probably around 11 or 12.

Katie: How old were you when you first got your phone.

Aimee: Well, I'm an old person so, you know, people didn't have mobile phones. I was reaching the end of high school. I was, I think, 17 when I got my first mobile phone. And it was a big brick. But again, that was for, you know, I guess security reasons.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: My parents got it for me. I was going out, you know, I started going out at night, going to concerts. And I was beginning to be allowed going into bars and things at 17, 18. So yeah, it was a good security thing. My parents were appreciative of being able to contact me.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: How about you? How old were you when you first got your mobile phone?

Katie: Oh goodness. I was about 12 or 13. I was really young.

Aimee: Okay.

Katie: And I only got my first mobile phone or my first cellphone because my best friend who got the same one and I wanted to send like picture messages to her. It was back in the old days where you can send a photo, you can take photos.

Aimee: Picture messages.

Katie: Picture messages.

Aimee: I couldn't even send picture messages. Mine was just texts, like pressing the same button over and over again.

Katie: Oh yeah. Oh yeah. So I never really used it as like a way of security. I just used it to send really overpriced picture messages to my friend for absolutely no reason. It was such a waste. And to play Snake. Do you remember Snake?

Aimee: Oh yeah, Snake.

Katie: Like the little game that you could play on your phone.

Aimee: Yup, yup.

Katie: Yeah. I didn't use it for a good use, I think. I just used it to waste time.

Aimee: Fair enough. Well, you're 12, you said, right?

Katie: Twelve, thirteen, yeah.

Aimee: That sounds age appropriate, I think, age appropriate use.

Katie: Yeah. It's a good time to start wasting your time.

Aimee: Yeah.

Katie: Get ahead to start wasting time.

Aimee: Yeah.

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Katie: So I want to ask you about when is the right age to have stuff or to start doing stuff. What do you think is the right age to start having a phone?

Aimee: Oh, I think for security reasons, to, you know, keep the child safe, perhaps maybe about 11 or 12 when they start going around places without their parents.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: It would be a way for me to contact my daughter. Even now, my daughter is only six and she doesn't have a phone, and that's far too young, I believe. However, she walks to school by herself and walks home by herself. And that stresses me out for her safety.

So there are times where I wish I could phone her or text her, but she doesn't have a phone. And I do believe that six is far too young to have a phone.

Katie: A little bit too young.

Aimee: Yes. So purely for security reasons, I think probably around 11 or 12.

Katie: How old were you when you first got your phone.

Aimee: Well, I'm an old person so, you know, people didn't have mobile phones. I was reaching the end of high school. I was, I think, 17 when I got my first mobile phone. And it was a big brick. But again, that was for, you know, I guess security reasons.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: My parents got it for me. I was going out, you know, I started going out at night, going to concerts. And I was beginning to be allowed going into bars and things at 17, 18. So yeah, it was a good security thing. My parents were appreciative of being able to contact me.

Katie: Yeah.

Aimee: How about you? How old were you when you first got your mobile phone?

Katie: Oh goodness. I was about 12 or 13. I was really young.

Aimee: Okay.

Katie: And I only got my first mobile phone or my first cellphone because my best friend who got the same one and I wanted to send like picture messages to her. It was back in the old days where you can send a photo, you can take photos.

Aimee: Picture messages.

Katie: Picture messages.

Aimee: I couldn't even send picture messages. Mine was just texts, like pressing the same button over and over again.

Katie: Oh yeah. Oh yeah. So I never really used it as like a way of security. I just used it to send really overpriced picture messages to my friend for absolutely no reason. It was such a waste. And to play Snake. Do you remember Snake?

Aimee: Oh yeah, Snake.

Katie: Like the little game that you could play on your phone.

Aimee: Yup, yup.

Katie: Yeah. I didn't use it for a good use, I think. I just used it to waste time.

Aimee: Fair enough. Well, you're 12, you said, right?

Katie: Twelve, thirteen, yeah.

Aimee: That sounds age appropriate, I think, age appropriate use.

Katie: Yeah. It's a good time to start wasting your time.

Aimee: Yeah.

Katie: Get ahead to start wasting time.

Aimee: Yeah.

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Danu: So could you talk about another place of Indonesia, a very famous place.

Widuri: Oh, another famous place is Komodo Island. Have you heard that?

Danu: Komodo Island? No, this is the first time for me to hear about Komodo Island.

Widuri: Komodo Island. So this Komodo Island - komodo is an animal. This is a very rare animal.

Danu: I see.

Widuri: I don't think you can find komodo in other place but Indonesia.

Danu: Really?

Widuri: Hmm. Komodo, its shape is like a lizard.

Danu: I see.

Widuri: Yeah. It's like a lizard but it's very huge. You know, the size is like lion size.

Danu: So big.

Widuri: Yes. It is so big.

Danu: Is it a dangerous animal?

Widuri: Yes, it is. You cannot touch them.

Danu: So there are so many komodos in Komodo Island.

Widuri: Yes, it is. The Komodo Island is the only one island where you can find komodo. If you can find komodo in a zoo in Indonesia, that must be from Komodo Island. And this Komodo Island is also very beautiful. They have, you know, pink beach. Do you - have you heard about it?

Danu: Pink beach?

Widuri: Yeah, pink beach.

Danu: So is it pink colored beach?

Widuri: Yes. The beach, the sand... the sand color is pink. I think it's because of the coral, the pink coral who came to the beach.

Danu: Oh, that's very interesting.

Widuri: Yes.

Danu: So if there are komodos in Komodo Island, people cannot go to Komodo Island?

Widuri: No. If you go to Komodo Island, you have to be guided with a tour guide because you cannot touch them. You can only see the komodo from a distance.

Danu: Oh, I see. That's really interesting.

Widuri: Yeah.

Danu: Komodos and pink beach.

Widuri: Yeah.

Danu: Thank you very much for the information, Widuri.

Widuri: Yeah. Thank you. You have to go to Indonesia.

Danu: I will definitely. Please be my tour guide.

Widuri: Okay.

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100+ regular and irregular verbs in English

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Here are the differences between regular and irregular verbs in English, including the most important patterns to learn and over 100 examples!

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Woodward English - Learning English - Teaching English

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Past Simple Tense in English - Regular and Irregular verbs in the past tense

In the present simple tense, we say:

BUT, for HE, SHE and IT, we add an S to the end of their verb in the present simple. So we say:

However, for the past simple tense it is much easier.
There is only one form of each verb in the past simple tense.*
* The exception is TO BE which has two forms: was and were. We will see more about this later.

The past tense of LIVE is LIVED.
LIVED is used for all subjects including HE, SHE and IT.

You can see that the past tense verb is the same for all subjects. There is only one form for each verb.

Look at these examples in the present simple tense:

How can we change these sentences into the past tense?
They become...

Notice how in the present tense, the verb changes: I live - he lives.
But in the past tense, the verb is the same: I lived - he lived.

How can you make a past tense verb?

To make a past tense verb, we normally just add -ED to the end of a regular verb.

If the regular verb already ends in -E, we just add a -D to the end.
For example: LIVE already ends in an E so we just add -D to the end:

See our lesson about the spelling of words ending in ED for more examples and exceptions.

Let's look at some more example sentences using regular verbs in the past simple tense:

I played my guitar yesterday.

It rained last night.

He fixed his bike last weekend.

Angela watched TV all night.

Paul wanted to go to the museum.

Now listen to the pronunciation of ED at the end of each verb (in the video).

Notice how the final ED is pronounced in three different ways.

Listen to the video again:

I recommend watching our complete English lesson about the pronunciation of ED at the end of words.

Negative Sentences - Past Simple Tense

Look at these sentences:

The only difference is that the verb in the past tense ends in ED.

What is the negative form of the sentence in the present simple tense?

They live in Spain ... becomes ...

They don't live in Spain.

Don't and doesn't are used in the present simple tense to make a negative sentence.

But how do we make a negative sentence in the past simple tense?

We just use didn't.

They lived in Spain ... becomes ...

They didn't live in Spain.

We do not say they didn't lived in Spain. No!

Look at the summary chart. CHART

Didn't is used to make negative sentences in the past simple tense.

Remember, in the present simple tense, don't and doesn't are used.
In the past simple tense, we only have one auxiliary: didn't

I didn't, you didn't, we didn't, they didn't, he didn't, she didn't, it didn't.

Didn't is used for all subjects... it is so easy!

But comes after didn't?
The verb after didn't is always the base form of the infinitive.
didn't live ... didn't play... didn't watch
The auxiliary didn't tells us it is a negative sentence in the past simple tense.

Let's look at the two negative sentences again:

The only difference between these negative sentences in the present tense vs. the past tense are the auxiliaries don't or doesn't and didn't.

Change these negative sentences from the present tense to the past tense:

I don't play the piano. ...becomes...

I didn't play the piano.

She doesn't live in Italy. ...becomes...

She didn't live in Italy.

We don't need a dictionary. ...becomes...

We didn't need a dictionary.

Jack doesn't want to go. ...becomes...

Jack didn't want to go.

Some more examples of negative sentences in the past simple tense:

Questions - Past Simple Tense

Look at these sentences again:

How do we make a question in the present simple tense?

They live in Spain ... becomes ...

Do they live in Spain?

We just add Do to the beginning. Do and does are used in the present simple tense to make a question.

But how do we make a question in the past simple tense?
We add did to the beginning.

They lived in Spain ... becomes ...

Did they live in Spain?

Notice how we the verb LIVE is used because it is the base form of the infinitive just like with negative sentences.
We do not say: Did they lived in Spain? No!

In English, we use DID to make questions in the past simple tense.*
* Exceptions: Questions with orModal Verbs (can, might, must, etc.)

So, the questions are:

The only difference between these questions in the present tense vs. the past tense are the auxiliaries do or does vs. did.

Change these questions from the present tense to the past tense:

Some more examples of questions in the past simple tense:

Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense

With questions beginning with DID, you can often give a short answer.

Look at these questions. What are some possible short answers?

Did you need my help?
Yes, I did ... or ... No, I didn't.

Did she open the window?
Yes, she did ... or ... No, she didn't.

NOT IN VIDEO: Did we win the game?
Yes, we did ... or ... No, we didn't.

Did Steve walk to work?
Yes, he did ... or ... No, he didn't.

Question Words in the Past Simple Tense

With questions, you can also use one of the " question words" such as when, where, why, what, who, which etc. before DID.
Look at these example questions:

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Affirmative Sentences

For now, we have only seen regular verbs in the past tense.
BUT, don't worry, irregular verbs in the past tense are also easy.

Let's look at the verb TO GO.
In the present tense it is GO or GOES.
The past tense of GO is WENT.
WENT is used for all subjects...

I went, you went, he went, she went, it went, we went, and they went.

They all use WENT. For example:

I went to the beach last weekend.

She went to the dentist last week.

They went to the library yesterday.

You went to a concert last night.

For the past tense of GO, you just need to learn one word... WENT.

The best thing is that you only need to know this irregular form for affirmative sentences

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Negative Sentences

For negative sentences in the past tense, we follow the same rules as regular verbs.

We use didn't with the verb in its base form. For example:

You went to the concert. (This is an affirmative sentence)

What do we make this a negative sentence in the past simple tense? We use DIDN'T.

Notice how we use GO because we have the base form of the infinitive: instead of TO GO, just GO.

We don't say: You didn't went to the concert. X NO! Didn't tells us it is in the past tense.

Here is another affirmative sentence in the past tense.

How can we make this a negative sentence?

Again, the auxiliary didn't tells us it is negative sentence in the past simple tense.

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Questions

Now look at the affirmative sentence again:

How can we make this a question?
Using the same rules for regular and irregular past tense verbs.

We use DID at the beginning while the verb is in the base form of the infinitive.
The question is:

The auxiliary DID at the beginning tells us it is a question in the past simple tense.

Notice how we use GO because we have the base form of the infinitive: instead of TO GO, just GO.
We don't say: Did you went to the concert? X NO! Did tells us it is a question in the past tense.

Look at this affirmative sentence:

How can we change it into a question? We say:

Again, did tells us it is a question in the past tense.

Past Simple Tense - Irregular Verbs - Summary

So basically, past tense irregular verbs are only irregular in affirmative sentences.
AND there is only one form for each verb. For example:

You can see that GO is only irregular in affirmative past tense sentences when it becomes WENT.

In negative sentences and questions, we use GO.

Of course, there is an exception... TO BE!
We will see this in a separate lesson.

I recommend watching our lesson with 101 irregular verbs in the past tense. It includes example sentences.

Past Tense in English - Explained in Spanish

Nuestra explicación del tiempo pasado en inglés con una explicación en español:

Past Simple Tense Summary Chart

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Past Simple Tense in English Woodward English

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The past tense in English - English grammar lesson about past simple tense affirmative sentences, negative sentences and questions in the past tense.

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Here's a reading text to accompany your grammar lesson on the simple past tense. It's a one-page handout about the activities that happened on a summer holiday in Nice in France. As the passage describes completed events, it uses simple past tense appropriately in context. Before using this EFL reading material in your lesson, you may want to teach "bric-a-brac", knick-knack, as a new word which is shown as a picture on the worksheet.

The past simple reading text is followed by a set of true/false questions. You can have look at the questions here and assess whether it is suitable for your EFL classes.

A QR code answer key for your homework assignments and a smart answer key with short explanations for the answers are included.

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Here's a reading text to accompany your grammar lesson on the simple past tense. It's a one-page handout about the activities that happened on a summer holiday in Nice in France. As the passage describes completed events, it uses simple past tense appropriately in context.

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Became - Past tense of become, Began - Past tense of begin, Broke - Past tense of break, Bought - Past tense of buy, caught - Past tense of catch, chose - Past tense of choose, came - Past tense of come, drove - Past tense of drive , drank - Past tense of drink , ate - Past tense of eat, fell - Past tense of fall, found - Past tense of find, got - Past tense of get, gave - Past tense of give, knew - Past tense of know, kept - Past tense of keep, made - Past tense of make, met - Past tense of meet, ran - Past tense of run, saw - Past tense of see, sold - Past tense of sell, slept - Past tense of sleep, spoke - Past tense of speak, took - Past tense of take, thought - Past tense of think, told - Past tense of tell , wrote - Past tense of write,

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Became - Past tense of become, Began - Past tense of begin, Broke - Past tense of break, Bought - Past tense of buy, caught - Past tense of catch.

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ESL Brains - Lost and found (prepositions of place)

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ESL Brains - Lost and found (prepositions of place)

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ESL Brains - So, do you mean…? (ways to clarify)

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ESL Brains - So, do you mean…? (ways to clarify)

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8 SOTAQUES EXÓTICOS DE INGLÊS AO REDOR DO MUNDO

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Martha is at the grocery store, getting ready for a house party. She has a list of what she needs with her as she goes along. The first section she comes has produce. Martha sees apples, bananas, cherries, grapes, and strawberries. She checks her list:

- 6 apples
- 1 bag of cherries
- 1 bag of grapes
- 2 cartons of strawberries

Martha gets her items and looks the bananas. They are on sale for much cheaper than they are normally. She picks 3 bananas. Next are vegetables. She sees potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and salad in bags. She checks her list:

- 5 pounds of potatoes
- 6 carrots
- 4 tomatoes
- 2 onions
- 4 mushrooms

As she is putting her items into her cart, Martha checks the many bags of salad and chooses 2 of them. She pushes her cart ahead. The next section is meat and dairy. She sees meat, fish, cheese, eggs, and milk. She checks her list:

- 2 fish (salmon)
- 1 block of cheese (cheddar)
- 1 dozen eggs
- 2 gallons of milk

She looks at the meat that is on sale and chooses a 5-pound roll of hamburger. She gets the rest of the items in that section. She still needs rice, bread, salt, sugar, and flour. She gets:

- 2 bags of rice
- 4 loaves of bread
- a 2-pound bag of sugar
- a 2-pound bag of flour

Martha then realizes that she has forgotten something. She runs back and gets 1 container of salt and then rushes to the checkout. She puts her groceries into her car and leaves.

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English text about Shopping: Food, Numbers and Quantities

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Martha is at the grocery store, getting ready for a house party. She has a list of what she needs with her as she goes along. The first section she comes has produce. Martha sees apples, bananas, cherries, grapes, and strawberries.

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homework slide 13, 14 e 15 - criar frases ou textos com os termos destacados

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homework slide 13, 14 e 15 - criar frases ou textos com os termos destacados