The key answer of exercise 31
The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 6 - Personalities and experiences for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 1 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli
Question
Look at the grammar map and fill in the blanks in the boxes below.
Answer
PAST SIMPLE
USE
- Finished states, events and actions that happened at a specific time in the past - Example: I visited Paris last summer.
- Completed actions that happened in sequence - Example: I woke up, had breakfast, and left for work.
REGULAR VERBS
FORM
Affirmative
- I started school at the age of 6.
- You / He / She / It / We / They started school at the age of 6.
SPELLING RULES
General rule: start → started
Exceptions:
- live → lived
- try → tried
- plan → planned
- refer → referred
- cancel → cancelled
- picnic → picnicked
Negative
- I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn't (did not) start school at the age of 6
Interrogative
- Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they start school at the age of 6?
Short answers
- Yes, I / you / he / she / it / we / they did.
- No, , I / you / he / she / it / we / they didn't.
IRREGULAR VERBS
FORM
Affirmative
- I bought a new tablet yesterday.
- You / He / She / It / We / They bought a new tablet yesterday.
Negative
- I / You / He / She / It / We / They didn't (did not) buy a new tablet yesterday.
Interrogative
- Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they buy a new tablet yesterday?
Short answers
- Yes, I / you / he / she / it /we / they did.
- No, I / you / he / she / it /we / they didn't.
- Verbs with three different forms - Example: begin, began, begun
- Verbs that do not change - Example: cut, cut, cut
- Verbs with the same form in the past simple and past participle - Example: have, had, had
SIGNAL WORDS
Time expressions:
- yesterday
- last week / month / year
- two days ago
Dates and years in the past:
- in 1995
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