Samantha 1didn’t know much about life in the countryside because she 2… to leave the city. One summer, her family went on a camping holiday because her parents 3… to stay in a hotel. When night-time came, they realised it was dark and they 4… a torch. But when they went outside the tent, they 5… a torch: the sky was full of strange, tiny lights! Samantha thought the lights were fairies - magical people with wings. Her parents 6… it was a good idea to lie. So they told her the truth. ‘They’re not fairies, Sam,’ they said. ‘They’re fireflies!’ Grammar and listening 5.1 39 PAST SIMPLE Regular verbs Irregular verbs Affirmative start ➞ started arrive ➞ arrived study ➞ studied stop ➞ stopped go ➞ went put ➞ put eat ➞ ate see ➞ saw Negative He didn’t start yesterday. I didn’t arrive on Monday. We didn’t study hard. She didn’t stop singing. We didn’t go to America. They didn’t put it there. You didn’t eat much. I didn’t see the dog. Pronunciation: -ed endings 3 Listen and repeat. /t/ laughed, missed, watched /d/ enjoyed, happened, realised /ɪd/ hated, sounded, started 4 Copy and complete the table. Use the texts on page 38 to help you. Infinitive Past simple buy bought come … eat … fly … get … go … hear … put … see … think … Language reference page 70 Do all exercises in your notebook 5 Complete with the past simple negative of the verbs. have know like need think want LEARNING SITUATION There is a ‘strange stories’ competition at your local library. You want to participate. 6 NOW YOU! Listen to the strange story about a farmer and his cows. Then write the ending. Use the past simple and time expressions. 7 In small groups, compare your endings and say which you like best. Richmond
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