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Past Simple The Verb Be: Positive & Negative 38 Was he sick last night?. Grammar in Writing When you write a story , you can use quantifiers to expr ess the amounts of nouns.. food x2

Grammar

At the end of each unit, students have the opportunity to review and internalize what they have learned.

Grammar in Writing

This section provides a variety of writing types such as letters, diaries, book reports, advertisements, news reports, instructions, etc This allows students to apply their knowledge of the grammar rules in a meaningful context.

Practice

Various exercises allow students to reinforce and gradually expand their understanding of the grammar rules that they have learned This section involves correction exercises that train students to recognize and correct grammar errors in sentences.

Appendix: Grammar Station

Grammar charts from each unit’s Grammar Station are included in the back of the book They allow students

to easily access the book’s main grammar points.

Grammar Station

This section introduces the main grammar points in the units It provides clear explanations and charts showing grammatical forms, meanings, and usages There are also corresponding pictures and simple examples to help students easily understand the basic grammar structures and rules that are presented Simple check-up exercises are provided at the bottom of the page They are helpful in checking students’ initial understanding of the key grammar points.

Check Up

Guided exercises and drills are presented to help students practice the basic grammar structures Students get a chance to learn how to properly apply the grammar rules through these exercies.

Student Book

Supplementary Material

Nouns & Sentences

Present Tense

Future Tense

Past Simple

Adjectives & Adverbs

Jeff reads many books Parts of a Sentence 6

I need a lot of sugar Quantifiers 1: Many / Much / A Lot Of 10

She has a cup of coffee Quantifiers 2: Noncount Nouns 14

I'm cold and hungry Conjunctions 18

She’ll take a train Future (Will): Positive & Negative 54

Will you call me? Future (Will): Questions 58

She’s going to be late Future: Be Going To 62

How was the concert? Question Words: How / Why 66

The woman is really fast Adjectives & Adverbs 70

Science is easier than math Adjectives: Comparatives 74

I am the fastest in my class Adjectives: Superlatives 78

The ball is behind the box Prepositions of Place & Movement 82

Andy helps his dad Present Simple 22

I usually eat breakfast Frequency Adverbs 26

Bob is writing a letter Present Continuous: Positive & Negative 30

Is Ron watching TV? Present Continuous: Questions 34

I was very scared Past Simple (The Verb Be): Positive & Negative 38

Was he sick last night? Past Simple (The Verb Be): Questions 42

They worked together Past Simple: Positive & Negative 46

Did you dance yesterday? Past Simple: Questions 50

Look at the underlined parts and check the correct boxes.

are good at drawing

exercises every day

Circle and write the verbs in the underlined predicates.

C

1 My dad works for a car company

2 The man enjoys swimming

3 The sunflowers are tall

4 Uncle James lives in a small town

5 The girl likes the pink dress

1 I eat healthy food every day

2 Laura has brown hair and blue eyes

3 Nick is Jeff’s new friend at school

4 My dad washes his car every Sunday

5 The students learn French once a week

A sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate

The subject is who or what the sentence is about It can be a noun or a pronoun.

The predicate is what the subject is or does It is the rest of the sentence after the subject

The predicate must have a verb.

Jeff / reads many books

Circle the subject of each sentence.

1 Our classroom is big.

3 Mrs Kay is kind.

5 We read English newspapers.

7 He likes grapes.

2 Sally wears glasses.

4 Nick and Jack are hungry

6 Your cell phone is new.

8 They are baseball players.

Fish The basketball players

Mike Airplanes The baby

swim.

are tall.

is a wonderful cook.

fly in the sky.

wants ice cream.

has is washes learn

• Complete the chart.

1 I have many friends.

2 Jenny hates science.

3 My brothers are noisy.

4 Peaches are delicious.

5 The weather is fine.

I have many friends.

class president is Max good grades am good at These are work for I am Vote for

Vote for Me!

is Max

Vote for Max!

1 Susan has many friends.

3 The girl enjoys basketball.

5 The movie is boring.

2 The children play in the park.

4 Jake’s sister dances well.

6 Lemons are too sour.

Choose and complete the sentences Then circle the verbs

Put a slash between the subjects and the predicates.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

2 Three are penguins on the snow

5 They small shrimp and fish eat

The weather is bad.

Good morning, my fellow students!

a hardworking kid and I generally get

I sports, too!

my plans to make our school better:

1 More fun books in the library!

2 More fun time on the playground!

3 More field trips!

Max! I’ll you!

Thank you for listening

Three penguins are on the snow.

Penguins are wonderful birds.

Birds have wings.

They eat small shrimp and fish.

Penguins live in cold places.

comic books

class president

I am These are

Vote for work for

Jenny hates science.

My brothers are noisy.

Peaches are delicious.

The weather is fine.

am good at

good grades

Choose and write the words in the correct categories.

Change the underlined a lot of into many or much.

Complete the sentences with many or much.

A

B

C

1 We can see a lot of pictures in the museum

dish bread rice money mirror sticksugar picture roofrain story meat

There are many flowers in our garden.

They need a lot of water.

It’s sour I need a lot of sugar.

Do you have much sugar?

I need a lot of sugar.

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Quantifiers 1: Many / Much / A Lot Of

Many, much, and a lot of mean a large number or amount

We use many with plural count nouns and much with noncount nouns

We use a lot of with both plural count and noncount nouns.

Circle the correct words.

1 ( many / much ) questions

3 ( many / a lot of ) bread

5 ( many / much ) children

7 ( many / much ) juice

2 ( many / a lot of ) snow

4 ( much / a lot of ) rooms

6 ( many / much ) money

8 ( many / much ) animals

many

P There are many pens.

N There aren’t many pens.

Q Are there many pens?

much

P

-N There isn’t much water

Q Is there much water?

a lot of

P There are a lot of pens.

N There aren’t a lot of pens.

Q Are there a lot of pens?

P There is a lot of water

N There isn’t a lot of water

Q Is there a lot of water?

P Positive N Negative Q Question

SUGAR

mirror stick picture roof story

bread rice money sugar rain meat

much many much many

much many

much

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing When you write a story , you can

use quantifiers to expr ess the amounts of nouns.

food (x2) seed work (x2) time snow

Choose and complete the story with the correct quantifiers and nouns.

It’s a cold winter day

There’s outside There isn’t

The grasshopper is cold and hungry

It’s summer The ant prepares for winter

He carries on his back

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool

He dances and plays

You always do Let’s play together!

many seeds

Positive There are children

= There are children. I drink milk every day.

Negative Jane doesn’t have friends

= Jane doesn’t have friends.

Bill doesn’t have money.

= Bill doesn’t have money.

Question Do you watch movies?

= Do you watch movies?

Is there ink in the bottle?

= Is there ink in the bottle?

many

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Circle and write the correct quantifiers.

Circle the correct words and complete the sentences.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

2 There are much roses in my garden

3 Does the house have much rooms?

4 Let’s hurry! We don’t have many time

A

B

C

What does Harry have?

He also has 4 ( many / much )

sunglasses cap bread snack T-shirt

There are many [a lot of] roses in my garden

Does the house have many [a lot of] rooms?

Let’s hurry! We don’t have much [a lot of] time

Sarah doesn’t read many [a lot of] books

My aunt drinks a lot of milk

many many

much much

a lot of

a lot of

a lot of

a lot of

four of ham

Circle the correct words.

Write the correct words.

Choose and write the correct words.

A

B

C

1 There is a ( piece / can ) of chocolate cake.

2 There is a ( slice / glass ) of water.

3 There are three ( pieces / cans ) of tuna

4 There are two ( bottles / pieces ) of juice.

5 There are two ( cans / cartons ) of milk.

6 There is a ( bag / piece ) of popcorn.

bag glass piece slice cup carton

She has a cup of coffee.

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Quantifiers 2: Noncount Nouns

We can express amounts for noncount nouns using these quantifiers: a cup of, a glass of,

a bottle of, a piece of, a slice of, a can of, a bag of, a carton of, etc.

a cup of coffee two cups of coffee

a bag of flour two bags of flour

Match the quantifiers with the correct nouns

a cup of

coffee tea hot chocolate a slice of

ham / meat bread cheese pizza

a glass of

juice water milk wine a can of

tuna soda soup paint

a bottle of

water juice ketchup a bag of

flour sugar rice popcorn

a piece of

cheese cake bread paper a carton of

milk juice soup

cans pieces slices bottles

bags

slices carton

glasses cup

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Complete the menu using quantifiers.

Quantifier Noncount Noun

a of cake / bread / paper / cheese

a of coffee / tea / hot chocolate

a of water / milk / juice / wine

a of ketchup / water / juice

a of bread / cheese / meat / ham / pizza

a of milk / juice / soup

a of flour / sugar / rice / popcorn

a of tuna / soda / paint / soup

When you make a menu, y ou can express the amounts of noncount nouns by using quantifiers.

$3 / PUMPKIN PIE

Enjoy pumpkin pie for only $3 with

milk!

$6 / SPICY COWBOY BURGER

Try our special spicy burger with

orange juice or Coke!

DANNY’S $3, $6, and $9 MENU

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

1 Sue has two slice of bread

3 May I use a pieces of paper?

4 I’ll have glass of apple juice

5 Here are four can of paint

Match the quantifiers with the correct nouns and write them.

Look at Nelly’s lunch schedule and complete the sentences

There are three bags of rice.

May I use a piece of paper?

I’ll have a glass of apple juice.

Here are four cans of paint.

piece of

a cup of

two slices of

Circle the correct words.

Match to complete the sentences.

Complete the sentences with and, but, or or.

A

B

C

1 The boy is short, ( and / but ) he is fast

2 I go to school by bike ( or / but ) by bus.

3 Tasha’s new dog is black ( and / or ) white.

4 It’s a nice shop, ( and / but ) everything is expensive.

1 I have a sandwich a bottle of juice for lunch

2 Is it your bike your sister’s bike?

3 Carol likes chocolate, I don’t like it

and

Grammar Station I’m cold and hungry.

04

Conjunctions

And, but, and or are conjunctions They connect sentences or parts of sentences

We use and to connect similar ideas, but to connect two different ideas, and or to connect

choices or possibilities

It’s cold and windy outside.

Let’s play chess or read comic books.

I like vegetables, but I don’t like meat.

I eat tomatoes and carrots for lunch.

Circle the conjunctions.

1 I want bread and butter.

3 He is thin but strong.

5 Draw a rose or a sunflower.

7 My mom and dad go hiking on Sundays.

2 Is it Monday or Tuesday?

4 It looks nice but old

6 The tower is big and tall.

8 Does Joe like fish or meat?

and I am cold + I am hungry.

→ I am cold and hungry.

but Max likes soccer + Max doesn’t like baseball.

→ Max likes soccer, but he doesn’t like baseball.

or Will you have milk? + Will you have juice?

→ Will you have milk or juice?

or

and but

but

or

Unit 4 19

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Choose and complete the explanation.

When you use conjunctions, y ou avoid unnecessary repetition and make y our sentences sound better .

Conjunction Sentence

The movie is fun + The movie is exciting.

→ The runner is old + The runner is fast.

→ Does he enjoy hiking? + Does he enjoy fishing?

→

Space is large The sun is at the center of our solar system

It gives us heat The earth other planets go around the sun We must not look at the sun with the naked

eye Sunlight is very , so it can hurt our eyes Do you want to know aboutthe ? Use your science books

Take your time enjoy exploring our solar system!

A Big Yellow Star

and wide

The movie is fun and exciting.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

2 Is your mom’s hair black but brown?

3 Turn the handle or open the door

4 Do you like cats or you like dogs?

5 The man is rich, and he is unhappy

6 Peaches are sweet, or lemons are sour

Connect the two sentences using conjunctions.

Choose and complete the sentences.

A

B

C

2 Are they tall? + Are they short? Are they

3 The pond is big + The pond is clean The pond is

4 This jacket is nice + It’s expensive This jacket is

5 I made a box + She colored it I made

or Dana’sbut it’s cold outsideand excitingbut he doesn’t like soccer

hungry and thirsty.

but it’s cold outside

You and your sister are tall.

Is your mom’s hair black or brown?

Turn the handle and open the door.

Do you like cats or dogs?

The man is rich, but he is unhappy.

Peaches are sweet, but lemons are sour.

tall or short?

nice but expensive.

big and clean

a box and she colored it

1 I like math, but I science

Complete the negative sentences in the present simple.

Complete the dialogues.

A

B

C

Complete the sentences in the present simple.

We use the present simple to talk about facts or habits

We use the base verb with I, you, we, or they We add -s or -es to the base verb with he, she,

or it.

Andy helps his dad on Saturdays.

He brushes the horses and cleans

them.

Dana is Andy’s sister

She plays with the dog.

She doesn’t help her brother.

Circle the correct words.

Do you/we/they run? Yes, I/you/they do No, I/you/they don’t.

Does he/she run? Yes, he/she does. No, he/she doesn’t.

1 The baby cry

cries at night.

2 The children don’t play

doesn’t play soccer.

4 Do they clean

cleans their dogs?

goes

has leave

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Choose and complete the descriptive writing.

When you describe a person’s daily life, you can use the simple present.

Positive Negative Question

We exercise We exercise Do we ? You have a pet You have a pet Do you a pet?

Beth and I go Beth and I Beth and I go?

He a pet He have a pet Does he a pet?

Amy Amy doesn’t exercise Amy ? Your sister Your sister your sister go?

Jessica is a college student She classes every day, but she also another job She does

volunteer work every evening On weekdays, she

at an animal shelter She many kinds of animals She also the shelter

On weekends, she works at the public library She

English to people, and she books to children She late every night, but she really her life

teach work take read love have

go home take care of clean

takes

don’t exercise

Look at Larry’s Wednesday schedule and complete the sentences.

Choose and complete the sentences in the present simple.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

3 He have a Christmas party in December

4 His sister doesn’t likes snowboarding

A

B

C

singeatstartdrawhave

surfnot / washbrushlivenot / go

has

doesn’t wash

Tony lives in New Zealand.

He goes swimming in summer.

He has a Christmas party in December.

His sister doesn’t like snowboarding.

don’t

have

Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.

C

Check the correct places for the frequency adverbs.

3 sometimes Jake studies in the library

B Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.

Grammar Station

Frequency adverbs tell us how often something happens

Common frequency adverbs are always, usually, often, sometimes, and never.

They usually come after the verb be or before action verbs.

Lisa never gets up late

She is always busy.

How often do you eat

breakfast at home?

− I usually eat it at home.

Frequency Adverbs

always usually often sometimes never

The Verb Be + Frequency Adverb Frequency Adverb + Action Verb

Subject Be Frequency Adverb Subject Frequency Adverb ActionVerb

Laura is

always usually often sometimes never

busy Laura

always usually often sometimes never

usually

sometimes often

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Complete the letter

When you write a letter , you can use frequency adverbs to explain how often you do some activities.

Frequency Adverbs

1 The boys play soccer after school.

2 Linda draws cartoons.

3 We study in the library.

4 My little brother is noisy.

0% 50% 100%

Dear Mom and Dad,Camp is wonderful! I

( get up / always / early ) and

( breakfast / have / usually ) at 7:00 We

( noisy / sometimes / is ) Rick

( goes / often / rafting ) , but I

( do / never / it ) We

( have / sometimes / a campfire ) at night

The camp counselors

( always / kind / are )

I miss you a lot See you next week

Love, Josh

always get up early

always

1 3 2

4 5

Complete the sentences using frequency adverbs.

Complete the dialogues using the frequency adverbs.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

1 Joe watches TV often on Sundays

3 She drinks never coffee after 9:00

4 Ann sometimes have a pajama party

A

B

C

1 Joe likes sweets He

(60%) eats chocolate and candy

2 Steve hates lemons He

3 My dad loves cooking He

(80%) cooks for us

4 Violet doesn’t like pink much, but she

(40%) wear pink clothes

Joe often watches TV on Sundays.

We are usually home at night.

She never drinks coffee after 9:00.

Ann sometimes has a pajama party.

usually have breakfast always exercise

never do it sometimes have a campfire

are always kind

usually go swimming often go

is sometimes noisy often goes rafting

usually

sometimes often

never

Circle the correct words.

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.

1 I am ( wash / washing ) the dishes.

3 Lisa and I ( am / are ) studying.

5 Dave is ( running / runing ).

7 Sonya is ( swimming / swiming ).

2 Derek is ( make / making ) a kite.

4 She ( not is / is not ) crying.

6 We are ( having / haveing ) lunch.

8 I’m ( do / doing ) my homework.

We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening now.

We use the verb be + verb-ing for the present continuous.

We add -ing to the base verbs to make the present continuous.

Joan and Tina are walking to school

They aren’t running.

Bob is writing a letter.

He isn’t sleeping.

Present Continuous: Positive & Negative

Cross out the wrong -ing forms.

He/She/It is He/She/It is not (=isn’t)

We/You/They are We/You/They are not (=aren’t)

Base Verb Present Continuous

walk eating

walking

smile maksmiling ing

verbs ending in

a vowel + a consonant double consonant + -ing run

sit rusinning tting

cleaning planning studying smiling chasing

playing sitting swimming laughing

is running

is sitting are painting

is dancing are working

Grammar in Writing

Complete the play in the present continuous.

When you write a play , you can use the present continuous to expr ess what the performers ar e doing

• Complete the chart.

Narrator / Johnny Appleseed / Choir / Children

(In the forest) People

(look at) the apple trees

Children

(eat) apples The narrator

(sit)

on a chair The choir

(sing) , “Apple juice and applesauce, my sweet apple pie!”

Scene 2

are looking at

reading

Complete the sentences in the present continuous.

Choose and complete the sentences in the present continuous.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

3 The train is come into the station

4 Everybody is run to the station

A

B

C

on the floor a skirt a butterfly the guitar

are singing

is wearing a skirt

The boat is moving.

My friends are talking loudly.

The train is coming into the station.

Everybody is running to the station.

are not[aren’t] hitting

is chasing a butterfly are riding

am playing the guitar

is writing

are sitting on the floor

is not[isn’t] fixing

am not

isn’t aren’t

reading dancing running

Complete the questions using what or where.

A

C

Complete the questions in the present continuous.

B

Circle the correct words.

1 A Are you ( write / writing ) a letter?

B No, I’m not I’m ( draw / drawing ) a picture

2 A ( Is / Are ) Nancy cleaning her room?

B No ( She’s / She ) playing in the yard

3 A Is your sister ( ride / riding ) a bike?

B No She is ( make / making ) snowballs in the backyard

3 hit the balls A the players ? B Yes, they are

4 clean the bathroom A the girls ? B No, they aren’t

taking a nap Is

Grammar Station

To make yes/no questions, we put the verb be before the subject.

To make wh-questions, we put the question words what or where before the verb be.

Where are they playing?

− They are playing on the beach

What are they making?

− They are making a sandcastle.

Present Continuous: Questions

Match the questions with the correct answers.

Yes/No Question

Am I

sleeping?

Yes, you are No, you aren’t.

Are you Yes, I am No, I’m not.

Is he Yes, he is No, he isn’t.

Are they Yes, they are No, they aren’t.

Wh-question

What are youis he eating? I’m eating a sandwich.

He’s eating fried chicken.

Where are theyis she sleeping? They’re sleeping in their car.She’s sleeping in her bed.

Is making bubbles Are hitting the balls Are cleaning the

bathroom

Where is studying What are eating Where are going What is reading

Grammar in Writing

Complete the dialogue in the present continuous.

When you make a phone call, y ou can use the present continuous to express what is happening at that moment.

• Complete the chart.

Yes/No Question Wh-question

I’m watching a funny TV show TV, too? (you / watch)

What are you doing? your English paper? (you / write)

No, I’m taking care of my cousins

I see What are they doing?

Jake is eating ice cream, and Joe is …

Oh, no! over the ice cream! (they / fight)

Am you are

It’s Saturday afternoon Mandy TV (watch)

is watching

Complete the dialogues in the present continuous.

Choose and complete the dialogues in the present continuous.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences.

1 Where the artist is going?

3 What is Nelly and Ben doing?

4 Does your sister sleeping?

A

B

C

Where is the artist going?

he isn’t

it is they aren’t she is

Is exercising

Is raining Are having

Is planning

Where is jogging What is making Where are going

jogging in the park making an invitation going to the airport

What are they wearing?

What are Nelly and Ben doing?

Is your sister sleeping?

I’m not

I’m not

Are Is

you aren’t they are they aren’t

it is

it isn’t

They are fighting

Are you watching

Are you writing

What

Where

Circle the correct words.

Complete the sentences with wasn’t or weren’t

A

B

Complete the sentences.

C

1 I ( was / were ) at the beach.

3 The lady ( was / were ) quiet.

5 You ( was / were ) weak last year.

7 My clothes ( was / were ) wet.

2 She ( was / were ) on the swing.

4 It ( was / were ) foggy yesterday.

6 The show ( was / were ) fun.

8 The plants ( was / were ) small.

1

2

3

We use the past simple to talk about something that happened in the past

The verb be has two past forms: was and were.

We often use the past simple with these words: yesterday, last week, last year, etc.

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Positive & Negative

Grammar Station

I was very scared.

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There was a big storm last night.

I was very scared.

Bob wasn’t the captain of our team.

Dave was the captain.

Check the correct sentences.

Positive

I was a teacher last year.

He/She/It was in London last week.

We/You/They were sick yesterday.

Negative

I was not (=wasn’t) a teacher last year.

He/She/It was not (=wasn’t) in London last week.

We/You/They were not (=weren’t) sick yesterday.

1 I wasn’t at home last night I’m not at home last night

Dave Bob

were are

was is

were are

wasn’t wasn’t

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing When you write a report about the

past, you can use the past simple form of the verb be .

These are my vases

Complete the report in the past simple.

at home at 7:00.

We They sleepy then. TheyYou

in Sydney last year.

was not

We can see many dinosaurs in movies Some dinosaurs

really huge and some small T rex

a meat-eating giant It very fierce

Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus big and tall, but they meat-eating dinosaurs They were plant eaters There are no dinosaurs

today We can just see their bones

in natural history museums

We only know they here on Earth a long time ago

They went extinct millions of years ago!

What the reason? Nobody knows for sure!

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

1 Eric not was tired yesterday

3 We was not in Canada last month

4 I were in my room after lunch

5 You was at the beach yesterday

A

C

Complete the sentences in the past simple.

Complete the sentences.

B

wasn’t cloudy was sunny

They weren’t busy last week.

We were not in Canada last month.

I was in my room after lunch.

You were at the beach yesterday.

There weren’t Joe wasn’t

was huge wasn’t small

Lynn’s cats are

Complete the dialogues in the past simple.

Complete the dialogues in the past simple using where or who.

A

B

C

Circle the correct words.

WasWere

WasWereWas

Were

WasWereWas

Were

WasWere

Was

I was Where were

he wasn’t

To make yes/no questions, we put the verb was or were before the subject

To make wh-questions, we put the question words where or who at the beginning of

sentences.

Past Simple (The Verb Be): Questions

Grammar Station Was he sick last night?

10

Match the questions with the correct answers.

Was Mark at the library after school?

− No, he wasn’t.

Where were you after school?

− I was on the playground.

1 Was Laura busy last week?

2 Were you and Joe classmates?

3 Who were the tall men?

4 Where was Fred yesterday?

No, we weren’t

He was at camp

Yes, she was

They were models

Yes/No Question

Was I

sick?

Yes, you were No, you weren’t.

Were you Yes, I was No, I wasn’t.

Was he Yes, he was No, he wasn’t.

Were they Yes, they were No, they weren’t.

Wh-question

Where were you last night?was he this morning? I was He was at home. at the library.

Who was the boy next to you?were the girls with Dave? He was They were my cousin. his classmates.

Were Was Were Was

Who was Who were Where was

I was[we were]

he wasn’t they weren’t

it was

He was They were She was

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Complete the detective story in the past simple.

When you write a detectiv e story, you can use the past simple

to talk about something that happened in the past.

Yes/No Question Wh-question

Was Sally

busy?

- They were my cousins.

Mr Poirot is a famous detective in Agatha Christie’s mysteries

He investigates crimes and finds clues

He is interviewing a suspect now

Mr Higglins, you last night at 11:30?

Are they your friends?

No, they aren’t They with me for an interview I’m a writer for a magazine

Okay, sir Thank you for your time

where were

Complete the questions in the past simple.

Choose and complete the answers in the past simple.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

2 Who were the girl in the pink shoes?

4 Were there an old tree in this town?

A

B

C

2 in the hospital A last week? B No, he wasn’t

5 best friends A last year? B Yes, we were

Were you shorter

was my classmate

Where were your puppies?

Was he in the hospital Was it cloudy Were they tired Were you best friends

Who was the girl in the pink shoes?

Were the books mine?

Was there an old tree in this town?

were

Write the past simple forms of the verbs.

Complete the sentences in the past simple.

Complete the sentences in the past simple.

A

B

C

We usually add -d or -ed to the base verb to make the past form

Some verbs change their forms irregularly.

We put did not before the base verb to make negative sentences.

Past Simple: Positive & Negative

Grammar Station They worked together.

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Henry’s family moved to a new house

Everybody worked together.

Henry put his books on the shelf.

Circle the correct past simple forms.

Base Verb Past Simple Verb

help walked

helped

live movelived d

verbs ending in

study studcried ied

verbs ending in

a vowel + a consonant double consonant + -ed stop

plan stopplanped ned

irregular

come give run see

– – – –

came gave ran saw

have make lose tell

– – – –

had made lost told

go eat say buy

– – – –

went ate said bought

cut hit break read

– – – –

cut hit broke read

jogged made moved

cried cut studied helped

• Complete the chart.

Grammar in Writing

Complete the newspaper article in the past simple.

move I the boxes I the boxes.

cook My mom curry for lunch My mom curry for lunch.

write The children a postcard The children a postcard

read He a book after dinner He a book after dinner.

come They back home at 7:00 They back home at 7:00.

cut We the paper into circles We the paper into circles.

eat We sandwiches for lunch We sandwiches for lunch.

moved didn’t move

Tornadoes and heavy thunderstorms (hit) the Midwest yesterday

Strong winds (destroy) many roads, houses, and bridges They

(knock) down all the trees there “The sky (is) dark for 20 minutes,” a farmer (say) “People here (lose) everything,”

Wisconsin Mayor Gary Manier (tell) our reporter He

(describe) the scene to CNN’s News Day A lot of volunteers (go)

there and (help) the rescue team However, they need more helping hands

TORNADOES HIT THE MIDWEST

By Joseph Ferry

Look at the list and complete the sentences.

Correct the underlined words and rewrite the sentences

2 Lynn wash her dad’s car last Saturday

3 My family gets up early this morning

5 We watch a magic show last Friday

Complete the sentences.

B

hit

made didn't watch bought didn't run

Lynn washed her dad’s car last Saturday.

My family got up early this morning.

Susan called me last night.

We watched a magic show last Friday.

A Chris walk with his dog?

Circle the correct words.

Complete the dialogues in the past simple.

Complete the dialogues in the past simple using what, where, or when.

A

B

C

1 ( Do / Did ) you watch the movie on TV last night?

2 Did the player ( miss / missed ) the shot?

3 Did Ms White ( live / lives ) in Los Angeles?

4 Did they ( come / came ) to the meeting?

5 ( Do / Did ) he work at a pet shop last year?

3 Nicole / finish A her homework? B Yes,

Where did walked

4

To make yes/no questions, we put the verb did before the subject

To make wh-questions, we put question words at the beginning of sentences.

Past Simple: Questions

Grammar Station Did you dance yesterday?

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What did you see last night?

− I saw shooting stars.

Where did you see them?

− I saw them in the field.

Did you go camping yesterday?

Yes, I did No, I didn’t.

Did they Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

Wh-question

What did you eat for lunch? I ate a pie for lunch.

Where did he eat lunch? He ate lunch in the cafeteria.

When did they eat lunch? They ate lunch at noon.

1 Did you see Tony today?

2 When do you read books?

3 Did Susan finish her homework?

4 What did the boy eat?

5 Does Mark play soccer?

Did the girls go Did Nicole finish Did you read

they didn’t she did