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6D A Past simple affirmative: regular verbs Complete the story. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets. Last December, I 1 (plan) a surprise birthday party for my sister, Hannah. I 2 (invite) 3 lots of friends to our house and (explain) that the party was a secret. On the day of the party, I4 (tidy) the house, 5 (decorate) the living room and 6 (prepare) some tasty 7 8 food. The guests (arrive) at seven o’clock and we (wait) in the dark for Hannah to come home. We 9 (try) to be very quiet! When she 10 (open) the living room door and 11 (turn) on the light, we 12 (shout) ‘Happy birthday!’ Everybody 13 (clap) 14 and (cheer). My sister was certainly surprised! B Tick ✓ the sentences which are true about you. Make the other sentences true by changing the underlined words. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C I chatted to my best friend on the phone last night. When I was a child, I hated carrots. It was my birthday last month. This morning, I arrived at school at 8.15 a.m. I replied to an email two days ago. Yesterday evening I watched the news on TV. I lived in Paris when I was eight. I visited my relatives the day before yesterday. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below. carry cry join love miss rain score stop study work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Susan was proud of her son the day before yesterday. He three goals in the match! We really our holiday in France last summer. It was very romantic! I a gym a couple of months ago. It’s great fun! The bride a beautiful bouquet of flowers at the wedding. It last weekend, so we couldn’t have a barbecue. When he was younger, my dad at Cambridge University. When I was in England last year, I a lot because I my family. My grandmother work when she was 60, but my granddad until he was 79! Solutions 2nd edition Elementary © Oxford University Press • Photocopiable 6D Past simple affirmative: regular verbs Aims To review and practise the past simple affirmative of regular verbs Time 10 minutes Materials 1 handout for each student • Give each student a handout and tell them to describe the picture in A in pairs. Get some feedback from the class on what they can see and what they think the story is about. • Tell students to complete task A. Check answers as a class, ensuring accurate pronunciation and spelling of the past simple forms. Answer Key 1 planned 4 tidied 7 arrived 10 opened 13 clapped 2invited 5decorated 8waited 11turned 14cheered 3explained 6prepared 9tried 12shouted • Tell students to complete task B and then in pairs to read out • their true sentences to each other. Get some feedback from students on their partner’s answers. Tell students to complete task C. Check answers as a class, focusing on correct spelling and pronunciation. Answer Key 1 scored 4 carried 7 cried / missed 2loved 5rained 8 stopped / worked Solutions 2nd edition Elementary 3joined 6studied © Oxford University Press