Past and Present

In 1989 I lived in Ireland.
I worked at a bank.

Bill: Where did you work in Nigeria?
Mario: I worked at a hospital.

My husband and I lived in Brazil.
We worked at a school.

Jason lived in Ireland.
He worked at a bank.

Mario lived in Nigeria.
He worked at a school.

Nadia and her husband lived in Brazil.
They worked at a school.

If verb has one syllable, one vowel, and one consonant

PLAN                         STOP

double the consonant and add ed

If verb ends in a consonant +y drop y and add ied

STUDY      CRY

Fill in the blanks with underlined verb in simple past.

1. He works in Mexico.
He ______ in Bolivia in 2008.

2. I live in Brazil.
I _____ in Taiwan last year.
We ____ in Peru when I was born.

Fill in the blanks with underlined verb in simple past.

1. We study accounting.
We _______ math last year.

2. They earn their own money.
They _______ a lot of money
last month.

Note the spelling of the past tense verbs. The time phrases are underlined and go at the end of the sentence.

1. We studied math last year. (study)
2. They earned a lot of money last month. (earn)
3. I lived in Chile in 2006. (live)
4. Where did you go this morning? I went to the library. (go)
5. She didn’t enjoy the party on Friday. (enjoy - negative)

Read the questions. Which are in the simple present tense and which are in the simple past tense?

Where does Nadia live?
She lives in Mexico.

Where did her father work?
He worked in an office.

Did she have a happy childhood?
No, she didn't.

Does she have any children?
No, she doesn't.