Past Simple- I Did

Study this example on past simple (I did):

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died.

lived/started/wrote/was/died are all past simple

Very often the past simple ends in -ed (regular verbs):

1. I work in a travel agency now. Before that I worked in a department store.
2. They invited us to their party, but we decided not to go.
3. The police stopped me on my way home last night.
4. Laura passed her exam because she studied very hard.

But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not end in -ed. For example:

write → wrote 

1. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.

see → saw

1. We saw Alice in town a few days ago.

go → went

1. I went to the cinema three times last week.

shut → shut

1. It was cold, so I shut the window.

In questions and negative sentences we use did/didn’t + infinitive (enjoy/see/go etc.):

1. I was annoyed because they were late.
2. Was the weather good when you were on holiday? 
3.  They weren’t able to come because they were so busy
4. Did you go out last night or were you too tired?

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

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