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Chapter 1
The Soccer Computer
Grammar check
Look again at the first 2 sentences of Chapter 1.
Jamie used the soccer computer in his head to get the ball ready.
This was a free kick, and he had a lot of time to think.
“Used”, “was”, and “had” are verbs in the simple past form. They tell us about actions
before now.
Some verbs are regular. We add “-ed”.
Verb
use
move
kick
want
like
laugh
look
Simple past
used
Some verbs are irregular. That means you cannot just add “-ed”.
Verb
be
have
see
fly
hit
think
Simple past
was / were
had
Activity 9
Complete the verb tables above. All of the verbs are from Chapter 1 of “Born to Play”.
Activity 10
Complete these sentences from Chapter 1. Use the simple past form of the verbs
from the verb tables above.
1. He _____________ his foot through the ball and _____________ it hard.
2. Jamie _____________ his shot to hit Drake Staunton’s head.
3. Jamie _____________ them kick and hit the smaller boy.
4. Drake and his friends _____________ to hit smaller boys.
5. “I’m ready for you, Drake,” _____________ Jamie.
Activity 11
Tell your partner 3 things you did this morning before you came to school.
Example: I woke up at 7 o’clock.
Spelling Regular Verbs
For most verbs, add “-ed” to make the simple past.
But when the verb already ends in “-e”, just add “-d”.
use
used agree
agreed