😻🐈🐱Mimi the cat (A1 beginners, past simple, questions, short answers, negations, part 2/2)🐱🐈😻

• happy ending

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Before doing that unit,
you can also do to the
PRESENT SIMPLE version of the story

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Rina lived with her brother and her parents in a small village in the countryside. Their house was made of wood with a tin roof. Near her house were rice fields, trees, and a dirt path. Life in the village was quiet and simple.

Rina had a white cat named Mimi. Mimi was small and friendly. The cat often slept under the house or walked in the garden. It liked warm places and quiet corners.

One morning, Rina and her brother woke up early. They could not find Mimi. They looked inside the house, under the table, and near the kitchen, but Mimi was not there. Rina and her brother felt worried. Then Rina went outside and looked around the yard and the garden. The sun rose over the rice fields.

Rina walked along the dirt path near the fields. She looked near the grass and small trees. After a while, she heard a soft sound near a wooden cart. Mimi hid there. The cat was safe but a little scared.

Rina carefully carried Mimi back home. She and her brother gave it food and water. Mimi ate and rested. Rina and her family felt happy again. The village became quiet, and the day continued peacefully.

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Vocabulary:

• a village – a small place where many people live, with houses and farms
• countryside – land outside cities, with fields, trees, and nature
• to be made of wood – built using wood
• a tin roof – a roof made from thin metal sheets
• a dirt path – a small road made of soil, not concrete
• to be quiet – with little or no noise
• a corner – a small place where two sides meet
• to wake up – to stop sleeping
• to feel worried – to feel not calm because something may be wrong
• a yard – open space around a house
• sunrise – when the sun comes up in the morning
• a soft sound – a quiet, gentle noise
• a wooden cart – a small vehicle made of wood, used to carry things
• to hide – to stay in a place where others cannot see you
• to be safe – to not be in danger
• to be scared – to feel afraid
• carefully – doing something slowly and with attention
• to carry – to hold and move something
• to rest – to relax or sleep
• to continue – to keep going
• to be peaceful – to be calm and quiet, with no problems

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Basics in past simple:

Past Simple – Regular Verbs

Rules:

• Most verbs: add -ed
  play → played
• Verbs ending in -e: add -d
  live → lived
• Verbs ending in consonant + y: change y to i and add -ed
  study → studied
• Short verbs ending in vowel + consonant: double the final consonant and add -ed
  stop → stopped
• List of irregular verbs => LINK

Use:
The past simple is used to talk about finished actions in the past.

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Verbs in text:

Infinitive	Past simple	A1 definition
live	lived	to have your home in a place
be	was / were	to exist; used to describe people or things
have	had	to own or possess something
sleep	slept	to rest with eyes closed
walk	walked	to move on foot
like	liked	to enjoy something
wake up	woke up	to stop sleeping
can	could	to be able to do something
look	looked	to try to see something carefully
feel	felt	to experience an emotion or physical state
go	went	to move from one place to another
rise	rose	(sun) to move up in the sky
hear	heard	to notice sound with your ears
hide	hid	to put something or yourself out of sight
carry	carried	to hold and move something
give	gave	to hand something to someone
eat	ate	to take food into the body
rest	rested	to relax after activity
become	became	to change into something
continue	continued	to keep doing something

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Fill in the correct form of the verb in past simple:

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Rina ________ (live) with her brother and her parents in a small village in the countryside. Their house ________ (be) made of wood with a tin roof. Near her house ________ (be) rice fields, trees, and a dirt path. Life in the village ________ (be) quiet and simple.

Rina ________ (have) a white cat named Mimi. Mimi ________ (be) small and friendly. The cat often ________ (sleep) under the house or ________ (walk) in the garden. It ________ (like) warm places and quiet corners.

One morning, Rina and her brother ________ (wake up) early. They ________ (can find) Mimi. They ________ (look) inside the house, under the table, and near the kitchen, but Mimi ________ (be) not there. Rina and her brother ________ (feel) worried. Then Rina ________ (go) outside and ________ (look) around the yard and the garden. The sun ________ (rise) over the rice fields.

Rina ________ (walk) along the dirt path near the fields. She ________ (look) near the grass and small trees. After a while, she ________ (hear) a soft sound near a wooden cart. Mimi ________ (hide) there. The cat ________ (be) safe but a little scared.

Rina carefully ________ (carry) Mimi back home. She and her brother ________ (give) it food and water. Mimi ________ (eat) and ________ (rest). Rina and her family ________ (feel) happy again. The village ________ (become) quiet, and the day ________ (continue) peacefully.

Correct version, see text above

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Short answers, past simple, basics:

Example Sentence	Yes	No
I learned letters.	Yes, I did.	No, I didn’t.
You read signs.	Yes, you did.	No, you didn’t.
He spoke English.	Yes, he did.	No, he didn’t.
She watched TV.	Yes, she did.	No, she didn’t.
It helped me.	Yes, it did.	No, it didn’t.
We used an app.	Yes, we did.	No, we didn’t.
You read words.	Yes, you did.	No, you didn’t.
They made mistakes.	Yes, they did.	No, they didn’t.

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Questions (Past Simple)

Question	Yes	No
Did I learn letters?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn’t.
Did you read signs?	Yes, you did.	No, you didn’t.
Did he speak English?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn’t.
Did she watch TV?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn’t.
Did it help me?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn’t.
Did we use an app?	Yes, we did.	No, we didn’t.
Did you read words?	Yes, you did.	No, you didn’t.
Did they make mistakes?	Yes, they did.	No, they didn’t.

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Was / Were

Question	Yes	No
Was I happy?	Yes, I was.	No, I wasn’t.
Were you happy?	Yes, you were.	No, you weren’t.
Was he happy?	Yes, he was.	No, he wasn’t.
Was she happy?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn’t.
Was it good?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn’t.
Were we happy?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren’t.
Were you happy?	Yes, you were.	No, you weren’t.
Were they happy?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren’t.

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Short answers:

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1. Mimi was large and unfriendly.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   No, it wasn’t.
   
2. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
3. Her house was made of stone with a metal roof.
4. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside.
5. The cat always slept inside the kitchen.
6. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields.
7. Rice fields were near her house.
8. Mimi was a black cat with long fur [the soft hair on an animal’s body].
9. Rina and her brother woke up early.
10. The cat sometimes slept under the house.
11. Rina found Mimi near a wooden cart.
12. They found Mimi immediately in the garden.
13. Mimi was small and friendly.
14. Rina walked through a forest instead of a dirt path.
15. Rice fields were far away from her house.
16. Rina lived in a village by the sea instead of the countryside.
17. One morning, Rina and her brother woke up early.
18. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
19. Mimi was hiding inside the house behind a cupboard.
20. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof.

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True: 2,4,6,7,9,10,11,13,17,18,20

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1. Mimi was large and unfriendly. — No, it wasn’t.
2. Rina had a white cat named Mimi. — Yes, she did.
3. Her house was made of stone with a metal roof. — No, it wasn’t.
4. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside. — Yes, she did.
5. The cat always slept inside the kitchen. — No, it didn’t.
6. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields. — Yes, she did.
7. Rice fields were near her house. — Yes, they were.
8. Mimi was a black cat with long fur. — No, it wasn’t.
9. Rina and her brother woke up early. — Yes, they did.
10. The cat sometimes slept under the house. — Yes, it did.
11. Rina found Mimi near a wooden cart. — Yes, i did.
12. They found Mimi immediately in the garden. — No, they didn’t.
13. Mimi was small and friendly. — Yes, it was.
14. Rina walked through a forest instead of a dirt path. — No, she didn’t.
15. Rice fields were far away from her house. — No, they weren’t.
16. Rina lived in a village by the sea instead of the countryside. — No, she didn’t.
17. One morning, Rina and her brother woke up early. — Yes, they did.
18. Rina had a white cat named Mimi. — Yes, she did.
19. Mimi hid inside the house behind a cupboard. — No, it didn’t.
20. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof. — Yes, it was.

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Past simple – basics

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past)	Object
I	ate	apples
You	ate	apples
He	ate	apples
She	ate	apples
It	ate	apples
We	ate	apples
You (plural)	ate	apples
They	ate	apples
I	played	football
You	played	football
He	played	football
She	played	football
It	played	football
We	played	football
You (plural)	played	football
They	played	football

Personal Pronoun	Verb (Past Negative)	Object
I	did not eat	apples
You	did not eat	apples
He	did not eat	apples
She	did not eat	apples
It	did not eat	apples
We	did not eat	apples
You (plural)	did not eat	apples
They	did not eat	apples
I	did not play	football
You	did not play	football
He	did not play	football
She	did not play	football
It	did not play	football
We	did not play	football
You (plural)	did not play	football
They	did not play	football

Did + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Did I	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did he	eat	apples?
Did she	eat	apples?
Did it	eat	apples?
Did we	eat	apples?
Did you	eat	apples?
Did they	eat	apples?
Did I	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did he	play	football?
Did she	play	football?
Did it	play	football?
Did we	play	football?
Did you	play	football?
Did they	play	football?

Didn’t + Pronoun	Verb	Object
Didn’t I	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t he	eat	apples?
Didn’t she	eat	apples?
Didn’t it	eat	apples?
Didn’t we	eat	apples?
Didn’t you	eat	apples?
Didn’t they	eat	apples?
Didn’t I	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t he	play	football?
Didn’t she	play	football?
Didn’t it	play	football?
Didn’t we	play	football?
Didn’t you	play	football?
Didn’t they	play	football?

Forms of ‚to be‘

Personal Pronoun	Positive	Negative	Question
I	I was happy.	I was not happy.	Was I happy?
You (singular)	You were excited.	You were not excited.	Were you excited?
He	He was at home.	He was not at home.	Was he at home?
She	She was tired.	She was not tired.	Was she tired?
It	It was cold.	It was not cold.	Was it cold?
We	We were at the party.	We were not at the party.	Were we at the party?
You (plural)	You were friends.	You were not friends.	Were you friends?
They	They were in the garden.	They were not in the garden.	Were they in the garden?

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Answer as shown, question, negation:

1. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   a) Did Rina live in a small village in the countryside?
   b) Rina did not live in a small village in the countryside.
   
2. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof.
3. Rice fields were near her house.
4. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
5. Mimi was small and friendly.
6. The cat sometimes slept under the house.
7. The cat walked in the garden.
8. Mimi liked warm places and quiet corners.
9. Rina and her brother woke up early one morning.
10. Rina went outside to look for Mimi.
11. The sun rose over the rice fields.
12. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields.
13. Rina heard a soft sound near a wooden cart.
14. Mimi was safe near the wooden cart.

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Correct answers:

1. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside.
   a) Did Rina live in a small village in the countryside?
   b) Rina did not live in a small village in the countryside.
2. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof.
   a) Was her house made of wood with a tin roof?
   b) Her house was not made of wood with a tin roof.
3. Rice fields were near her house.
   a) Were rice fields near her house?
   b) Rice fields were not near her house.
4. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
   a) Did Rina have a white cat named Mimi?
   b) Rina did not have a white cat named Mimi.
5. Mimi was small and friendly.
   a) Was Mimi small and friendly?
   b) Mimi was not small and friendly.
6. The cat sometimes slept under the house.
   a) Did the cat sometimes sleep under the house?
   b) The cat did not sometimes sleep under the house.
7. The cat walked in the garden.
   a) Did the cat walk in the garden?
   b) The cat did not walk in the garden.
8. Mimi liked warm places and quiet corners.
   a) Did Mimi like warm places and quiet corners?
   b) Mimi did not like warm places and quiet corners.
9. Rina and her brother woke up early one morning.
   a) Did Rina and her brother wake up early one morning?
   b) Rina and her brother did not wake up early one morning.
10. Rina went outside to look for Mimi.
    a) Did Rina go outside to look for Mimi?
    b) Rina did not go outside to look for Mimi.
11. The sun rose over the rice fields.
    a) Did the sun rise over the rice fields?
    b) The sun did not rise over the rice fields.
12. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields.
    a) Did Rina walk along a dirt path near the fields?
    b) Rina did not walk along a dirt path near the fields.
13. Rina heard a soft sound near a wooden cart.
    a) Did Rina hear a soft sound near a wooden cart?
    b) Rina did not hear a soft sound near a wooden cart.

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1. Mimi was safe near the wooden cart.
   a) Was Mimi safe near the wooden cart?
   b) Mimi was not safe near the wooden cart.

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Answer as shown:

1. Rina lived in a big city with tall buildings.
   
   YOU WRITE:
   No, she didn’t live in a big city with tall buildings. She lived in a small village in the countryside.
   
2. Her house was made of brick and glass.
3. There were mango fields near her house.
4. Rina had a brown dog named Mimi.
5. Mimi was large and unfriendly.
6. The cat always slept on the roof of the house.
7. Rina and her brother woke up late in the afternoon.
8. They found Mimi inside the kitchen.
9. The sun set over the village in the morning.
10. Rina heard a loud noise instead of a soft sound near the wooden cart.

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Correct version:

1. Rina lived in a big city with tall buildings.
   No, she didn’t live in a big city with tall buildings. She lived in a small village in the countryside.
2. Her house was made of brick and glass.
   No, her house was not made of brick and glass. It was made of wood with a tin roof.
3. There were mango fields near her house.
   No, there weren’t mango fields near her house. There were rice fields near her house.
4. Rina had a brown dog named Mimi.
   No, she did not have a brown dog named Mimi. She had a white cat named Mimi.
5. Mimi was large and unfriendly.
   No, Mimi was not large and unfriendly. Mimi was small and friendly.
6. The cat always slept on the roof of the house.
   No, the cat did not always sleep on the roof of the house. It sometimes slept under the house.
7. Rina and her brother woke up late in the afternoon.
   No, they did not wake up late in the afternoon. They woke up early in the morning.
8. They found Mimi inside the kitchen.
   No, they did not find Mimi inside the kitchen. They could not find Mimi in the house.
9. The sun set over the village in the morning.
   No, the sun did not set over the village in the morning. The sun rose over the rice fields.
10. Rina heard a loud noise instead of a soft sound near the wooden cart.
    No, she did not hear a loud noise. She heard a soft sound near the wooden cart.

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Fill in the correct form of the verb in past simple:

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1. Q: Where did you live when you were young?
   A: I __________ (live) in a small village in the countryside.
2. Q: What was your house like?
   A: My house __________ (be) made of wood with a tin roof.
3. Q: Did you live near nature?
   A: Yes, rice fields and trees __________ (be) near my house.
4. Q: Did you have any pets?
   A: Yes, I __________ (have) a white cat named Mimi.
5. Q: What was Mimi like?
   A: Mimi __________ (be) small and friendly.
6. Q: Where did Mimi usually sleep?
   A: Mimi sometimes __________ (sleep) under the house.
7. Q: Did you have a brother or sister?
   A: Yes, I __________ (have) a brother.
8. Q: What did you do in the mornings?
   A: I __________ (wake) up early in the mornings.
9. Q: Did you have a busy life?
   A: No, my life __________ (be) quiet and simple.
10. Q: What did you do when Mimi was lost?
    A: I __________ (look) for Mimi in the house and outside.
11. Q: Where did you find Mimi?
    A: I __________ (find) Mimi near a wooden cart.
12. Q: How did you feel when you found her?
    A: I __________ (feel) happy.
13. Q: What did you do after you found Mimi?
    A: I __________ (take) Mimi back home.
14. Q: How was your life in the village?
    A: My life in the village __________ (be) peaceful.

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Correct version:

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1. Q: Where did you live when you were young?
   A: I lived in a small village in the countryside.
2. Q: What was your house like?
   A: My house was made of wood with a tin roof.
3. Q: Did you live near nature?
   A: Yes, rice fields and trees were near my house.
4. Q: Did you have any pets?
   A: Yes, I had a white cat named Mimi.
5. Q: What was Mimi like?
   A: Mimi was small and friendly.
6. Q: Where did Mimi usually sleep?
   A: Mimi sometimes slept under the house.
7. Q: Did you have a brother or sister?
   A: Yes, I had a brother.
8. Q: What did you do in the mornings?
   A: I woke up early in the mornings.
9. Q: Did you have a busy life?
   A: No, my life was quiet and simple.
10. Q: What did you do when Mimi was lost?
    A: I looked for Mimi in the house and outside.
11. Q: Where did you find Mimi?
    A: I found Mimi near a wooden cart.
12. Q: How did you feel when you found her?
    A: I felt happy.
13. Q: What did you do after you found Mimi?
    A: I took Mimi back home.
14. Q: How was your life in the village?
    A: My life in the village was peaceful.

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Form questions as shown in 1:

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1. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside. (Where)
   
   YOU WRITE:
   Where did Rina live?
   
2. Rina lived with her brother and her parents. (Who)
3. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof. (What)
4. Rice fields were near her house. (Where)
5. Rina had a white cat named Mimi. (What)
6. Mimi was small and friendly. (What)
7. The cat sometimes slept under the house. (Where)
8. The cat walked in the garden. (Where)
9. Mimi liked warm places and quiet corners. (What)
10. Rina and her brother woke up early one morning. (When)
11. They could not find Mimi in the house. (Where)
12. Rina went outside to look for Mimi. (Why)
13. The sun rose over the rice fields. (What)
14. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields. (Who)
15. Rina looked near the grass and small trees. (Where)
16. Rina heard a soft sound near a wooden cart. (What)
17. Mimi hid near a wooden cart. (Where)
18. Mimi was safe but a little scared. (How)
19. Rina carried Mimi back home. (Where)
20. Rina had a white cat named Mimi. (What)

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Correct version:

1. Rina lived in a small village in the countryside.
   Where did Rina live?
2. Rina lived with her brother and her parents.
   Who did Rina live with?
   Who lived with her brother and her parents?
3. Her house was made of wood with a tin roof.
   What was her house made of?
4. Rice fields were near her house.
   Where were rice fields?
5. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
   What did Rina have?
6. Mimi was small and friendly.
   What was small and friendly?
7. The cat sometimes slept under the house.
   Where did the cat sometimes sleep?
8. The cat walked in the garden.
   Where did the cat walk?
9. Mimi liked warm places and quiet corners.
   What did Mimi like?
10. Rina and her brother woke up early one morning.
    When did Rina and her brother wake up?
11. They could not find Mimi in the house.
    Where could they not find Mimi?
12. Rina went outside to look for Mimi.
    Why did Rina go outside?
13. The sun rose over the rice fields.
    What rose over the rice fields?
14. Rina walked along a dirt path near the fields.
    Who walked along a dirt path near the fields?
15. Rina looked near the grass and small trees.
    Where did Rina look?
16. Rina heard a soft sound near a wooden cart.
    What did Rina hear?
17. Mimi hid near a wooden cart.
    Where did Mimi hide?
18. Mimi was safe but a little scared.
    How was Mimi?
19. Rina carried Mimi back home.
    Where did Rina carry Mimi?
20. Rina had a white cat named Mimi.
    What did Rina have?

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