\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Lianner} \pdfinfo{ /Title (past-simple-esl.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Lianner) /Subject (Past Simple ESL Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{27AB23} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F1F9F1} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Past Simple ESL Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Lianner} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/146130/cs/31566/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Lianner \\ \uline{cheatography.com/lianner} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 7th April, 2022.\\ Updated 7th April, 2022.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Past Simple Use}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Image could not be loaded.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Past Simple Use}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{We use the Past SImple for compeleted actions in the past. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Example: He died in 1928. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) We use the Past Simple for repeated actions in the past. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) Example: She phoned her family every day when she was on holiday. \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) We use the Past Simple for a series of actions on the past. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) Example: We walked along the river, saw some ducks and gave them some bread.% Row Count 11 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Other {\bf{ed}} words}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Some adjectives end with {\bf{ed}} we need to use the verb {\bf{TO BE}} with these. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Example: He was excited to see his friend yesterday. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) Negative: He wasn't excited to see his friend yesterday. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2) Question: Was he excited to see his friend yesterday?% Row Count 8 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Regular Verbs}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{With regular verbs we add 'ed' to the end of the verb. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Example: To look - Looked \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) If the verb already ends with an 'e' don't add an extra one! \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) Example To like - \textasciitilde{}\textasciitilde{}Likeed\textasciitilde{}\textasciitilde{} - Liked \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) There are 3 ways to pronounce regular verbs. See below:% Row Count 8 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pronunciation of ED}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/lianner_1649341905_pron of ed.jpg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Negatives and questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Negatives & Questions \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} I didn't watch TV yesterday. & Did I watch TV yesterday? \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You didn't see me in the meeting. & Did you see me this morning? \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} He/She/It didn't take a long time to arrive. & Did He/She/It take a long time to arrive? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} We didn't climb the mountain last weekend. & Did we climb the mountain last weekend? \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} They didn't have a dog when they were young. & Did they have a dog when they were young? \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{With all other verbs we use {\bf{didn't}} for negative sentences and {\bf{did}} for questions. \newline The second verb stays in the basic form} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular verbs form}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Past tense = Past Paticiple} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{buy bought bought} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{It's always better to learn the 3 forms of the irregular verbs at the same time. \newline Even though there are categories, the best way to learn irregular verbs is by heart! \newline The verbs ending in {\bf{ought}} are pronounced like {\bf{ORT}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To be}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{We use the verb 'to be' for place and state and feelings. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Place - I was in the park yesterday. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) State - She was a nurse 10 years ago. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Feelings - They were happy on holiday.% Row Count 5 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.46464 cm} x{1.60195 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{To be - form}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Sentence & Negative & Questions \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} I was in the park yesterday & I wasn't in the park yesterday & Was I in the park yesterday? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You were on holiday last week & You weren't on holiday last week & Were you on holiday last week? \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} He/She/It was great! & He/She/It wasn't great! & Was it great? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} We were sick on the weekend & We weren't sick on the weekend & Were we sick on the weekend? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} They were married 5 years ago & They weren't married 5 years ago & Were they married 5 years ago? \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}