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TEACHER´S NAME: Mirea Casti llo Cabrejos
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
This tense is used to talk about completed actions in
the past
I am in class todayI was in class yesterday
Present simple
• I am in class today.
• Nany is here today.
• We are happy today.
Past simple
• I was in class yesterday.
• Nany was here yesterday.
• We were happy yesterday.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
• I was• You were• She was• He was• It was
• We were• You were• They were
Singular Plural
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
• I• She• He + was• it
• We• You + were• they
be
past
She was at work yesterday
be
pastGustavo was in the pool last week
be
Past
• The moon was huge last night.
The water is warm today
past (write)
………………………………
I was not in class yesterday
I was not in class yesterday.She wasn´t in class yesterday
• Was + not = wasn´t
You were not in the party last nightYou weren´t in the party last night
Were + not = weren´t
George is in class this afternoon, buthe wasn´t in class yesterday
afternoon
They are in London tonight, butthey weren´t in London last night
I am happy, butI wasn´t happy yesterday
The weather is nice this week, butit wasn´t nice last week
Were you in class yesterday ?
Were you in class yesterday ?
Yes, we were.
+
We were in class yesterday
Short answer Long answer
Yes /no questions
Were you in class yesterday ?
Yes /no questions
No, we weren´t.. We weren´t in class yesterday
Was Nany at school last week ?
Yes /no questions
+
Yes, she was. She was at school last week
Was Nany at school last week ?
+
No, she wasn´t. She wasn´t at school last week
Yes /no questions
Where was Alex last summer ?
• +
In Cuzco. He was in Cuzco last summer
Information questions
Where were Alex and Nany last month ?
+
On vacation. They were on vacation last month
Information questions
Was Mirea in class last week?
No, She wasn´t. She wasn´t in class last week.
Were you and Mirea at the lake last Sunday?
• Yes, We were . We were at the lake last Sunday.
-ED PRONUNCIATION
Group AVoiceless sound + -ed : -p – k – s
– ch – sh – f – x – h- pronuonce
ED as “T”-ed as /t/
Asked = ask/t/
Stopped = stop/t/
kissed = kiss/t/ watched = watch/t/ washed = wash/t/
Fixed = fix/t/
Group BVoiced sound + -ed: - l –n – m – r – b – v – g – w – y – z- and vowel sounds pronounce ED as“D”
ed as /d/Traveled = travel/d/ opened = open/d/ lived = live/d/ answered = answer/d/ cried = cry/d/
Group C
T or d + -ed pronounce as “ID”
-ed as /id/Visited = visit/id/ invited = invite/id/ decide = decide/id/
Regular verbsSteps to form past simple with regular verbsRule : To form the past simple of regular verbs we add –ed to the roof of the verb
• If the verb ends in “Y” Vowel + “y” add -ed consonant + “y” take out “y” and add “ied” Ex: play……played cry…….cried enjoy…..enjoyed study….studied
• If the verb ends in “e” only add -d Ex: decide….decided. change…chenged
• If the verb ends in another letter only add “ed” Ex: listen…..listened work…..worked follow….followed
Regular verbs• If the verb ends in consonant + vowel +
consonant ( C+V+C )
Ex: permit…………. Permitted stop…………….. Stopped admit…………. Admitted
We walked to school
Every day I brush my teeth.Yesterday I brushed my teeth
Every day Nancy plays the piano.Yesterday she played the piano
Every day Jeffer cooks.Yesterday he cooked
Yesterday last
• We went to the movies…………………afternoon
Yesterday last
• I called you ………..........week.
• Janice left for South America………….morning.
Yesterday last
Yesterday last
• The sky was beautiful ……………….night.
eat ate
QUESTION FORM
Information questions:WH + did + subject + main verb + complement? When did you go to the USA? I went there last summer.Yes / No questions:Did + subject + main verb + complement? Did you travel with your parents? Yes, I did.
NEGATIVE FORMTo write NEGATIVE sentences we need the auxiliary verb DID + NOT
( DIDN´T) and the root of the verb. Ex: Alex went to Lima yesterday. ( affirmative) Alex did not go to Lima yesterday. (negative) My friends dressed up for the halloween party. My friends didn´t dress up fot the halloween party.
I did not walk to school yesterday
Regular and irregular verbs
Write the past tense form.
1. Dance ……………………2. Plan …………………3. Clean …………………4. Type …………………5. Shop …………………6. Look …………………7. Play …………………8. Study ………………..9. Mix …………………10. Stop ………………..
11. wash ………………..12. work ………………..13. carry ……………….14. cry ……………….15. answer ……………….16. stay ……………….17. listen ………………18. wait ………………19. turn ……………..20. need ……………..
Look for the past form of the following verbs in your list
1. Drive ………………..2. Take ……………….3. Run ……………….4. Do ………………5. Leave ………………6. Go ………………7. Get ………………8. Eat ………………9. See ………………10. Forget ………………
11. Make ……………….12. Write ……………….13. Ring ………………14. Buy ………………15. Sing ………………16. Bring ………………17. Read ……………..18. Teach ……………..19. Can ……………..20. Sit ……………..
Write the correct form of the verb on the lines.Use the simple Past Tense
Sleeping Beauty
A long time ago there _____________ a beautiful princess. She ________in a very high tower . A wicked fairy ____________a spell and the princess____________ for a hundred years. A big forest ____________around the tower. One day a handsome prince______________ to the tower . He _____________his sword and ____________the trees. He __________________the princess and ________________her with a kiss. The prince __________the princess and they ________________happily ever after.
Lived grew woke came slept lived married took cut was saw cast
Ask the following Questions to your partner and answer back too
1. Where did you go on vacation?2. What did you do yesterday?3. Who did you see to last night?4. Which movie did you watch last Sunday?5. Did you like it?6. Did you meet someone special ?7. Did you study English last week?8. Did you read a magazine two years ago?
Find someone who……. Name
1. Watched the news. _____________________2. Listened to the radio. _____________________3. Ate at a restaurant. _____________________4. Visited grandparents. _____________________5. Studied for an exam. _____________________6. Went to the movies. _____________________7. Cleaned your room. _____________________8. Took a shower. _____________________9. Played an instrument. _____________________10. Worked in the computer. _________________