IRREGULAR VERBS

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4

PAST SIMPLE

SIMPLE PAST FORM

[VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:

• You called Debbie.
• Did you call Debbie?
• You did not call Debbie.

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I traveled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

USE 3 Duration in Past

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They sat at the beach all day.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.
• We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
• A: How long did you wait for them?
  B: We waited for one hour.

USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

• I studied French when I was a child.
• He played the violin.
• He didn't play the piano.
• Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
• She worked at the movie theater after school.
• They never went to school, they always skipped class.

EXERCICES:

PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS

PAST TENSE - REGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE SENTENCES

PRACTICE WITH DID/DIDN'T

did, didn't past simple

NEGATIVE SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE.

We use didn't (did not) to make a negative sentence in the past tense.
This is for regular AND irregular verbs.
Except TO BE and MODAL verbs.

Compare:
Present: They don't live in Canada.
Pas: They didn't live in Canada.

Present: He doesn't speak Spanish.
Past: He didn't speak Spanish.

Examples of negative sentences in the past tense.

I didn't want togo to the dentist.
You didn't have time.
He didn't close the door.
She didn't come to my party.
We didn't study English.

Questions in the past time.

We use did to make a question in the past tense.
This is for regular regular AND irregular verbs.

Did he go to the beach?
Did they work on Sunday?
Did you eat my cake?

COMPARE:

AFFIRMATIVE  FORM	NEGATIVE FORM	INTERROGATIVE FORM
I lived	I did not live	Did I live?
You lived	You didn't live	Did you live?
He/she/it lived	He/she/it didn't live	Did he/she/it live?
We lived	We didn't live	Did we live?
You lived	You didn't live	Did you live?
They lived	They didn't live	Did they live?

       -did not = didn't ( short form)                -ed disappears at the negative and interrogative form 

ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 2

click on the picture and enjoy the pre-play of tic..tac..Alice.

gulliver

click in ther picture and enjoy the pre-play activities.

KIDS DIALOGUES

THERE IS / ARE

Hi!
We have worked in class about the there is / there are uses, you can review the lesson and do activities about this lesson here.

We use there is (singular) / there are (plural) to say that sth is located in the place or exists:

e.g. There is a book on the desk. / There are manybooks on the shelf.

We use there isn’t (singular) / there aren’t (plural) to say that sth isn’t located in the place or doesn’t exist:

e.g. There isn’t a book on the desk. / There aren’t any books on the shelf.

We use Is there…? (singular) / Are there...? (plural)  to ask whether sth is located in the place or exists:

e.g. Is there a book on the desk? / Are there any books on the shelf?

Activities:

At school & at home.

Grammar game.

There is/are with some/any, a/an.

There is/are.

You can print it.















Revise there is and there are:

There is----singular (hay)------There is a tree in the park.
There are--plural (hay)---------There are some trees in the park.
there isn't------ (no hay)--------There isn't a slide in the park.
There aren't---- (no hay)-------There aren't any swings.
Is there...?----(¿hay...?)---------Is there one?
Are there...? --- (¿hay...?)----- Are there any?

ACTIVITIES:

PREPOSITIONS

In this unit we have worked with four of these prepositions:

AROUND:                                                                  

           

ON:

OVER

CAN YOU JUMP OVER THE FENCE?

    

 UNDER:

 

ACTIVITY 1:

Click on the picture and practice.

SIMPLE PAST REGULAR VERBS

The simple past is used to describe an action that ocurred and was completed in the past.
The simple past is formed adding -ED to the base form of the verb (infinitive without to).

Base form + ED = SIMPLE PAST

walk------walked
play ------played
push------pushed
greet-----greeted
watch----watched

The simple past of regular verbs is very easy. It is the same for all persons, here are example sentences of the simple past with the verb study.
I studied
You studied
He studied
She  studied
It studied
We  studied
You studied
They studied

For regular verbs ending in the vowel -E add -D

Hate----hated
Seize ---seized
Hope---hoped
Tie-----tied
Free---freed

For regular verbs ending in a vowel other than -E add -ED

Ski----skied
Echo--echoed

EXCEPTIONS: THE VERBS GO AND DO ARE IRREGULARS

For regular verbs ending in a vowel + Y, add -ED.

Play-----played
Decay---decayed
Enjoy---enjoyed

For regular verbs that end in a consonant and -Y, change the -Y to -I and add -ED.

Cry----cried
Dirty---dirtied

EXCEPTION: FLY IS IRREGULAR.

For regular verbs ending in a CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT, dobble the final consonant before addding -ED.

Plan--planned
strep--strepped
dam---dammed

ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY 1 
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY 3

WILL / BE GOING TO

When we want to talk about future facts or things we believe to be true about the future, we use 'will'.

• The President will serve for four years.
• The boss won't be very happy. (won't = will not)
• I'm sure you'll like her. (you'll = you will)
• I'm certain he'll do a good job. (he'll = he will)

If we are not so certain about the future, we use 'will' with expressions such as 'probably', 'possibly', 'I think', 'I hope'.

• I hope you'll visit me in my home one day.
• She'll probably be a great success.
• I'll possibly come but I may not get back in time.
• I think we'll get on well.

If you are making a future prediction based on evidence in the present situation, use 'going to'.

• Not a cloud in the sky. It's going to be another warm day.
• Look at the queue. We're not going to get in for hours.
• The traffic is terrible. We're going to miss our flight.
• Be careful! You're going to spill your coffee.

At the moment of making a decision, use 'will'. Once you have made the decision, talk about it using 'going to'.

• I'll call Jenny to let her know. Sarah, I need Jenny's number. I'm going to call her about the meeting.
• I'll come and have a drink with you but I must let Harry know. Harry, I'm going to have a drink with Simon.

CLICK ON THE PICTURE AND STUDY:  WILL AND TO BE GOING TO.