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We use the past

simple to talk about


things that happened
in the past.
Time expressions:
Yesterday
last week/month/year
a year ago
the day/week before
in 2010…
REGULAR VERBS

 We form the past


simple of regular
verbs by adding the
suffix –ed to the
infinitive.

e.g. Yesterday I worked in the evening.


The Spelling rules
for the past:
 Inf. + -ed:
e.g. want- wanted
play-played
 Inf. ending –e + -d
e.g. arrive-arrived
like-liked
hate-hated
love-loved
 Inf ending consonant + -y: -ied
e.g. try-tried
 One- syllable verbs (CVC): double the cons. + -ed
e.g. plan-planned
stop-stopped
Spelling rules
visit – visited
Infinitive + ed/d
love – loved
Vowel + y: ed enjoy – enjoyed

Consonant + y: ied study – studied


One-syllable verb
1 vowel + 1consonant: stop – stopped
Double consonant + ed bat – batted

Two-syllable with stress


on second syllable and permit – permitted
ending with a single
consonant:
Double consonant + ed commit – committed
USES

❑ Actions that started and finished in the past

e.g.I didn't go to the beach last Sunday

❑ Actions that happened one after the other in the


past (like in a story)

e.g.I went into the disco and I saw my


favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,.........
The pronunciation of
the Past of Regular Verbs
 /t/ when the infinitive ends in a VOICELESS Consonant ( /p/, /k/,/ks/, /s/ , /f/, /h/,
/Í/, /S/ ).
e.g. liked /laikt/
watched /watcht/
stopped /stopt/
 /d/ when the infinitive ends in a VOICED Consonant (/ b/,/g/, / l/ , /m/, / n /, /r /– /v/
, / w /, /y /, /z /) or in a Vowel sound.
e.g. played /’pleId/
loved /lovd/
answered /anserd/
 /Id/ when the infinitive ends in /t/ or /d/
e.g. wanted /´wantId/
decided /dI´saIdId/
hated /´heItId/
Affirmative
I played
He, she, it played
We, you, they played
Tom phoned his best friend.
Negative
Subject + didn’t + infinitive
I didn’t play
He, she, it didn’t work
Watch
We, you, they didn’t
They didn’t study for the Maths test.
They studied for the History test.
Interrogative
Did + subject + infinitive
Did I
play?
Did he, she, it work?
Did we, you, they like?
Yes, they did.
Did Kate walk to school?
No, she didn’t
?

Grammar practice
Look at the pictures and make true
sentences. Use the past simple.
Yes, they did. They
asked a question.
No, they didn’t.
Yes, she did. She visited it.
No, they didn’t. They
played basketball.
Yes, we did. We danced a lot.
Yes, he did. He studied hard.
Yes, she did. She stayed in bed late.
No, he didn’t. He
played the guitar.
Yes, he did. He smiled at me.
Irregular verbs
Types of sentences

Affirmative Negative Interrogative


sentences sentences sentences
They went to school.
They did not go to school. He swam
Did they go to school? He didn’t swim
Did he swim?
Where did he swim?
What did they do yesteday?

They ate an ice-cream


Key
Yesterday
words
Last week,
Last night
Two days ago
On Saturday
Last weekend
Etc…
What did they do last week?
He built a house.
She bought food
He drove a car
He painted the wall
He cooked a cake
What did they do last tuesday?
EXERCISE: Complete the text with the PAST
form of the verbs in brackets.

 Shakira is perhaps the most recognizable voice in Latin pop/rock today.


When she ------(BE) only 8, she-----(DEDICATE) her first song called "Tus
gafas oscuras", to her father. Two years later, she------(WIN) local and
national talent contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony in
Colombia, which-----(RESULT) in her first album, "Magia (Magic)", a
compilation of songs she-----(WRITE) between 8 and 13 years old.
She was chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain. But
she was under the minimum age of 16 and she ------(CAN NOT)
participate. So instead, Shakira ------(RECORD) a second album of original
material, "Peligro (Danger)". At that point, Shakira-----(TAKE) a break
from music, ------(GRADUATE) from high school (at age 15-really) and
back with a vengeance. The result was the phenomenally successful "Pies
Descalzos" which-----(SELL) more than four million copies worldwide.
In addition, this determined girl ------(WANT) to try her luck as an actress
in "Oasis", a soap opera, but she --------(THINK) music was her life instead
of TV. Then she---- (BEGIN) to be very popular: the Colombian
government-------- (DESIGNATE) Shakira as an official goodwill
ambassador.
Do you like her music? Why?
ANSWERS:

 Shakira is perhaps the most recognizable voice in Latin pop/rock today.


When she WAS only 8, she DEDICATED her first song called "Tus
gafas oscuras", to her father. Two years later, she WON local and
national talent contests. By 13, she had signed a record deal with Sony
in Colombia, which RESULTED in her first album, "Magia (Magic)",
a compilation of songs she WROTE between 8 and 13 years old.
She was chosen to represent her country at the Festival OTI in Spain.
But she was under the minimum age of 16 and she COULDN’T
participate. So instead, Shakira RECORDED a second album of
original material, "Peligro (Danger)". At that point, Shakira TOOK a
break from music, GRADUATED from high school (at age 15-really)
and back with a vengeance. The result was the phenomenally successful
"Pies Descalzos" which- SOLD more than four million copies
worldwide.
In addition, this determined girl WANTED to try her luck as an actress
in "Oasis", a soap opera, but she THOUGHT music was her life instead
of TV. Then she BEGAN to be very popular: the Colombian
government DESIGNATED Shakira as an official goodwill
ambassador.
Do you like her music? Why?
NOW CLASSIFY THE VERBS INTO
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR:
 REGULAR IRREGULAR
ANSWERS:

 REGULAR IRREGULAR

dedicated was
resulted won
recorded wrote
graduated couldn’t
wanted took
designated sold
bought
began
SONG: Because you loved me,
by Celine Dion.

 www.youtube.com
 C:\Documents and Settings\RMI\Mis
documentos\BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME CELINE
DION.doc

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