Friday 28 October 2022

Monday 17 October 2022

The PAST SIMPLE: Regular (-ed) & Irregular (list of exceptions) Verbs


Past Simple

Use of the Past Simple

The Past Simple is used to write and talk about completed actions that happened in a time before the present. It is the basic form of the past tense in English. Study the following information how to form the simple past and how to form the negation and questions.

Regular Verbs

How to form: Infinitive + ed = 2nd form

Examples:

walk + ed = walked

laugh + ed = laughed

want + ed = wanted

Note:

cry - cried - y » i

carry - carried - y » i

love - loved - no e

hope - hoped - no e

stop - stopped - if you speak a short vowel » doubling

drop -dropped - if you speak a short vowel » doubling

 

Key words: yesterday, last week (month, Monday, October,...), in 1984, ago

 

Irregular Verbs

1st form2nd form
am, iswas
arewere
getgot
gowent
seesaw
dodid
taketook
havehad

 

Irregular verbs lists: FRENCH GERMAN / ITALIAN / SPANISH

Negation of the Past Simple

How to form: didn't (= did not) + 1st form

He didn't go to her last party. They didn't like his story.

BUT: was not (wasn't), were not (weren't), could not (couldn't)

Questions in the Past Simple

How to form: did + 1st form

Did he go to her last party? Did they like his story?

Where did they live? How did she feel?

Question word - did - person - verb

BUT: Was he angry? Were they late? Could they swim?

 


EXERCISES

Past simple - Exercise 1 - regular, irregular, negative forms

Past simple - Exercise 2 - regular forms

Past simple - Exercise 3 - irregular forms

Past simple - Exercise 4 - regular and irregular forms, story

Past simple - Exercise 5 - regular and irregular forms

Past simple - Exercise 6 - regular and irregular forms

Past simple negation - Exercise 1 - complete with the negative form

Past simple negation - Exercise 2 - write the opposite of the positive sentence

Past simple negation - Exercise 3 - write the opposite of the positive sentence

Past simple negation - Exercise 4 - write the negation of the positive sentence

Past simple negative forms - Exercise - fill in the negative form of the verbs

Past simple negative forms - Exercise 2 - fill in the negative form of the verbs

Past simple questions - Exercise 1 - form questions with did

Past simple questions - Exercise 2 - write questions to the statements

Past simple questions - Exercise 3 - complete with did, person and verb

Past simple questions - Exercise 4 - form questions

Past simple questions - Exercise 5 - complete with did, person and verb

Past simple questions - Exercise 6 - complete with did, person and verb

Forms of to be in the past tense - Exercise 1 - was, were

Past simple - grammar test

Forms of to be in the past tense - grammar test - was, were

L2 Intro - How does my brain work?

Click HERE and translate the highlighted words.

SUGGESTION:
You can write down two types of vocabulary:
a) Specific vocab related to the human body.
b) Vocab that may be useful for you when writing or speaking.



Sunday 16 October 2022

Thursday 13 October 2022

WRITING: An Opinion Essay



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Monday 10 October 2022

WRITING: My Perfect Summer

Paragraph 1
  • If you have got enough money, where will you travel to have a perfect summer? Why? How long will you be on holidays?
If ......... have got enough money, ................ will travel to ......, . It's my dream destination.
............... will be on holidays for ..........................


Paragraph 2
  • If you can travel with some people, who will you go with? Why?
If ................... can travel with some people, ........... will go with.............. , because .............


Paragraph 3
  • Where will you stay, if you can choose the accomodation?
  • If you can choose any activities, what will you do? Why?
  • If you can eat out, what will you eat?
................... will stay at ............ if ................. can choose the accomodation.
If ....................... can choose some activities, ................... will ...................... , because ...............................
If ............................. can eat out, ................ will eat .....................


Paragraph 4: Conclusion
  • If you can make your ideal trip true, how will you feel?
If ......................... can make ................. ideal trip true, ................. will feel.....................

Friday 7 October 2022

ESSAY WRITING

Before writing an essay, have a look at the reminders below, the pic and the video:









RELATIVE PRONOUNS: fill in & define

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BOARDGAME: 1st conditional

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