miércoles, 20 de febrero de 2019

PAST SIMPLE

   PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

Put the verbs into the simple past:

  1. Last year I (go)  to England on holiday.
  2. It (be)  fantastic.
  3. I (visit)  lots of interesting places. I (be)  with two friends of mine .
  4. In the mornings we (walk)  in the streets of London.
  5. In the evenings we (go)  to pubs.
  6. The weather (be)  strangely fine.
  7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
  8. But we (look at)  some beautiful rainbows.
  9. Where (stay / you)  your last holiday?

Put the sentences into simple past.

  1. We move to a new house. → 
  2. They have a sandwich. → 
  3. He doesn't do the homework. → 
  4. They wash cars. → 
  5. Does he visit his friends? → 

Write sentences in simple past.

  1. Janet / miss / the bus → 
  2. she / tidy / her room → 
  3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 
  4. she / read / a book → 

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

  1. The teacher  nice.
  2. The students  very clever.
  3. But one student  in trouble.
  4. We  sorry for him.
  5. He  nice though.
Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
  1. We really(enjoy) the game last Sunday.score
  2. (Marco / win) the golf competition?score
  3. They(not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.score
  4. How many goals(your team / score) in the first half?score
  5. Sandra(not want) to go rowing with me.score
  6. (they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?score
  7. I(buy) a new baseball cap last week.score
  8. James(stop) his car in front of the sports shops.score


                                                          PAST SIMPLE 

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

 PositiveNegativeQuestion
no differencesI spoke.I did not speak.Did I speak?
For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add ed.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ed

Exceptions in spelling when adding edExample
after a final e only add dlove – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel
or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled
admit – admitted
travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes ihurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

  • action in the past taking place once, never or several times
    Example: He visited his parents every weekend.

Signal Words of Simple Past

  • yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

martes, 5 de febrero de 2019

INGENOUS INVENTIONS

DICTATION

1. YOU USE THIS TO LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
2. YOU USE THIS WHEN IT'S RAINING.
3. YOU USE THIS TO SEE DETAILS IN VERY, VERY SMALL THINGS.
4. YOU NEED TO USE THESE WHEN YOU SEND A LETTER.
5. YOU USE THIS WHEN YOU WANT TO MAKE FOOD HOT VERY QUICKLY.
6. YOU USE THIS TO FIND OUT THE TEMPERATURE OF SOMETHING.
7. YOU HAVE LOTS OF THESE IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU USE IT TO SEE AT NIGHT.
8. YOU USE THIS TO WASH PLATES IN YOUR KITCHEN.
9. YOU USE THIS TO KEEP LOTS OF PIECES OF PAPER TOGETHER.
10. YOU USE THESE TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN WHEN YOU CUT YOUR FINGER.