Grundlagen Englisch 5. Sitzung: - past simple and continuous - modal verbs HFW Bern HS 2014/‘15 Philipp Brunner

Repetition: Present simple & continuous Present simple for facts: Regularly repeated actions Generalisations Present continuous for actions: Actions at the time of speaking Limited periods of time Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Repetition: Present simple & continuous present simple: focus on facts & truths Bobby goes out every Friday. The Aare flows through Berne. Do you like cartoons? present continuous: focus on actions Don‘t disturb me. I am eating. He is writing an important letter just now. Are you using the computer at the moment? Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

The past simple I you he/she/it we they stayed in a hotel. + - I you he/she/it we they stayed in a hotel. went on holiday. didn‘t stay in a hotel. didn‘t go on holiday. Did you stay in a hotel? – Yes, I did. Did you go on holiday? – No, I didn‘t. We use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

The past simple (2) infinitive past work stay like study stop worked stayed liked (just add d if verb finishes in e) studied (y  i after consonant) stopped (double consonant if verb finishes consonant-vowel-consonant) Spelling rules: see appendix 5. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

The past simple (3) – irregular verbs Three groups of irregular verb: Infinitive Past Past participle 1 hit put 2 tell told sell sold 3 wake woke woken take took taken Irregular verbs: See appendices 2 & 3. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 your turn!! Work on Red Murphy: U10 p31, U11 p33, U12 p35, U24 p59 Blue Murphy (copies): U5 p11 20 minutes Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 The past continuous + I he was working. she it you we were working. they - he wasn‘t working. we weren‘t working. ? Was he working? Yes, he was. No, he wasn‘t. Were they working? Yes, they were. No, they weren‘t. We use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific moment in the past. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Past simple or past continuous? Study the following examples. What‘s the rule? When I took the photo, they were writing a song. I was sitting at home when I saw the news on TV. They were waiting for us when we arrived. I was driving when you phoned me. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Past simple or past continuous? Use the past simple for a completed action: I took the photo. / I saw the news. We arrived. / You phoned me. Use the past continuous for an action in progress: They were writing a song. / I was sitting at home. They were waiting. / I was driving. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 Summary O past future Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 your turn!! Work on Red Murphy: U13 p37, U14 p39 Blue Murphy (copies): U6 p13 15 minutes Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 modal verbs (1) may: May I go to the toilet? might: I‘m late. I might miss the train. can: Can I have a day off next week? allowed to: You‘re not allowed to be in here. (un)able to: He‘s (un)able to walk. could: Could you tell me the time, please? would: Would you please inform your boss? Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 modal verbs (2) will: I will take that bag for you. (tense) going to: I‘m going to buy a new car, soon. (tense) shall: Shall we offer a discount on this product? should: We should lower the entry fee. have to: You have to stop at a red traffic light. must: I must go now. I need some sleep. Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 modal verbs (3) use: modal + infinitive functions: intentions: will, might, could, also: going to permission: may, can, could, also: allowed to ability: can, could, also: able to spontaneous offers: will, can, shall suggestions: should, could, shall requests: can, could, would, may obligation: must, should, also: have to probability: should, would possibility: may, might, can, could Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 modal verbs (4) Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 your turn!! Work on Red Murphy: U29-34 pp69-79 Blue Murphy (copies): U26-37 pp53-75 15 minutes Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5

Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5 Summary present simple & continuous past simple & continuous nouns & articles adjectives & adverbs comparison of adjectives modal verbs Englisch Grundlagen, Sitzung 5