English II Week 11, 25th May 15 1st semester 2015 Lecture 16
Aims: to have practical conversations to study other verb to be (past and future) to listen to the audio material (verbs in the past tense)
Listen to the Tape from E020-E021 Role play
Verb: to be (Past tense) I was You were He, She, It was We were They were
Complete the sentences with verb to be in the past tense. (a)He .......in Portugal in 1978. (b)She.......a painter. (c)We........ painters. (d)They.......soldiers few years ago. (e)When....they born? (f) She.......a scientist.
Possible Solutions (a)He was in Portugal in 1978. (b)She was a painter. (c)We were painters. (d)They were soldiers few years ago. (e)When were they born? (f) She was a scientist.
Exercise continues Choose the correct verb form for each sentence. (a) I (is / am) quite a shy person. (b) They (were/was) crying the whole day. (c) It (was/were) nearly 7 p.m. in the evening when Mr. Capita arrived. (d) We (were/was) going on holiday when the car broke down. (e) You (is/are) the tallest person in this class. (f) I (was/were) the first girl in the class to be made a prefect [pri:fekt]..
Exercise continues Choose the correct verb form for each sentence. (a) I (am) quite a shy person. (b) They (were) crying the whole day. (c) It (was) nearly 7 p.m. in the evening when Mr. Capita arrived. (d) We (were) going on holiday when the car broke down. (e) You (are) the tallest person in this class. (f) I (was) the first girl in the class to be made a prefect [pri:fekt].
Verb: to be (Future tense) I will be You will be He, She, It will be We will be They will be
Past tense (Listening to the audio material)