2. L. H. 2010 Read Jane’s diary and underline all the verbs. (Click on the diary to check your answers!) December 2 nd Last summer, I went to the south of France. I went there with my family. We got up very early and we left the house around four o’clock in the morning. We drove all the way down to Nice! We arrived at 10 p.m.!! I did so many things during these summer holidays! Every morning, I ran on the beach. One day, I saw a couple of dolphins. They were so cute! I also took some waterskiing lessons! I really loved it. Of course, I swam many times in the Mediterranean sea. It was sunny all the time so I put a lot of sun cream on my skin to protect it. I met many foreign teenagers at the beach and we spoke different languages: Italian, German, French, English, etc. We built huge sandcastles. I almost cut my finger with a seashell! We also organized a beach volleyball tournament. My team won! One evening, we sat down on the beach and we had a huge barbecue: we ate a lot of sausages and we drank a lot of lemonade. Afterwards we sang and we told scary stories. I spent all my money on a very beautiful dress. It cost 25 euros. I found a nice necklace to go with it and my parents bought it for me. I wrote and sent many postcards to my friends but I forgot to write to my grandparents! Oops! These summer holidays were really great! December 2 nd Last summer, I went to the south of France. I went there with my family. We got up very early and we left the house around four o’clock in the morning. We drove all the way down to Nice! We arrived at 10 p.m.!! I did so many things during these summer holidays! Every morning, I ran on the beach. One day, I saw a couple of dolphins. They were so cute! I also took some waterskiing lessons! I really loved it. Of course, I swam many times in the Mediterranean sea. It was sunny all the time so I put a lot of sun cream on my skin to protect it. I met many foreign teenagers at the beach and we spoke different languages: Italian, German, French, English, etc. We built huge sandcastles. I almost cut my finger with a seashell! We also organized a beach volleyball tournament. My team won! One evening, we sat down on the beach and we had a huge barbecue: we ate a lot of sausages and we drank a lot of lemonade. Afterwards we sang and we told scary stories. I spent all my money on a very beautiful dress. It cost 25 euros. I found a nice necklace to go with it and my parents bought it for me. I wrote and sent many postcards to my friends but I forgot to write to my grandparents! Oops! These summer holidays were really great!

3. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form go went get upleavedrive arrivedorunsee got upleftdrove arriveddidransaw

4. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form be was / were takeloveswim putmeetspeakbuild tooklovedswam putmetspokebuilt

5. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form cut organizewinsit down haveeatdrinksing organizedwonsat down hadatedranksang

6. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form tell told spendcostfind buywritesendforget spentcostfound boughtwrotesentforgot 25€

7. L. H. 2010 ‘arrive’, ‘love’, and ‘organize’ are __________________ verbs. ‘go’, ‘get (up)’, ‘leave’, ‘drive’, ‘do’, ‘run’, ‘see’, ‘be’, ‘take’, ‘swim’, ‘put’, ‘meet’, ‘speak’, ‘build’, ‘cut’, ‘win’, ‘sit (down)’, ‘have’, ‘eat’, ‘drink’, ‘sing’, ‘tell’, ‘spend’, ‘cost’, ‘find’, ‘buy’, ‘write’, ‘send’, and ‘forget’ are __________________ verbs. 1 2 (Click on the numbers to check your answers!)

8. L. H. 2010 Read about Rebecca’s winter holidays. Can you spot all the irregular verbs? (Click on the diary to check your answers!) December 5 th Three years ago, Rebecca spent her winter holidays in Italy. In the Italian Alps, she learnt how to ski. She said it was difficult. She fell many times! She even hurt her left knee and broke her right arm! While skiing, she lost her favourite bracelet. The weather was very cold and windy. Even if she wore warm clothes (gloves, sweaters, etc.), she caught a cold! Her parents called a doctor who came immediately. He gave her some medicine. She stayed in bed for a couple of days. She felt very weak and slept a lot in order to get better. To while away the time, she read the third Harry Potter book and her mother made cookies to cheer her up. She brought me a nice scarf from Italy. It is a very beautiful scarf. I think she paid a lot of money for it. She did not like her holidays in Italy at all! December 5 th Three years ago, Rebecca spent her winter holidays in Italy. In the Italian Alps, she learnt how to ski. She said it was difficult. She fell many times! She even hurt her left knee and broke her right arm! While skiing, she lost her favourite bracelet. The weather was very cold and windy. Even if she wore warm clothes (gloves, sweaters, etc.), she caught a cold! Her parents called a doctor who came immediately. He gave her some medicine. She stayed in bed for a couple of days. She felt very weak and slept a lot in order to get better. To while away the time, she read the third Harry Potter book and her mother made cookies to cheer her up. She brought me a nice scarf from Italy. It is a very beautiful scarf. I think she paid a lot of money for it. She did not like her holidays in Italy at all!

9. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form spend spent learn sayfall hurtbreaklose wear learntsaidfell hurtbrokelost wore

10. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form Infinitive Form Past Simple Form catch caught come givefeel sleep read make bring camegavefelt slept readmade brought

11. L. H. 2010 Infinitive Form Past Simple Form pay paid There were two regular verbs in the affirmative form in the text. Can you find them? (Click on the numbers to check your answers!) 1 2 Her parents called a doctor … She stayed in bed …

12. L. H. 2010 Observe the following sentences and underline the time markers that refer to the PAST. Three years ago Rebecca spent her winter holidays in Italy. 1 I went to the south of France last summer. We arrived yesterday around 10 a.m. My parents visited Brazil in 2005. a b c d I went to the south of France last summer. Three years ago Rebecca spent her winter holidays in Italy. We arrived yesterday around 10 a.m. My parents visited Brazil in 2005.

13. L. H. 2010 I was You were He / She / It was We were You were They were I was not You were not He / She / It was not We were not You were not They were not The verb BE in the past simple: 2 Was I … ? Were you … ? Was he / she / it … ? Were we … ? Were you … ? Were they … ? Affirmative SentencesNegative SentencesInterrogative Sentences NOTEwas not = wasn’t were not = weren’t

14. L. H. 2010 3 What about the other verbs? Observe the following sentences and deduce the rules! We arrived yesterday morning around 10 a.m. John did not arrive at 10 a.m.: he arrived at 10.30 a.m. What about you? What time did you arrive? Who arrived first? We went to the swimming-pool last weekend. John did not go to the swimming-pool: he went to the cinema. And you? Where did you go last weekend? Who came with you? 1.In NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE sentences, I must not forget ______________________________________ EXCEPTION: 2. For irregular verbs, the irregular form is used in ______________________ only! (Click me!) the auxiliary DID. AFFIRMATIVE sentences Questions with WHO or WHAT referring to the subject.

15. L. H. 2010 I arrived You arrived He / She arrived We arrived You arrived They arrived I did not arrive You did not arrive He / She did not arrive We did not arrive You did not arrive They did not arrive Did I arrive … ? Did you arrive … ? Did he / she arrive … ? Did we arrive … ? Did you arrive … ? Did they arrive … ? Affirmative SentencesNegative SentencesInterrogative Sentences REGULAR VERBS (ex: arrive)

16. L. H. 2010 I went You went He / She went We went You went They went I did not go You did not go He / She did not go We did not go You did not go They did not go Did I go … ? Did you go … ? Did he / she go … ? Did we go … ? Did you go … ? Did they go … ? Affirmative SentencesNegative SentencesInterrogative Sentences IRREGULAR VERBS (ex: go)

17. L. H. 2010 painted played surfed called cooked watched 4 How to pronounce the ending –ed? (Click on the verbs to check your answers!)

18. L. H. 2010 walked acted invented cycled listened danced

19. L. H. 2010 5 Time to practise! + - ? EXERCISE 1: Put the verbs in brackets () into the past simple, then transform the affirmative sentences into negative and interrogative sentences. Tom _________ a lot last week. (work) Tom did not work a lot last week. Did Tom work a lot last week? worked + - ? Mark and Jenny _________ to New Zealand five years ago. (go) Did Mark and Jenny go to New Zealand five years ago? went Mark and Jenny did not go to New Zealand five years ago.

20. L. H. 2010 + - ? They _________ the doctor immediately. (call) They did not call the doctor immediately. Did they call the doctor immediately? called + - ? His car _____________ yesterday. (break down) His car did not break down yesterday. Did his car break down yesterday? broke down + - ? Helen _________ her laptop computer last month. (buy) Helen did not buy her laptop computer last month. Did Helen buy her laptop computer last month? bought

21. L. H. 2010 + - ? John _________ this when he was 6 years old. (paint) John did not paint this when he was 6 years old. Did John paint this when he was 6 years old? painted + - ? I _________ the house at 6.50 a.m. (leave) I did not leave the house at 6.50 a.m. Did you leave the house at 6.50 a.m.? left

22. L. H. 2010 EXERCISE 2: What was the question? 1 How many cakes did James make for the party? James made three cakes for the party. 2 Why did she stay at home? She stayed at home because she was sick. 3 What did you get for Christmas? For Christmas, I got some money, some clothes and some perfume. 4 When did you meet? We met four years ago in a café. 5 Where did they eat? They ate at the most expensive restaurant in town. 6 Who wrote a poem for Susan? Who = Subject!!! > no DID. Peter wrote a poem for Susan.

23. L. H. 2010 Choose your favourite trip, then say WHERE you went, WHEN you went there and WHAT you did!