1. Discover the language
1. Read the following sentences, and then underline the verbs.
Britney Spears passed a test performance at the ‘Micky Club’ at the age of 8.
She toured the USA in 1998 to promote her songs.
She starred in ‘Crossroads’, an American film.
She sang ‘Born to Make you Happ’ in January 2000.
2. Give their infinitives. What can you say?
To pass
To tour
To promote
To star
To sing

2. Listen, then say what sound you hear at the end of each verb.
passed | toured |decided| starred|completed |joined | looked
|t|
|d|
|id|
toured
passed
decided
starred
looked
completed
joined
Stating the rule
|t|
|d|
|id|
“K”, “P”, “S”, “Ch”, “Sh”, “F”
“L”, “V”, “N”, “B” “R”, “M”, “Y” W, and vowels
“T”, “D”,
dedided, acted, completed, invited, wanted
looked, stopped, finished, passed, missed, watched
smelled, saved, cleaned, played, showed

3. Practise
Put the verb in the past simple
Faudel, ‘The Small Prince of Rai’, ( be born) in 1978 in Mantes La Jolie,France. At the age of 12 he (join) ‘Les Etoile du Rai’. He (start) to sing in wedding parties and celebrations. In 1993, he ( go) on stage for the first time. In 1997 he ( complete) his first album and( participate) in the famous Rai concert called ‘ 123 Soleil’ with Khaled and Rachid Taha. In 2001, he (make) a second album. In 2003, he ( take part) in another concert called ‘ Un autre Soleil’. Faudel ( act) in many films, too.
was born
joined
started
went
completed
participated
made
took
acted

4. Match the people with their countries and dates of birth.
Bob Marley
Fairouz
El-Anka
Lorie
Sting
Algeria
1907
France
1982
Jamaica
1945
England
1951
Lebanon
1935

5. Pair work: Ask questions and answer them.
Example: Al-Anka
He was born in Algeria
Where was El-Anka born?
He was born 1907
When was he born?
Sting
He was born in England
Where was Sting born?
Where was he born?
He was born 1951
Where, refers to places (England, Algeria, France, Lebanon)
When refers to time, or dates ( 1982, 1953, 1907….)

6. Ask questions about the underlined words.
Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga. He was a Spanish painter but also a sculptor and a ceramist. Very young, he showed exceptional artistic talents. In 1907, he painted « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon » and started the Cubism.
Questions
Answers
Who was born in 1881?
Pablo Picasso was born in 1881.
Where was he born?
He was born in Malaga.
What was he?
He was a Spanish painter.
When did he paint « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon?
He paint « Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in 1907

7. Past tense ‘ed’ pronunciation. |t| |d| |id|
“K”, “P”, “S”, “Ch”, “Sh”, “F”
“L”, “V”, “N”, “B” “R”, “M”, “Y” W, and vowels
“T”, “D”,
dedided, acted, completed, invited, wanted
looked, stopped, finished, passed, missed, watched
smelled, saved, cleaned, played, showed
In English there are two (2) types of verbs, Regular and Irregular verbs.
Regular verbs, we add ‘ d’ or ‘ ed’ to form their past tense: looked, acted,
Irregular verbs, we do not add ‘d’ or ‘ ed’ to form the past: born, took, made. They must be learnet by heart.
Wh questions
Where, refers to places (England, Algeria, France, Lebanon)
When refers to time, or dates ( 1982, 1953, 1907….)
Who: refers to people. Peter, the teacher, the pupil ……….