1. Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche CdL Economia e Gestione dei Servizi Turistici UNIT 2 a.a. 2013/2014

2. We obtain it by adding –ed to the base form of the verb for all persons (I-III singular & plural) I work – I worked, she loves – loved, they play – played, I watch – they watched Verbs ending in –e only add –d: love-loved Verbs ending in y preceded by consonant undergo a morphological change: study – studied

3. Present simplePast simple Auxiliary verb in the present is to do Auxiliary verb in the past becomes did and keeps the same form for singular and plural first, second and third persons. Did/didn’t is always followed by the lexical verb in the base form Ex. Where did you want to go? I wanted to go to the music store. Ex. What did she like? She liked those jeans.

4. The suffix -ed can be pronounced in three different ways according to the verb ending 1./ ɪ d/ - verbs ending in -t and -d (start, end) 2./t/ - verbs ending in -k, -ch, -sh, -ss, -p, -x (kissed, walked, washed, watched, pump, fix) 3./d/ - the other verbs ending with a consonant and –e (turned, solved)

5. They undergo a morphological change only present in affirmative sentences: ex. She saw Jane, They met Julian, We drove to the beach, They bought a new car BUT … She didn’t see Jane, They didn’t meet Julian, Did you drive to the beach?, Didn’t they buy a new car?

6. InfinitiveSimple pastPast participle GoWentGone ComeCameCome DriveDroveDriven GetGot SleepSlept DoDidDone FindFound CanCouldBeen able to TakeTookTaken Read SpeakSpokeSpoken BuyBought

7. Present simplePast simple Am, IsWas AreWere I’m not, he isn’t, they aren’tI wasn’t, she wasn’t, they weren’t Am I? Is he? Are they?Was I? Was she? Were they?

8. Present simplePast simple Present simplePast simple I’m a doctorI was a doctor She’s a teacherShe was a teacher They’re gorgeousThey were gorgeous Are they Italian?Were they Italian? Is she happy?Was she happy? Aren’t you George? Isn’t she Jane? Weren’t you George? Wasn’t she Jane?

9. The Past Continuous We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action or situation that was in progress at a particular time in the past. E.g. James was cooking when I got home. I was waiting for the bus at half past six.

10. The Past Continuous Past Continuous actions are not completed at that time in the past. To talk about completed actions at a particular time in the past, we use the Past Simple. I sent David an email yesterday. Mark cooked dinner last night.

11. The Past Continuous We often use the Past Continuous: 1.To set the scene at the beginning of a story: It was raining heavily. Anna was walking quickly towards the cinema. 2. To talk about a longer action interrupted by another action: I was watching TV when he arrived.