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UNIT 7 1º E.S.O
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PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS
WAS / WERE THERE WAS / THERE WERE PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS
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WAS / WERE I’m … You’re… are used to talk about the present, He’s….
I was Are used to talk about the past, You were He was… Michael Jackson was a famous singer but he wasn’t an actor I was in London last year with my brother We were good students when we were young She wasn’t at home yesterday Were they faous actors when they were twenty?
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http://www. englishexercises. org/makeagame/viewgame. asp
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THERE WAS / THERE WERE REMEMBER THE USE OF THERE IS AND THERE ARE.
They both mean “HAY” in Spanish and they have two forms , one for singular and the other for plural uses. There Is One Mouse Under The Table There are two mice under the table
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THERE WAS / THERE WERE We use there was and there were to say that something existed in the past. In Spanish it means “HABIA”. And like in the previous examples it has two forms, one in singular and the other in plural. She was in the school yesterday morning The negative is form by putting not after was or were. She wasn’t in the school yesterday morning They weren’t sick when they were at home To form questions we place was or were in front of there. Where were you yesterday morning? Who was the girl sitting next to you?
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MORE EXAMPLES
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Policeman: Was there a TV in the room before the burglary
Policeman: Was there a TV in the room before the burglary? Jackie: Yes, there was. It was next to the bookcase. Policeman: _______________any money in the room? Jackie: Yes, . It was on the sofa. Policeman: And _____________any pictures on the wall? Jackie: No, only the mirror. Policeman: And ____________any keys in the room? Jackie: No, there weren't. They were in my handbag.
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http://www. englishexercises. org/makeagame/viewgame. asp
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PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS
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regular verbs are a piece of cake.
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Tenses in English We will study this tense now. Remember you are not going to talk about things you usually do or things you will do in a future. We will make use of our memory to remind lots of things
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The simple past is used to describe an action that occurred and was completed in the past.
Yesterday I watched TV for 4 hours!! I cleaned the windows 2 days AGO Mary phoned that guy last Saturday I studied Maths when I was in the school The simple past is formed by adding -ed to the base form of the verb (the infinitive without to). WATCH CLEAN ED PHONE D ED STUDY IED In English, the simple past of regular verbs is extremely easy. It is the same for all persons
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Irregularities regarding orthography (spelling)
Irregularities regarding orthography (spelling). Similarly, there are different ways to pronounce this ending Regular verbs ending in -e, add -d. Hope - Hoped Hate - Hated Love - loved Regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add -ed. Play – played Enjoy – enjoyed Regular verbs that end in a consonant+y, change the -y to -i and add -ed. Study – studied Cry – cried Regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant, double the final consonant before adding -ed. Plan - planned Beg - Begged
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NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE
You have to use didn´t + the infinitive of the verb (without to) for all persons. I didn`t VISIT Paris when I WAS in France last year...A pity! You didn`t STUDY Maths last week. So you FAILED your exam She didn`t PREPARE salad. She PREPARED pasta. It didn´t PLAY the piano last night....It PLAYED the banjo!
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You have to use did + SUBJECT + the infinitive of the verb (without to) for all persons Where did you TRAVEL last summer? I travelled to London Did you stay in the city centre? No, I didn’t. I stayed in the North What did you VISIT there? I visited lots of museums and things
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there are different ways to pronounce this ending
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GUIDE HAMMER GUIDED HAMMERED
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BRITISH COUNCIL VIDEO LIST OF REGULAR VERBS LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
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IRREGULAR VERBS
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THESE ARE ALL REGULAR VERBS, YOU JUST HAVE TO ADD -ED
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