Transcript THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB TO BE AND REGULAR VERBS

LESSON 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLAIRE ELIZABETH WALLIS
THE VERB TO BE
I AM
YOU ARE
HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
WE ARE
YOU ARE
THEY ARE
REMEMBER IT IS POSSIBLE TO
USE CONTRACTIONS
THE VERB TO BE
I AM - I WAS
YOU ARE - YOU WERE
HE IS – HE WAS
IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO
SHE IS – SHE WAS
USE CONTRACTIONS
IT IS – IT WAS
WE ARE – WE WERE
YOU ARE – YOU WERE
THEY ARE – THEY WERE
COMPARE
TOM IS 40 YEARS OLD.
TOM’S FATHER WAS 75 YEARS OLD WHEN HE
DIED.
COMPARE
TODAY IT IS SUNNY.
YESTERDAY IT WAS COLD AND WINDY.
YOU ARE HAPPY TODAY.
YESTERDAY YOU WERE SAD.
FORMS
+ HE WAS FROM STRATFORD UPON AVON.
-HE WASN’T ITALIAN.
? WAS HE THE GREATEST WRITER OF ALL TIME?
NEGATIVE FORM
I WASN’T
YOU WEREN’T
HE WASN’T
SHE WASN’T
IT WASN’T
WE WEREN’T
YOU WEREN’T
THEY WEREN’T
QUESTIONS
WAS I …?
WERE YOU …?
WAS HE …?
WAS SHE …?
WAS IT …?
WERE WE …?
WERE YOU …?
WERE THEY …?
REGULAR VERBS
ALL REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST FINISH IN ED.
PLAY
I PLAYED
YOU PLAYED
HE/SHE/IT PLAYED
WE PLAYED
YOU PLAYED
THEY PLAYED
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR
THE PAST SIMPLE IS THE SAME FOR ALL
PERSONS.
GRAMMATICALLY IT IS VERY EASY BUT THE
PRONUNCIATION IS DIFFICULT.
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING
VERBS?
PLAYED, STUDIED, WALKED, STOPPED, WAITED,
LANDED, WANTED, DANCED, ARRIVED,
WATCHED, VISITED, WASHED, BOXED, TALKED.
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR
/d/ - dog
GENERALLY THE PRONUNCIATION IS D
PLAYED, STAYED
/id/
IF THE FINAL SOUND IS T OR D
WANTED, WAITED, LANDED,
PAST SIMPLE REGULAR
/t/ - t-shirt
IF THE FINAL SOUND IS CH, SH, K, P, S, X, THE
PRONUNCIATION IS T
WATCHED, WASHED, LOOKED, STOPPED, BOXED
DANCED /t/ why?
GRAMMAR
+ I PLAYED FOOTBALL YESTERDAY.
-I DIDN’T PLAY BASKETBALL
? DID YOU PLAY FOOTBALL YESTERDAY?
YES, I DID – NO, I DIDN’T
GRAMMAR
WHEN WE MAKE THE NEGATIVE WE USE
DIDN’T + INFINITIVE
I DIDN’T PLAY FOOTBALL YESTERDAY.
GRAMMAR
WHEN WE MAKE QUESTIONS WE USE
Q.A.S.I
WHAT DID YOU STUDY YESTERDAY?
A.S.I
DID YOU STUDY YESTERDAY?
YES, I DID – NO, I DIDN’T
IRREGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS ARE DIFFERENT AND NEED
TO BE LEARNT BY HEART.
YOU WILL FIND A LIST IN THE BACK OF YOUR
BOOKS.
IRREGULAR VERBS
THE GRAMMAR WORKS IN THE SAME WAY.
+ HE WENT TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY.
-HE DIDN’T GO TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY.
? DID HE GO TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY?
(YES, HE DID/ NO, HE DIDN’T)