1. by Kristi Reyes 2. Any event, activity, or state that started
and finished in the past Key words: yesterday last ago Regular
verbs work talk stay study Irregular verbs see have go drive 3.
Most regular verbs, add ed to change to past tense: walk listen
need 1. close live 2. try dry hurry play? 4. 3. shop sob rain? fax?
4. prefer permit happen? 5. Which is the correct pronunciation of
the ed in these regular verbs? Three different pronunciations of
-ed 1. /t/ 2. /d/ 3. /id/ liked stayed helped looked rained
assisted closed watched called decided painted wanted 6. Need to
memorize See handout Practice every day! 7. I am You are He is She
is It is We are They are People Everyone I You He She It We They
People Everyone PRESENT PAST is I, he, she, it Singular subject +
was You, we, they Plural subject + were was 8. Make these
affirmative sentences into questions. Advance the slide after that.
Sentence Question 1. I studied English. 2. She worked yesterday. 3.
They took a vacation. 4. He had a day off. 5. I was absent last
week. 6. They were on break. 7. It was a holiday. 1. Did she study
English? 2. Did she work yesterday? 3. Did they take a vacation? 4.
Did he have a day off? 5. Were you absent last week? 6. Were they
on break? 7. Was it a holiday? 9. Make these affirmative sentences
into negatives. Advance the slide after that. Sentence Negative 1.
I studied English. 2. She worked yesterday. 3. They took a
vacation. 4. He had a day off. 5. I was absent last week. 6. They
were on break. 7. It was a holiday. 1. I didnt study English. 2.
She didnt work yesterday. 3. They didnt take a vacation. 4. He
didnt have a day off. 5. I wasnt absent last week. 6. They werent
on break. 7. It wasnt a holiday. 10. Question formation: Did +
subject + verb + ? Was / Were + subject + verb + ? Negation:
Subject + did not (didnt) + verb Subject + was / were not (wasnt /
werent) + 11. Use 1: Past actions that were in progress at a
particular time in the past; actions that were not yet finished at
a past time Pablos Schedule 8 9: had breakfast 9 10: finished his
homework 10 11: checked his Facebook account 11 12: ate lunch 12 2:
watched soccer match on TV 2 5: took a nap At 8:30, Pablo
_________________ breakfast. At 9:15, he ___________________ his
homework. At 10, he _____________________. At 11:30, he
___________________. At 12:30, he ____________________ soccer. At
3, he ______________ nap. Yesterday at 8:30, Pablo was having / was
eating breakfast. At 9:15, he was finishing / was doing his
homework. At 10, he was checking his FB account. At 11:30, he was
eating / was having lunch. At 12:30, he was watching soccer. At 3,
he was taking a nap. 12. Use 2: Tell what was happening or in
progress when something else happened or interrupted a past
in-progress action 13. Use past continuous to say what was in
progress I was crossing the street Use simple past for the
interrupting action when the driver ran the red light. 14. I was
sleeping when the telephone rang and woke me up. We were watching
the news when the announcer made a special live report. He was
driving too fast when he crashed the car. I was trying to study
when you called. 15. Subject + was / were + verb+ing Negation:
Subject + was / were + not + verb+ing Yes/ No Question: Was / Were
+ subject + + verb+ing ? Information Question: (WH) + Was / Were +
subject + + verb+ing ? 16. Verb ending in... How to make the -ING
form Examples (Most verbs) Add -ING say - saying go - going walk -
walking 1 vowel + 1 consonant Double the consonant, then add -ING
swim - swimming hit - hitting get - getting 1 vowel + 1 consonant +
E Final ie Remove E, then add ING Change ie to y, then add -ING
come - coming lose - losing live living die dying tie -- tying 17.
Write the answers on your paper and bring to class to check 1. The
telephone (ring) when I (take a shower). 2. I (eat) dinner when you
(come) to visit. 3. It (begin) to rain while they (walk) home. 4.
We (see) an accident when we (drive) on the freeway. 5. The driver
(no pay) attention to the cars in front when he (crash) into the
red convertible. 6. She (chop) onions when she (cut) her finger. 7.
They (watch) TV when the electricity (go) out. 8. A: What (you, do)
yesterday at 5:00? I tried to call you but no one answered. B: I
didnt hear the telephone. I (vacuum). 18. Use while for two actions
in progress at the same time in the past: She was talking while he
was driving. Use when when telling about sequence of events (one
action that was in progress that was interrupted by another event
in the past): I was just leaving when you called. (first action in
progress) (interrupting event) When he came home, she started
cooking dinner. (first action) (second action) 19. When and while
at the front of a sentence, use a comma: When you called, I was
watching TV. While he was washing the clothes, I was doing the
dishes. When and while in the middle of a sentence, no comma I was
watching TV when you called. I was doing the dishes while he was
washing the clothes. 20. Bring your completed note-taking form and
any questions you have to class.
