UNIT 4.Student´s book: Pages 28-33

Workbook: Pages 90-95

The past simple. We use it to express that an action already

happened or is finished at a specific time in the past.

VERB+ed.Remember we have irregular verbs!!!!

The past simple. Signal words to know if its past simple:

Yesterday. 2 minutes ago.In 1990 (or other year) The other dayLast (day)A week ago

The past simple. The past simple and the verb to be.

To form the past simple with the verb to be we just have to look at the pronoun.

I, She, He & It are singular and for them we use WAS.

You, We, They are plural and for them we use WERE .

The past simple. The past simple and the verb to be.

PRONOUN. VERB. EXAMPLE.

I WAS I was in school yesterday.

YOU WERE You were playing soccer las night.

HE WAS He was watching a movie.

SHE WAS Two weeks ago she was happy.

IT WAS It was a horrible day.

WE WERE We were at the beach in our vacations.

THEY WERE They were hiding from us.

Exercises. All this senteses use the verb to be, add was

or were to the sentence.

1. I___happy.2.You___angry. 3. They___at the concert. 4. The children____in the garden. 5. The cat___on the couch. 6. He___on a holiday.

The past simple. How to make questions and negatives.

The verb did + the infinitive.

Ex. Did Bart play today?Did you already finish your homework?

The past simple. Gramatical rules!

o If a verb ends in –e, you add –d.Ex. Agree agreed.Like likedEscape escaped.

Exercises. Write the past tense of the verbs in parenthesis. ()

1. The cat___(escape) from the garden .2. They___(agree) with me about the movie. 3. I really___(enjoy) the game last night. 4. Alfie__(fail) his driving test again. 5. Did he__(talk) to you last month?

The past simple. Gramatical rules!

o If verb ends in a vowel and consonant, the sonsonant is usually doubled before –ed

Ex. Admit- admitted. Travel travelled.

The past simple. Gramatical rules!

o If verb ends in a consonant and –y , you take offthe –y and add –ied.

Ex. Hurryhurried. Pay paid. Lay laid.

The past simple. Gramatical rules!

o If the word ends in a vowel and –y, you add –ed.

Ex. Play played. Enjoy enjoyed.

Exercises. Choose the correct option. A. Did he talked to you yesterday?B. Did he talk to you yesterday?

C. They no like the film.D. They didn´t like the film.

E. I tried to help her. F. I tryed to help here.

HOMEWORK!!!!

Workbook pages 90-93