WEEK 7 and 8

TEACHER OZZY

PAST SIMPLE Time Markers/Indicators:

 Actions in the past that are completely finished/over;  Yesterday;
 It is necessary to understand WHEN  Last __________;
 Verbs in the past:  ___________ ago;
 In ________ (year/month);
 When I was…
 When you were…
REGULAR (+ED) IRREGULAR
Worked Go = Went
Watched Sleep = Slept
Needed Read = Read (red)
Played Write = Wrote
*Study = Studied (+ied) Eat = Ate
*Stop = Stopped (+ped) Think = Thought
Understand = Understood
Come = Came
Take = Took
Wake = Woke

STRUCTURE (A):
 Auxiliary verb:
DID (all subjects) = To ask QUESTIONS (?) + verb (base form)

 Auxiliary verb in the negative:

DIDN’T (all subjects) = To NEGATE ( - ) + verb (base form)

 Verbs:
in the past (all subjects) (2nd column/+ED) = To AFFIRM ( + )

 I normally know “when” = Time markers

EXAMPLES:
 Did you study last night? = Yes, I studied last night. / No, I didn’t study last night.
 Did you travel on your last vacation? = No, I didn’t travel on my last vacation.
 Did your mother eat pizza last weekend? = Yes, she ate pizza last weekend. / No, she didn’t eat pizza…
 When did you last watch a movie at the cinema? = I (last) watched a movie at the cinema last month.
 What didn’t you understand? = I didn’t understand the question/past participle.
 When did you last eat a hamburger? = I (last) ate a hamburger 2 days ago. / I ate a hamburger last
month.
 What time did you wake up yesterday? = I woke up at 08 am yesterday.
 Did you go to the beach last year?
 Yes, I went to the beach last year.
FORMAL/COMPLETE ANSWERS.
 No, I didn’t go to the beach last year.
 Yes, I did.
INFORMAL/CONVERSATION ANSWERS.
 No, I didn’t.
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TEACHER OZZY

STRUCTURE (B):
 To be in the past (was/were) to talk about personal information/status
 I NEVER use TO BE with an Auxiliary verb. = I was didn’t. (wrong)
 I NEVER use TO BE with a verb in the base or in the past. = I was lived in Sorocaba. (wrong)

 ALWAYS ALONE = I was in my house last Sunday.

? = Were you at the shopping mall last night?

- = No, I wasn’t at the shopping mall last night.
+ = Yes, I was at the shopping mall last night.