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Dates.
This lesson will help you Time expressions.
to reinforce the topics Ordinal numbers.
learnt during the
Negative sentences in Past

week 8 Simple.
Yes/No questions in Past
Simple.
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Dates

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Dates

What day
is today?

Today is the
first of April.

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Dates
Here you have some examples of how to say years:

Year
Way to write it Way to say it

1800 Eighteen hundred.

1998 Nineteen ninety-eight.

2005 Two thousand five.

Tip! The most common way to say a year is by dividing the numbers in
pairs. For example, 1456: 14 – 56 (Fourteen fifty-six)

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Dates
Here you have some examples of how to say dates:

Date
Way to write it Way to say it

May the fifteenth.


May 15th
The fifteenth of May.

Tip! To say a date, you have to use ordinal numbers.

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Dates
Here you have some examples:

In the year two thousand seventeen Today is October the fifth.


the Pope visited Colombia.

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Time
expressions

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Time expressions
Linking phrases to show addition are used to connect one idea to the next.

What time do you


wake up?

I wake up at
6:00 a.m.

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Time expressions
There are some ways to use time expressions:

Days of the week Parts of the day

on Fridays. in the morning.


on Sundays. in the afternoon.
on weekdays. in the evening.
on weeknights. at night.
on weekends.

Other expressions Time

late / early at 6:00.


until around 10:00.
before / after

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Time expressions
Here you have some examples:
Myy kids studyy in the morning.
g I visit myy parents on the weekends.

I go to the university
at 7:00 a.m
a.m.
.m

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Time expressions
Here you have some useful time expressions:

Expression Translation

Give a hard time Hacer pasar un mal momento


Have the time of your life. El mejor momento de tu vida
Kill time Matar el tiempo
Make up for lost time Recuperar el tiempo perdido
Run out of time Quedarse sin tiempo
Save time Ahorrar tiempo
I played Sudoku to kill time.
Spare time Tiempo libre

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Time expressions

Expression Translation

Short of time Corto de tiempo


Spend time Pasar (compartir) tiempo
Spend too long Pasar demasiado tiempo
Take a long time Tomar mucho tiempo
Take your time Tome su tiemp
Time – consuming Requiere mucho tiempo
Time up Se acabó el tiempo
It’s very time – consuming to Waste time Perder el tiempo
study alone.

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Ordinal
numbers

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Ordinal numbers

Which one
are you?

I’m the
third one.

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Ordinal numbers
These are the ordinal numbers:

Number Word Translation

1st First Primero


2nd Second Segundo
3rd Third Tercero
4th Fourth Cuarto
5th Fifth Quinto
6th Sixth Sexto
7th Seventh Séptimo
8th Eighth Octavo
This is my first day at the
University. 9th Ninth Noveno
10th Tenth Décimo

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Ordinal numbers

Number Word Translation

11th Eleventh Undécimo


12th Twelfth Duodécimo
13th Thirteenth Decimotercero
14th Fourteenth Decimocuarto
15th Fifteenth Decimoquinto
16th Sixteenth Decimosexto
17th Seventeenth Decimoséptimo
18th Eighteenth Decimoctavo
19th Nineteenth Decimonoveno This is the sixteenth edition of
this fair.
20th Twentieth Vigésimo

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Ordinal numbers

Number Word Translation

21st Twenty-first Vigésimo primero


22nd Twenty-second Vigésimo segundo
23rd Twenty-third Vigésimo tercero
24th Twenty-fourth Vigésimo cuarto
25th Twenty-fifth Vigésimo quinto
26th Twenty-sixth Vigésimo sexto
27th Twenty-seventh Vigésimo séptimo
28th Twenty-eighth Vigésimo octavo
29th Twenty-ninth Vigésimo noveno
30th Thirtieth Trigésimo

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Ordinal numbers

Number Word Translation

40th Fortieth Cuadragésimo


50th Fiftieth Quincuagésimo
60th Sixtieth Sexagésimo
70th Seventieth Septuagésimo
80th Eightieth Octogésimo
90th Ninetieth Nonagésimo
100th One Hundredth Centésimo

Tip! After 30, the same count of 20 should be


followed. For example, 31st is thirtieth first.

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Negative
sentences
in Past
Simple
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Negative sentences in Past Simple

The Past simple is used to talk about past situations in a definite moment. This is its negative form.

No, I didn’t. I
didn’t have
time.
Did you talk
to Ana?

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Negative sentences in Past Simple

You can use this structure to make negative sentences in Past Simple:

Subject Auxiliary verb Infinitive verb Complement

I did not / didn’t run to the office this morning.


You did not / didn’t cook an amazing spaghetti.
She did not / didn’t teach in the kindergarten last year.
He did not / didn’t work as police officer.
It did not / didn’t fall from the sky.
We did not / didn’t go for a walk in the beach.
They did not / didn’t laugh about that funny joke.

Tip! When you use the auxiliary did, the main


verb must be in its base form.

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Negative sentences in Past Simple

Here you have some examples:

We didn’t learn how to I didn’t steal anything!


play the piano.

She didn’t love me. It didn’t hurt!

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Yes/No
questions
form in
Past
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Yes/No questions form in Past Simple

These questions are commonly answered in a short way because you don’t have to give any extra information.

No, I
didn’t.

Did you go to
the cinema?

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Yes/No questions form in Past Simple

To response in the affirmative way, use the following structure:

Subject Yes/No question Affirmative answer

Short Answer Full form

I Did I call you? Yes, you did. Yes, you called me.

You Did you go to Texas? Yes, I did. Yes, I went to Texas.

She Did she sing a song? Yes, she did. Yes, she sang a song.

He Did he study all day? Yes, he did. Yes, he studied all day.

It Did it work in the T.V? Yes, it did. Yes, it worked in the T.V.

We Did we finish the task? Yes, we did. Yes, we finished the task.

They Did they play tennis? Yes, they did. Yes, they played tennis.

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Yes/No questions form in Past Simple

To response in the negative way, use the following structure:

Subject Yes/No question Negative answer

Short Answer Full form

I Did I call you? No, you didn’t. No, you didn’t call me.

You Did you go to Texas? No, I didn’t. No, I didn’t go to Texas.

She Did she sing a song? No, she didn’t. No, she didn’t sing a song.

He Did he study all day? No, he didn’t. No, he didn’t study all day.

It Did it work in the T.V? No, it didn’t. No, it didn’t work in the T.V.

We Did we finish the task? No, we didn’t. No, we didn’t finish the task.

They Did they play tennis? No, they didn’t. No, they didn’t play tennis.

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Yes/No questions form in Past Simple


Here you have some examples:

Did you go to the concert? Did he break the cup?

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Yes/No questions form in Past Simple

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