ENGLISH LESSONS

July 5th

Student: Jorgelina

Simple Past

Irregular verbs
REGULAR VERBS:

PAST SIMPLE : VIDEO!

1-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZJhJdla05I

2-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6h-cMixtD0

3- Write down the verbs and then make sentences- questions

Pronunciation

Let´s practice!
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https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_language/Past_simple/Reading_Co
mprehension_-_Pre-Intermediate_1_fs1806242sg
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USED TO

Used to: meaning and form

We use used to when we refer to things in the past which are no longer true. It can
refer to repeated actions or to a state or situation:

He used to play football for the local team, but he’s too old now.

That white house over there used to belong to my family. (It belonged to my family in
the past, but not any more.)

Warning:

In statements, the form used to does not change. We do not use the verb be before
it. It always refers to past time:

We used to go to the seaside every summer when I was a kid.

Not: We are used to go … or We use to go … or We were used to go …

Negative: didn’t use to
The negative of used to is most commonly didn’t use(d) to. Sometimes we write it
with a final -d, sometimes not. Both forms are common, but many people consider
the form with the final -d to be incorrect, and you should not use it in exams:

It didn’t use to be so crowded in the shops as it is nowadays.

I didn’t used to like broccoli when I was younger, but I love it now. (Don’t use this
form in exams.)

In very formal styles, we can use the negative form used not to:

She used not to live as poorly as she does now.

Questions
The most common form of question is auxiliary did + use(d) to. Many people
consider the form with a final -d to be incorrect, and you should not use it in exams:

I think we met once, a couple of years ago. Did you use to work with Kevin Harris?

Didn’t she used to live in the same street as us? (Don’t use this form in written
exams.)

Emphatic did
We can use the emphatic auxiliary did with used to:

We never used to mix very much with the neighbours, but we did used to say hello
to them in the street. (Don’t use this form in written exams.)

LET´S PRACTICE!
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_02_022e?cc=global&selLanguag
e=en
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COULD AND WAS ABLE/ WERE ABLE

¿QUÉ ES COULD?

Could is the past form of can: podia

couldn´t : no podia

¿QUÉ ES WAS ABLE Y WERE ABLE?

significado en pasado: yo podía yo pude , nosotros podiamos, pudimos

en ciertas ocasiones solo se podrá usar was able or were able . y no could.

GRAMMAR

1-El verbo be able siempre va seguido de to + infinitivo

2- a diferencia de can y could que van seguidos del infinitivo sin to, por ejemplo:

I was able to walk.

I could walk.

Se usa was able con I, he , she y it.

Se usa were able con we, you y they.

¿CUÁNDO SE USA “COULD” Y CUÁNDO “WAS ABLE / WERE

ABLE”?
 could podía, podíamos, podían, etc

couldn’t no pude, no pudimos, no pudieron, etc;

no podía, no podíamos, no podían, etc.

was able to pude, pudo, podía

wasn’t able / no pude, no pudo, no podía

was unable

were able pudiste, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron

podías, podíamos, podíais, podían

weren’t able / no pudiste, no pudimos, no pudisteis, no pudieron,

were unable no podías, no podíamos, no podíais, no podían

USOS

NEGATIVE

Siempre se puede usar couldn’t en la forma negativa.

En pasado, tanto couldn’t como wasn’t able / weren’t able son opciones.

AFIRMATIVO

Se puede usar could para podía pero no para momentos específicos en pasado (pude, pudo,

pudimos, etc.)
Se puede usar was able / were able en pasado para podía, podíamos, podían, etc.

Se debe usar was able / were able para momentos específicos en pasado (pude, pudo,

pudimos, etc.)

En la mayoría de casos se pueden utilizar tanto could como was able / were able. Sin

embargo, en forma positiva, para pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis y pudieron, se usa

was able / were able.

En pasado, could (could do, could go, could see, etc.) en positivo representa posibilidad o

capacidad pero no el éxito de un evento puntual: was able / were able representan este

concepto.

Por ejemplo:

Podían ayudarnos.

They could help us.

They were able to help us.

No podían ayudarnos.

They couldn’t help us.

They weren’t able to help us.

No pudieron ayudarnos.

They couldn’t help us.

They weren’t able to help us.

Pudieron ayudarnos.

They were able to help us.

They could help us.

IMPORTANTE

Pasado general

Podía tomar el tren al trabajo cuando vivía en Londres.

I could take the train to work when I worked in London.

I was able to take the train to work when I worked in London.

Momento específico en pasado

Pude tomar el tren al trabajo ayer.

I was able to take the train to work yesterday.

I could take the train to work yesterday.