PAST SIMPLE
VERB TO BE (SER – ESTAR)
PRESENT
AM/IS/ARE (3)
+ I am a student.
+ She is my cousin.
+ They are Colombian.
- I am not 18 (years old).
- She isn’t beautiful.
- They aren’t in a pub.
? Am I a good student?
? Is she my cousin?
? Are they Colombian?
PAST
(am-is) WAS/WERE (are) (2)
+ I was a student.
+ She was my cousin.
+ They were Colombian.
- I was not 18 years old.
- She wasn’t beautiful.
- They weren’t in a pub.
? Was I a good student?
? Was she my cousin?
? Were they Colombian?
Structure
+/- S V C
COMPLEMENT OF THE VERB TO BE: No Verbs
I was work
 Nationalities: Brazilian, Colombian, British.
 Professions: A doctor, a teacher, a student.
 Adjectives: Tall, smart, expensive.
 Personal information: Telephone number, email address, address, etc.
 Places: in the hospital, at the institute, at home, at school, at work.
 Family members: my sister, my father, my cousins.
 *Age: 20 years old, 40 years old.
WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS OLD
 THERE WAS – THERE WERE - HABÍA

 THERE IS – THERE WAS  THERE ARE – THERE WERE

THERE IS A STUDENT IN CLASS THERE ARE SOME BOOKS
THERE WAS A STUDENT IN THERE WERE SOME BOOKS
CLASS
 BE BORN - NACER

 WAS BORN  WERE BORN

I,HE, SHE, IT YOU, WE, THEY
I WAS BORN IN PERU THEY WERE BORN IN CHINA
HE WASN’T BORN IN MAY WE WEREN’T BORN IN 1999
WAS SHE BORN HERE? WERE YOU BORN THE SAME
DAY?
 ALL THE OTHER VERBS (NOT TO BE)
PRESENT PAST
HE – SHE – IT + “S” HE – SHE – IT / REG – IRREG

+ I work in a school. + I workED in a school.

+ She workS in a school. + She workED in a school.
+ They eat fish. + They ATE fish.
+ He eatS fish. + He ATE fish.

GO – WENT
 REGULAR VERBS RULES : ED

1. MOST = ED WORKed WASHed LISTENed

2. END IN “E” = D DECIDEd VOTEd LIKEd
MOVEd
3. END CONS + Y = IED CRied STUDied PLAYed
4. (1 SYLL) CVC = DOUBLE CONS + ED STABbed STOPped

* EXCEPTIONS: FINISH IN “X” OR “W”

(I,YOU,WE,THEY) work in the office.

(HE,SHE,IT) works in the office

(I,WE,YOU,THEY,HE,SHE,IT) worked in the office

 REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION
 BASE FORM FINAL SOUND IS “T” OR “D”  BASE FORM ENDS IN ALL OTHER SOUNDS
(24)
/ed/
1. ACCEPT
/t/ or /d/
1. LIKE - /laik/
2. CORRECT
2. LAUGH - /laf/
3. AVOID
3. STAB - /stab/
4. DEPEND
4. MARRY - /marry/
5. DECIDE
5. WASH - /wash/
6. VOTE
6. STOP - / stop/
7. CREATE
7. OPEN - /open/
8. PROVIDE
8. ORDER - /order/
9. FILL - /fil/
 REGULAR VERBS PRONUNCIATION
 BASE FORM FINAL SOUND IS “T” OR  BASE FORM ENDS IN ALL OTHER SOUNDS (24)
“D”
/t/ or /d/
/ed/  LIKEd - /laikt/
 ACCEPTed  LAUGHed - /laft/
 CORRECTed  STABbed - /stabd/
 AVOIDed
 MARRied - /marryd/
 DEPENDed
 WASHed - /washt/
 DECIDEd
 STOPped - / stopt/
 VOTEd
 OPENed - /opend/
 CREATEd
 ORDERed - /orderd/
 PROVIDEd
 FILLed - /fild/
REGULAR VERBS PARAGRAPH PRACTICE
 ALL THE OTHER VERBS
PRESENT PAST
HE – SHE – IT + “S” / DO - DOES HE – SHE – IT / REG – IRREG / DID

+ I work in a school. + I workED in a school.

+ She workS in a school. + She workED in a school.
+ They eat fish. + They ATE fish.
+ He eats fish. + He ATE fish.
- I don’t work in a school. - I didn’t work in a school.

- She doesn’t work in a school. - She didn’t work in a school.

- They don’t eat fish. - They didn’t eat fish.

- He doesn’t eat fish - He didn’t eat fish.

 I NOT WORK
 I DON’T WORK (YO NO TRABAJO)
 I DIDN’T WORK (YO NO TRABAJÉ)
 I WON’T WORK (YO NO TRABAJARÉ)
 ALL THE OTHER VERBS
PRESENT PAST
HE – SHE – IT + “S” / DO - DOES HE – SHE – IT / REG – IRREG / DID

+ I work in a school. + I workED in a school.

+ She workS in a school. + She workED in a school.
+ They eat fish. + They ATE fish.
- I don’t work in a school. - I didn’t work in a school.

- She doesn’t work in a school. - She didn’t work in a school.

- They don’t eat fish. - They didn’t eat fish.

? Do you work in a school? ? Did you work in a school?

? Does she work in a school? ? Did she work in a school?

? Do they eat fish? ? Did they eat fish?

 TYPICAL QUESTION STRUCTURE
 (WH WORD) AUX + SB + VB + (C) +? (98%)
CAN YOU SWIM FAST?
DO YOU STUDY?
WHAT DO YOU STUDY?
DID SHE EAT YESTERDAY?
WHERE DID SHE EAT YESTERDAY?
 TYPICAL QUESTION STRUCTURE
 (WH WORD) AUX + SB + VB + (C) +? (98%)

DID THEY GO TO THE SUPERMARKET?

WHEN DID YOU VISIT YOUR
GRANDMOTHER?
DID YOU LIKE THE FILM?
WHY DID YOU CALL LAST NIGHT?
WHAT DID SARA DO YESTERDAY?
 WH WORDS:
 WHERE - DONDE
 WHEN – CUANDO
 WHAT – CUAL - QUE
 WHY – POR QUE
 WHO - QUIEN
 HOW - COMO
 HOW OLD – CUANTOS AÑOS
 HOW OFTEN – CUAN A MENUDO, QUE TAN SEGUIDO, CON QUE
FRECUENCIA.
EXERCISE
1. YO COMÍ PIZZA.
2. TÚ NO VISTE TELEVISIÓN ANOCHE.
3. ELLA FUE AL BAR?
4. EL ESTUDIÓ INGLÉS.
5. NOSOTROS NO COMIMOS SUSHI.
6. USTEDES HICIERON LA TAREA?
7. ELLAS LEYERON UN LIBRO.
8. ELLOS ESCUCHARON MÚSICA.
9. MARTHA NO LEYÓ EL LIBRO.
10. ANDRÉS LEYÓ EL LIBRO?
 SUMMARY
TO BE
(am-is) WAS/WERE (are) (2)
+ I was a student.
+ She was my cousin.
+ They were Colombian.
- I was not 18 years old.
- She wasn’t beautiful.
- They weren’t in a pub.
? Was I a good student?
? Was she my cousin?
? Were they Colombian?
ALL THE OTHER VERBS
HE – SHE – IT / REG – IRREG / DID
+ I worked in a school.
+ She workED in a school.
+ They ATE fish.
- I didn’t work in a school.
- She didn’t work in a school.
- They didn’t eat fish.
? Did you work in a school?
? Did she work in a school?
? Did they eat fish?
 YEARS

BEFORE 1999 – 1 OPTION

 READ IN PAIRS (2)
1984: 19 NINETEEN 84 EIGHTY FOUR
1567: 15 FIFTEEN 67 SIXTY SEVEN
PAY ATTENTION:
1902: 19 NINETEEN 02 OH TWO
1604: 16 SIXTEEN 04 OH FOUR
1800: 18 EIGHTEEN 00 HUNDRED
1300: 13 THIRTEEN 00 HUNDRED
AFTER 2000 – 2 OPTIONS
 READ IN PAIRS (2)
2015: TWENTY FIFTEEN
 READ COMPLETE (LIKE IN
SPANISH)
2015: TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN