Curso: Inglés IV

UNIT 3
WEEK 06

PAST SIMPLE
Was - Were
Prof. Victor Lizama Mendoza
Prof. Verónica Rodríguez de Horna

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Logro: Al finalizar la sesión, el estudiante
produce estructuras usando el verbo “to be”
en pasado en todas las formas.
Where were you born?
I was born
in Ucayali.
 2. I was born 1. Where were
in Argentina. you born Charly?

4. I was
3. And you born in
Gianmarco?
Peru.
GRAMMAR
Fill in was or were into the gaps.

1. Last year my best friend _____ 22 years old.

2. The weather _____ cold when we ____ in Berlin.
3. Why ______ you so angry yesterday?
4. At this time last year Sandra ______ in Paris.
5. We _______ tired because it ____ late at night.
6. Tim _______ asleep at ten o'clock yesterday.
 Let´s practice
1. They __________ ill. WASN’T
2. You __________ tired. OR
3. The children ___________ quiet. WEREN’T
4. Max ____________ in London last week.
5. She ____________ home for dinner.
6. The water ___________ cold.
7. There __________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8. We __________ in Brazil last winter.
9. Betty and Florence _________ at school this morning.
10. I __________ happy when I heard about the accident.
TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR THE PAST
LET’S MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM

1) (you / be / tired yesterday)?

1. ________________________ Yes, ________________
2) (the weather / be / good)?
2. ________________________ No, ________________
3) (we / be / too noisy)?
3. ________________________ Yes, _______________
4) (he / be / a doctor when he was young)?
4. ________________________ No, ________________
5) (they / be / in the class last week)?
5. ________________________ Yes, _______________
6) (she / be / a good student)?
6. ________________________ No, ________________
7) (I / be / on time)?
7. ________________________ Yes, _______________
8) (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting )?
8. ________________________ No, ________________
Unscramble these questions and answer them
1.- Were / the/at /your/party? /friends. 2.- They / classmates/ were/year/last?

_________________________________ ___________________________________
No,
_________________________________ Yes,
___________________________________

3.- she /Was /at /movies/the/ last night? 4.- were/ month?/ Cusco/ in /last/you

__________________________________ ____________________________________
No, No,
__________________________________ ____________________________________

5.- I / best /at /the /school? /was/student

___________________________________
Yes,
___________________________________
WHEN WAS LEO MESSI BORN?

He was born on June 24th, 1987.

WHERE WAS LEO MESSI BORN?

He was born in Argentina.

 WHEN WAS ANA FRANK BORN?

Wh - questions She was born on June 12th, 1929.

WHEN WAS JIM CARREY BORN?

He was born on January 17th, 1962.

WHERE WAS ANA FRANK BORN?

WHERE WAS JIM CARREY BORN?

He was born in Canada. She was born in Germany.

WHERE WERE THE BEATLES BORN?

They were born in England.

WHERE WERE THE OBAMAS BORN?

They were born in the US.

Prepositions
REMEMBER

ON DATE

IN PLACE
Answer these wh-questions with the verb “To be”

1. Why was he sleepy? _________________________________________

2. Where were you yesterday? _________________________________________
3. When was he at the movies? _________________________________________
4. How was she?
_________________________________________
5. How was the class?
_________________________________________
6. Why were you in bed?
7. When were the doctors at work?_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Conclusion:
What did you do yesterday?
Logro: Al finalizar la sesión, el
estudiante identifica los verbos en
pasado y los clasifica en los dos
grupos (regulares e irregulares) para
usarlos en oraciones y textos cortos.
 Where did
I traveled to you travel on
the US. vacation?

I traveled with Who did

you travel
my boyfriend. with?
GRAMMAR PAST TENSE: Rules of Regular
Verbs
- If a regular verb ends with a consonant add ED

visit ----- visited

cook ---- cooked
listen ---- listened
wash ---- washed
Let´s practice
1. Jane ______________ a film. (to watch)
2. He ______________ a box. (to carry)
3. They ______________ their father. (to help)
4. John and Amy ______________ things. (to swap)
5. I ______________ to Andrew. (to talk)
6. Susan ___________ with Peter. (to dance)
7. The boys _____________ basketball. (to try)
8. We ____________ a trip. (to plan)
9. She _____________ her hair. (to wash)
10.The car ____________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)
1. It _________ (snow) last winter.
2. We ________ (open) the door.
3. Children _________ (smile) happily.
4. Martin __________ (listen) to music.
5. She _________ (want) a new dress.
6. Ervin _________ (count) the documents.
7. A lot of people ________ (skate) on the lake.
8. Nick _________ (rest) last summer.
9. We __________ (paint) the walls.
10. The teacher _________(plant) a tree.
GRAMMAR PAST TENSE: Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs don’t follow any rule. They change.

take ----- took

go ------- went
swim --- swam
eat ------ ate
GIVE - GAVE READ - READ
MAKE - MADE TAKE - TOOK
LET’S MATCH
Infinitive Past Simple
be was-were give gave see saw
become became go went sell sold
begin began have had send sent
bring brought hear heard sing sang
buy bought keep kept sit sat
choose chose know knew sleep slept
come came leave left speak spoke
do did lend lent stand stood
drink drank let let swim swam
drive drove lose lost take took
eat ate make made teach taught
fall fell meet met tell told
feel felt pay paid think thought
find found put put understand understood
fly flew read read wear wore
forget forgot run ran write wrote
Get got say said
Let´s practice
1. My dog __________________ (sleep) on my bed last night.

2. Our English course ______________ (begin) three months ago.

3. The students _______________ (take) an exam yesterday.

4. Mark _______________ (pay) for the meal in the restaurant.

5. You ________________ (break) my mobile phone.

6. We ______________ (go) to Slovakia last year.

7. Marilyn ______________ (wear) her new dress at the party.

8. I _______________ (read) an interesting book last week.

 1. Mr. Fox ______ a lot of jokes when he was younger. (know)
Exercises
2. My friends ______ me a nice present for my birthday. (give)

3. They ________ me a new bike. (buy)

4. We always ______ English in the summer camp in Spain. (speak)

5. The man _______ us the truth. (tell)

6. My brother _______ his homework in the afternoon. (do)

7. Then he ________ a glass of orange juice. (drink)

8. I ________ my keys at home yesterday. (forget)

9. My uncle ________ me a lovely postcard last week. (write)

10. Last Sunday my sister _______ off her bike in the yard. (fall)
Conclusion

take took
Thanks!