1. AFFIRMATIVE: Yesterday, I studied English grammar.
Frank went to Mancora Beach last summer.
Formation for REGULAR VERBS. IRREGULAR VERBS
2. NEGATIVE: Yesterday, I DIDN’T study English grammar.
Frank DIDN’T go to Mancora Beach last summer.
Note:
3. INTERROGATIVE:
DID you study English grammar yesterday?
DID Frank go to Mancora Beach last summer?
We use WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, etc. to ask questions and request information.
What did you do yesterday morning? I stayed home.
Where did Mary go on vacation? She went to Cuzco.
I) Use each verb in three sentences: NEGATIVE, AFFIRMATIVE and INTERROGATIVE.
A. Work in Lima two years ago.
1. (She /not) She didn’t work in Lima two years ago.
2. (He?) Did she work in Lima two years ago?
3. (They) They work in Lima two years ago.
B. Eat Chinese food last night.
1. (They?) _____________________________________
2. (My friend/not) _________________________________
3. (I) _____________________________________
C. Make some delicious meals.
1. (You?) ______________________________________
2. (Linda /not) _____________________________________
3. (I) _____________________________________
1. base form + ed
play played
2. verbs ending in –e + d
live lived
3. verbs ending in a consonant + -y, take -ied
study studied
4. some verbs ending in one vowel
+ one consonant, double the last consonant
before –ed.
EXCEPTIONS:
plan planned
stop stopped
cancel cancelled
open opened
happen happened
/ t /
voiceless
talked stopped finished watched
/ k / / p / / ʃ / / tʃ /
/ d /
voiced
stayed , tried called cleaned
/ ɪ / / l / / n /
/ ɪd /
voiced
wanted , started needed , ended
/ t / / d /
go went
do did
have had
meet met
take took
buy bought
see saw
come came
get got
eat ate
……..etc
TIME EXPRESSIONS
yesterday, yesterday morning,
in 2012, in the twentieth century,
last night / week / month / year /
Wednesday / Friday / summer, winter)
One hour / two days / a week / three
months ago, by 1990.
We use the PAST SIMPLE for...
1. Actions that started and were
completed at a specific time in the past.
We bought our house five years ago.
2. Habitual or repeated actions in the
past.
I always went to bed early when I lived
with my parents.
3. Completed actions that happened one
after the other in the past.
Yesterday I got up at 8:00, had breakfast
left for college.
did not = didn’t
Yes, I did
No, I didn’t
Yes, he did
No, he didn’t
D. Do the dishes.
1. (He) __________________________________
2. (They/not) ___________________________________
3. (Your brother?) ________________________________
E. Go on a trip yesterday.
1. (Mary) __________________________________
2. (You?) ___________________________________
3. (Felix/not) ___________________________________
F. Buy souvenirs in Brasil.
1. (My mom) _____________________________________
2. (Pete?) ____________________________________
3. (He /not) ____________________________________
