Try to do the test, for that reason click on the links and make the exercises.
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
martes, 5 de mayo de 2009
The Past Simple Tense
The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.
- Negative: I didn't Speak
- Question: Did I speak?
no differences I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak?
- Exceptions in spelling when adding ed. Example: after a final e only add d love – loved
- Final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled admit – admitted travel – travelled
- final y after a consonant becomes i hurry – hurried
Use of Simple Past
• Action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• Actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• Action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• If sentences type II (If I talked, …)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
- Form of Simple Past
- Negative: I didn't Speak
- Question: Did I speak?
no differences I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak?
- For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
- Exceptions in spelling when adding ed. Example: after a final e only add d love – loved
- Final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled admit – admitted travel – travelled
- final y after a consonant becomes i hurry – hurried
Use of Simple Past
• Action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• Actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• Action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• If sentences type II (If I talked, …)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
lunes, 16 de marzo de 2009
The simple past
Look at the video and try to learn how to form the simple past it's very easy. When you finish try to do the exercises.
domingo, 15 de marzo de 2009
Past Simple regular verbs Affirmative
This is the first post in the blog, I post this one because I'm going to start teaching the past simple tense of the regular verbs. Students can click on the right corner to see the document bigger. They can print the document and do a revision.
Past Simple regular verbs Affirmative
Past Simple regular verbs Affirmative
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