L2-INTPROGRAM-B1-PAST TENSE-27-03-24-EXPLANATIONxplanation

REVIEW-PAST TENSE
Explanation

by Rosario Palomino Vega

​In Past simple we have two  kinds of verbs

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​REGULAR         Those verbs that end in "d"  "ed"  "ied" and at the same                                  time have different pronounciation.

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​IRREGULAR      Those verbs whose writing sometimes change , for                                        example: 

​                              Hit-Hit           Give-Gave                         Buy-Bought

​THE AUXILIARY VERB FOR PAST SIMPLE TENSE IS "DID" IN AFFIRMATIVE AND "DIDN'T" IN NEGATIVE


CARLOS AND JOEL WENT TO THE MOVIES YESTERDAY
DID CARLOS AND JOEL GO TO THE MOVIES YESTERDAY?
DIDN'T CARLOS AND JOEL GO TO THE MOVIES YESTERDAY?

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​THIS AUXILIARY "DID" OR "DIDN'T" IS USED FOR ALL THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND AFTER THESE THE MAIN VERB IS IN THE BASE FORM.

• ​TIME EXPRESSIONS used especially to express PAST ACTIONS

• My sister went to Ayacucho three years AGO

• The students and the teacher had lunch in the classroom YESTERDAY MORNING.

• I had a wonderful time with my family LAST SUNDAY.

• The conference started on time DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY

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​EXERCISES - READ CAREFULLY - SELECT

Multiple Choice

Yesterday evening, I _____at home and I was scared. There was a ________

• were-dark

• was-blackout

• am-blackout

• stay-blackout

Multiple Choice

My sister, Kim, _____a _____information.

• haves-note

• had-diary

• has-diary

• is-dairy

Multiple Choice

Oliver ________me to help him with his homework.

• started

• asked

• as

• a

Multiple Choice

"WANTED" HAS THE PRONUNCIATION

• /S/

• /ID/

• /D/

• /T/

Multiple Choice

"PRACTICED" HAS THE FOLLOWING PRONUNCIATION

• /d/

• /t/

• /id/

• /z/

Fill in the Blanks

READ-DRIVE-TAKE AND SWIM ARE

VERBS

Multiple Choice

"CONFIRMED" HAS A ________PRONUNCIATION

• /d/

• /t/

• /z/

• /id/

Multiple Choice

Maria _____to Italy last year.

• goed

• was

• goes

• went

Multiple Choice

CLEAR, CONFIRM AND CLEAN HAVE A _______PRONUNCIATION

• /d/

• /t/

• /z/

• /s/

Multiple Choice

WANTED, STATED, VISITED HAVE A _______PRONUNCIATION

• /id/

• /t/

• /d/

• /s/

Fill in the Blanks

Pls translate into English:

Carmen fue al colegio ayer.

Multiple Choice

The students ________for the exam.

• don't studies

• didn't study

• not study

• does study

​THANK YOU