11G EOT Unit 1 Grammar

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Unit 1: Looking Back Grammar

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​Past Tense

We use the past tense to talk about past events.​

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When he was younger, he worked at McDonalds for two years. ​

She didn't see the movie last night​.

Did they attend the lessons this morning?​

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We use it for actions that started and finished in the past.

​How to write the past simple

​Subject + verb(ed)/irregular

​They wrote a letter.

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​Subject + did not + verb

​They did not write a letter.

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Did + subject + verb​​

Did they write a letter?​

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Multiple Choice

1. My family and I_______in London when I was young.

• lived

• live

• was live

Multiple Choice

2. We______some sandwiches and fresh fruit to eat for lunch yesterday.

• buy

• buys

• bought

Multiple Choice

3. He_____ twenty minutes for the bus yesterday.

• wait

• waited

• was wait

Multiple Choice

5. He didn´t_____ me because I was behind the tree.

• saw

• see

• sees

Multiple Choice

6. _____ you a good student in school? Yes, I was.

• Did

• Was

• Were

Multiple Choice

7. When did they _____ back to their country?

• flew

• flies

• fly

Multiple Choice

8. They_____ back to their country last month.

• fly

• flies

• flew

Multiple Choice

9. Did you _____ lots of interesting photos on your holiday?

• took

• take

• takes

​Past Continuous

We use ​the past continuous to talk about ongoing actions in the past.

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My sisters were traveling to ​France when they heard the news.

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The ongoing action was the traveling.​

​How to write the past continuous

Subject + was/were + verb(ing)

They were working on a piece of art.

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Subject + was/were + not + verb(ing)

They were not working on a piece of art.

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Was/Were + subject + verb(ing)

Were they working on a piece of art?​

Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

We __________ dinner last night when we heard a loud explosion.

• are having

• had had

• had been having

• were having

Multiple Choice

The farmers __________ the field when it began to pour.

• were ploughing

• had ploughed

• had been ploughing

• ploughed

Multiple Choice

I could not sleep as the noise __________ on all night.

• had gone

• is going

• had been going

• was going

Multiple Choice

My mother __________ the whole of yesterday evening.

• had been knitting

• was knitting

• is knitting

• had knitted

Multiple Choice

The bird flew in as he __________ the windows.

• closed

• had closed

• had been closing

• was closing

​Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected.​

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I broke my leg while I was skiing.​

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When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress.​

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​Can you see a difference in the meaning of these two sentences?

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1. When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.

2. When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner.

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​In the first one, Jane started cooking dinner before the guests arrived. We know that because it uses the past continuous. In the second sentence, the guests arrived first and then Jane started cooking.

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Multiple Choice

Did anything happen while you _________ (read) the newspaper?

• did read

• read

• were reading

• was reading

Multiple Choice

I ________ (not/read) the newspaper, I was watching TV when my husband arrived.

• weren't reading

• wasn't reading

• didn't read

• haven't read

Multiple Choice

Sorry, I ________ (eat) dinner, that's why I didn't answer the phone.

• am eating

• ate

• were eating

• was eating

Multiple Choice

Marcos .... when he .... a worm in his apple.

• was eating, found

• was eating, finded

• were eating, were finding

• ate, was finding

Multiple Choice

When the police ...., the thief ..... away.

• was arriving, ran

• arrived, was running

• arrived, was runing

• were arriving, ran

​Past Perfect

We can use the past perfect to show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action.

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​We had finished all the water before we were halfway up the mountain.

When the police arrived, the thief had escaped.​

​We use the past perfect for the first event

​When I arrived to the office, everyone had gone out for lunch.

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1st event- everyone had gone out for lunch

2nd event - I arrived to the office​

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

"He had taken a shower before he left home." Which of following sentences has the same meaning with the given sentence?

• First he had a shower, then left home.

• He had taken a shower.

• First he left home, then he had shower.

​How to write the Past Perfect

Subject + had + past participle

​She was feeling great because she had slept ​well.

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Subject + had not + past participle

She was no feeling great because she had not slept well.

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Do you wish you had slept better before the exam?​

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Subject | Subject

Multiple Choice

She __________ all the household chores before she left the house.

• had completed

• completed

• was completing

• had been completing

Multiple Choice

She played with her toys after she __________ two books.

• has read

• had read

• read

• reads

Multiple Choice

The girl was crying as she __________ her parents.

• lost

• was losing

• has lost

• had lost

Multiple Choice

When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!

• met - had taken

• meet - taken

• met - took

Multiple Choice

Frank _______ sushi before he _______ to Japan.

• has never eaten - came

• had never eaten - came

• had never eaten - comes

Multiple Choice

I _______ any money on the weekend because I _______ my wallet on Friday.

• didn't have - had lost

• don't have - had lost

• didn't have, lose

​Reporting Verbs

We use reporting verbs to report what other have said.

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"Shush! The baby is sleeping."

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She whispered that the baby was sleeping.​

​Examples of reporting verbs

Multiple Choice

He _____________ taking the train as the traffic was terrible.

• suggested

• invited

• claimed

Multiple Choice

He ________________ stealing a hundred dollars from her bag.

• denied

• assured

• said no

Multiple Choice

They _______________ to clear up the mess, saying it wasn't their job.

• proposed

• refused

• rejected

Multiple Choice

"Don't forget to phone Maria!"

• John reminded me to phone Maria.

• John said phone Maria.

• John advised me to phone Maria

Multiple Choice

"My name is Lucy and I'm from London."

• She insisted that her name was Lucy.

• She told me her name was Lucy.

• She suggested her name was Lucy.

Multiple Choice

"First you have to add the sugar and then mix it with the butter"

• He agreed that we had to add the sugar first.

• He promised to add the sugar first.

• He explained that we had to add the sugar first.

​Used to- past habits

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We use used to to talk about past habits (repeated past actions) that don't happen any more.​

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I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school

​How to use used to-

Subject + used to + verb

We used to travel every summer.

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Subject + did not + use to

We did not use to travel every summer.

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Did + subject + use to + verb

Did you use to travel every summer?​

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

I used to.................Korean series.

• like watching

• liked watching

• like to watching

• liked to watching

Multiple Choice

I used to...........................Taylor Swift.

• wear

• play

• eat

• love

Multiple Choice

My mother.........................cook on Sundays.

• be use to

• using

• used to

• uses to

Multiple Choice

In the past, people ........ have smartphones.

• used to

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

USED TO-DIDN'T USE TO.

Complete the following sentence using one of the answer choice given.

"What music .......... like when you were a child?"

• did you used to

• used you

• did you use to

Multiple Choice

She _____ a good student. These days, she is much better.

• didn't used to be

• didn't use to be

• didn't use to

Multiple Choice

She ______ eating chocolate, but now she hates it.

• use to love

• used to love

• didn't used to love

• didn't use to love

​as much _______ as, as many ______ as

​When we want to make comparisons referring to quantity, we use as much as with uncountable nouns and as many as with countable nouns.

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​Greg makes as much money as Mick.

​There weren’t as many people there as I expected.

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Remember: countable - we can count and pluralize

uncountable - we cannot count or pluralize.​

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Multiple Choice

I've got as ______ books in my house as my local library.

• much

• many

Multiple Choice

She didn't eat as _____ pizza as me.

• much

• many

Multiple Choice

We don't have as _______ lessons today as yesterday.

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

She didn't have as _______ time as everyone else to finish the exam.

• many

• much