Introduction

Class # 1

Introduction

DEC 1ST - 2022

Mondays --> Questions from weekend's exercises // Theory //

Exercises

Thursdays --> Practice practice.... practice!! // Quiz

Last weeks --> IELTS exam practice

Course Plan

Classes every Monday and Thursday (2-4 pm)

· Ones used more than others

· We'll try to cover the most important ones

​English Tenses

Overview

Before we start, let's make a brief review...

· Past tense versions are NOT formed by adding ED or D to the end

Irregular Verbs

· Past tense versions* formed by adding -ED or -D to the end

· Used every day!

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​Regular Verbs

Verbs in English

​*Past tense versions: Simple past and past participle

​Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Some examples...

​Regular Verbs - Simple Past

·RULE 1: Ending in E --> add -D

·RULE 2: Ending in vowel + Y --> add -ED

·RULE 3: Ending in consonant + Y --> change Y to I and add -ED

·RULE 4: One syllable, single vowel and ending in single consonant --> double final consonant and add -ED

·RULE 5: Two syllable, ending in single consonant --> double final consonant and add -ED

Construction

​Examples

LIVE -->

STAY -->

STARE -->

PLAY -->

CARRY -->

NOD -->

COMMIT -->

PREFER -->

​Examples

LIVE --> RULE 1 --> LIVED

STAY --> RULE 2 --> STAYED

STARE --> RULE 1 --> STARED

PLAY --> RULE 2 --> PLAYED

CARRY --> RULE 3 --> CARRIED

NOD --> RULE 4 --> NODDED

COMMIT --> RULE 5 --> COMMITTED

PREFER --> RULE 5 --> PREFERRED

Multiple Choice

Past simple of WALK

• WALKED

• WALKD

• WALK

• WALKKED

Multiple Choice

Past simple of LAUGH

• LAUGHD

• LAUGHED

• LAUGH

• LAUGHHED

Open Ended

Past simple of JUMP

​Regular Verbs - Past Participle

Def. --> A non-finite verb* that can also be used as an adjective

EX: He looked at his burned finger (ADJ) // He has burned his finger (P.P.)

*Non-finite verb: Shows time or changes based on #, person and gender of the subject. (Ex. to write)

** We'll cover this topic in future classes

​P.P. is always used with the verb "to have", most often used when constructing PAST PERFECT tenses**

EX: We had talked about it // I have cooked my dinner // She had watched TV

​Irregular Verbs - Simple Past

If a verb can’t be put into the past tense easily, if the verb doesn’t fit with the ending -ED or -D, or the verb needs to change its form to make sense in the past, this means it’s an irregular verb

​They don’t follow the regular pattern that you’d expect when you put them into the past tense

More Exercises

​Regular Verbs / Simple Past

Exercises - 1

Exercises - 2

Exercises - 3

Exercises - 4

Exercises - 5

​Irregular Verbs / Simple Past

Exercises - 1

Exercises - 2

Exercises - 3

Exercises - 4

Exercises - 5

​Combined

Exercises - 1

Exercises - 2