KEY MILESTONES 2

KEY MILESTONES IN LIFE

PRESENT PERFECT / PAST PERFECT /PAST SIMPLE

What were some of your goals?

• I had become an excellent salsa dancer.
• I have stopped drinking so much beer.
• I learned to ride a bike before my brother.
• I had played in a semi-professional soccer team before hurting myself.
• I had my first job at the age of fourteen.
• I have worked in a stationery store for two years.
• I obtained an attendance diploma before entering secondary school.
• I learned to read before I entered school.

01

USED TO

USE, STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE

WHEN DO WE USE 'USED TO'?

In my previous job, I used to teach English to teenagers.

Take a look at the verbs that are included in the sentence.How many verbs are being used?In what tense are they being used? What do you think the sentence translation will mean?

Used to

Refers to..

How certain actions were done in the past, they show change.Before Covid, I used to take the bus to go to school. I used to go swimming in the mornings. When I lived downtown, I used to go to the movies once a week at night and I used to walk to work.

Structure

Since it is a verb in past, its form doesn't change depending on the subject. It needs to be followed by the preposition TO and due to this the following form needs to be written in its infinitive form (present).

Practice

You will complete the phrases with examples of what you USED to do.. at that time in specific.

1. When I was six years old...2. Before entering college... 3. Before Covid...4. When I was 17...5. When I was with my friends...

02

REPORTED SPEECH

USE, STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE

WHEN DO WE USE REPORTED SPEECH?

Alma: I WORKED IN THE SCHOOL FOR 3 YEARS.Elena: SHE SAID (THAT) SHE HAD WORKED IN THE SCHOOL FOR THREE YEARS.

Take a look at the verbs that are included in the conversation.How many tenses are being used?In what tense are they being used? What do you think the conversation translation will mean?

STRUCTURE

FROM PAST SIMPLE TO PAST PERFECT

We use it to report what people said in the past:

• The tense of the verbs changes.
• The pronouns change (if necessary).
• Sometimes we use THAT after said, but not always.

A. I lost my bag and all my money and belongings. B. She said she had lost her bag and all her money and belongings. 1. We didn't finish our project so we failed the subject. 2. They said that they hadn't finished their project so they had failed the subject.

Practice

Write 5 different examples of past actions. Remember to include possessive pronouns. For example:

1. My mother bought a black car and then she changed it to white. 2. I forgot to bring the keys to my house. 3. One of my students won an English scholarship.

WEEK ASSIGNMENTS

PAST TENSE PRACTICE PRACTICE THE PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

PADLET PARTICIPATIONTAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR 2 WRITEN PARTICIPATIONS IN PADLET.

REPORTED SPEECHCHOOSE SOMEONE ELSE'S GREEN PADLET PARTICIPATION AND REWRITE IT BY USING REPORTED SPEECH.

ALWAYS REMEMBER DUE DATES TO AVOID LOW GRADES.