PAST SIMPLE

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PAST SIMPLE

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5- Irregular

4-Pronunciation

3- Regular

2- To be

1- Intro

contents

INTRODUCTION

WHAT IS THE PAST? WHAT ARE THE OTHER TENSES? WHAT IS THE MOST WIDELY USED TENSE? WHY? WAHT IS MOST DIFFICULT: PRESENT OR PAST?

VERB "TO BE"

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF TO BE? IT IS A SPECIAL VERB: WHY? CAN YOU NAME ANOTHER SPECIAL VERB LIKE TO BE?

to be: present and past

+ I am /You are/ He is- I am not/ You are not / He is not ? Am I?/ Are you?/ Is he? *Contractions? *Short answers?

+I WAS /You WERE/ He WAS- I WAS not/ You WERE not / He WAS not ? WAS I?/ WERE you?/ WAS he? *What is the rule to choose either "was" or "were"? *Contractions? *Short answers?

Transform a sentence into the past using the verb "to be"

REGULAR VERBS

WHY ARE THEY CALLED REGULAR? CAN YOU NAME A FEW REGULAR VERBS?

PAST: regular verbs

+ I play/ He plays- I don't play/ He doesn't play ? Do you play?/ Does he play? *Contractions? *Short answers?

+ I PLAYED/ He PLAYED- I DIDN'T play/ He DIDN'T play ? DID you play?/ DID he play? *What is the difference between the present and the past? *Which one is easier? *Contractions? *Short answers?

PRONUNCIATION: ED

WHY IS PRONUNCIATION IMPORTANT? IS PRONUNCIATION MORE IMPORTANT IN ONE LANGUAGE THAN IN ANOTHER? DO YOU HAVE A GOOD PRONUNCIATION? HOW DO YOU KNOW? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRONUNCIATION AND ACCENT?

Pronunciation: ed

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Extra SOUND

Extra SYLLABLE

add a /-t/

add /-id/

+ info

+ info

Tasks: copy the past tense structure. Then, let us do some activities

IRREGULAR VERBS

WHY ARE THEY CALLED IRREGULAR? CAN YOU NAME A FEW IRREGULAR VERBS?

PAST: irregular verbs

+ I speak- I don't write ? Do you read?

+ I SPOKE- I DIDN'T write ? DID you read? *What is the difference between the present and the past? *When do we use the irregular form?

Tasks: copy the past tense structure. Then, let us do some activities.

Final activity to revise

WELL DONE!