How to talk about the past

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How to talk about the past L. H. 2010 Listen to Alice talk about when she was a baby and a child. Choose an answer and click on it to see if it is correct ! WHERE (place of birth) WHEN (date of birth) in London in Brighton in Manchester on July 10, 1998 on August 10, 1998 on September 10, 1998 ü ü Birth

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L. H. 2010 baby ? or ? favourite toy ü ü

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L. H. 2010 food ü ü

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L. H. 2010 What about you? Where were you born? When were you born? What type of baby were you? What was your favourite toy? What food did you like? What food did you not like?

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L. H. 2010 How to read a date There are different ways to write the date: (on) 14th January 1998 (on) January 14th, 1998 (on) 14 January 1998 (on) January 14, 1998 1 BE CAREFUL ! British English DD/MM/YY ( day /month/year ) ex: 4.7.1998  4th July 1998 American English MM/DD/YY ( month /day/year ) ex: 4.7.1998  7th April 1998

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L. H. 2010 Ordinal numbers 2 1 st the first 11 th the eleventh 21 st the twenty-first 31 st the thirty-first 2 nd the second 12 th the twelfth 22 nd the twenty-second 3 rd the third 13 th the thirteenth 23 rd the twenty-third 4 th the fourth 14 th the fourteenth 24 th the twenty-fourth 5 th the fifth 15 th the fifteenth 25 th the twenty- fifth 6 th the sixth 16 th the sixteenth 26 th the twenty-sixth 7 th the seventh 17 th the seventeenth 27 th the twenty-seventh 8 th the eighth 18 th the eighteenth 28 th the twenty-eighth 9 th the ninth 19 th the nineteenth 29 th the twenty- ninth 10 th the tenth 20 th the twentieth 30 th the thirtieth How to say / read a year 3 in 1998 = “19 + 98”  in nineteen ninety-eight Some particular cases: in 19 00 in nineteen hundred in 19 0 1 in nineteen oh -one in 2000 in two thousand in 2009 in two thousand and nine (UK) in two thousand nine (US)

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L. H. 2010 4 How to say / read a date 14th January 1998 January 14th, 1998 14 January 1998 January 14, 1998 British English on January the fourteenth, nineteen ninety-eight on the fourteenth of January, nineteen ninety-eight American English on January fourteenth, nineteen ninety-eight Note : on DD/MM/YY . ex: 18/10/2006 on October the eighteenth, two thousand and six in MM/YY in October, two thousand and six 5 Time to practise! Say and write down the following dates. British English American English 3/10/1982 12/02/2004 on October the third, nineteen eighty-two on the third of October, nineteen eighty-two on February the twelfth, two thousand and four on the twelfth of February, two thousand and four on March tenth, nineteen eighty-two Remember: MM/DD/YY!! on December second, two thousand four CLICK TO CHECK! CLICK TO CHECK! CLICK TO CHECK! CLICK TO CHECK!

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L. H. 2010 GRAMMAR POINT Observe the following paragraph, then deduce the different forms of BE in the past simple. 1 When I was a child, I was not a slim baby. I was a fat baby. And you? Were you a fat baby too? My sister was a slim baby and my two cousins were slim babies too. Observe the following paragraph, then deduce the different forms of HAVE in the past simple. 2 When I was a child, I did not have a teddy bear but I had a pink rabbit. Did you have a pink rabbit too? When she was a child, my sister had a green crocodile. When they were babies, my two cousins had brown teddy bears. Observe the following paragraph, then deduce the different forms of HAVE in the past simple. 3 When I was a child, I liked sweets but I did not like fish. Did you like fish when you were a child? When she was a child, my sister liked vanilla but she did not like chocolate. When they were children, my two cousins liked strawberries a lot.

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L. H. 2010 The verb BE in the past simple Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences I was You were He was She was We were You were They were I was not You were not He was not She was not We were not You were not They were not Was I …? Were you …? Was he …? Was she …? Were we …? Were you …? Were they …?

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L. H. 2010 The verb HAVE in the past simple Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences I had You had He had She had We had You had They had I did not have You did not have He did not have She did not have We did not have You did not have They did not have Did I have…? Did you have…? Did he have…? Did she have…? Did we have…? Did you have…? Did they have…?

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L. H. 2010 The verb LIKE in the past simple Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences I lik ed You lik ed He lik ed She lik ed We lik ed You lik ed They lik ed I did not like You did not like He did not like She did not like We did not like You did not like They did not like Did I like…? Did you like…? Did he like…? Did she like…? Did we like…? Did you like…? Did they like…?

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L. H. 2010 Now read the following pages in Alice’s diary and make a list of all the verbs she used in the past simple. Click on the diary to check your answers! May 10th, 2010 I often get up at 7 a.m. But this morning, I got up at 6.30 a.m. I had breakfast at 6.45 a.m. Then, I had a shower. I watched TV a little and I left the house at 7.40 a.m. I took the bus at 7.50 a.m. and I arrived at school at 8.10 a.m. and I spoke with my friends. The art lesson was great because we painted different fruit. The English lesson was not interesting because we read a very boring book. I went home at 5.20 p.m. I ate some biscuits and I drank a cup of tea, then I called my best friend. She came to my house and we played video games. I did my homework from 6.00 to 7.15 p.m. We had dinner at 7.30 p.m. Mum made lasagna. It was delicious! After dinner, I surfed the net, then I listened to music in my bedroom. May 10th, 2010 I often get up at 7 a.m. But this morning, I got up at 6.30 a.m. I had breakfast at 6.45 a.m. Then, I had a shower. I watched TV a little and I left the house at 7.40 a.m. I took the bus at 7.50 a.m. and I arrived at school at 8.10 a.m. and I spoke with my friends. The art lesson was great because we painted different fruit. The English lesson was not interesting because we read a very boring book. I went home at 5.20 p.m. I ate some biscuits and I drank a cup of tea, then I called my best friend. She came to my house and we played video games. I did my homework from 6.00 to 7.15 p.m. We had dinner at 7.30 p.m. Mum made lasagna. It was delicious! After dinner, I surfed the net, then I listened to music in my bedroom.

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L. H. 2010 Infinitive form watch TV arrive at school paint Past form watch ed TV arriv ed at school paint ed call call ed Infinitive form Past form play video games play ed video games surf the net surf ed the net listen to music listen ed to music Click on the pictures to check your answers!

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L. H. 2010 Infinitive form get up have breakfast have a shower Past form got up had breakfast had a shower leave the house left the house Infinitive form Past form take the bus took the bus speak (with …) spoke (with …) read read go home went home

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L. H. 2010 Infinitive form eat drink come Past form ate drank came do my homework did my homework Infinitive form Past form have dinner had dinner make (lasagna) made (lasagna)

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L. H. 2010 watch > watch ed arrive > arriv ed paint > paint ed call > call ed play > play ed surf > surf ed listen > listen ed get up > got up have > had leave > left take > took speak > spoke read > read go > went eat > ate drink > drank come > came do > did make > made These verbs are called REGULAR verbs. These verbs are called IRREGULAR verbs.

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L. H. 2010 GRAMMAR POINT Observe the following paragraph, then deduce the different forms of a regular verb (ex: watch ) in the past simple. 1 I didn’t watch a film yesterday evening. I watched a documentary on tigers. My brother watched a science-fiction film. My sister did not watch TV. And you? What did you watch on TV yesterday evening? What did your brother or sister watch on TV? Observe the following paragraph, then deduce the different forms of an irregular verb (ex: go ) in the past simple. 2 I didn’t go to the cinema last weekend but I went to the swimming-pool. My sister did not go to the swimming-pool. She went to the park with her friends. And you? Where did you go last weekend? Where did your brother or sister go?

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L. H. 2010 The verb WATCH in the past simple Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences I watch ed You watch ed He watch ed She watch ed We watch ed You watch ed They watch ed I did not watch You did not watch He did not watch She did not watch We did not watch You did not watch They did not watch Did I watch …? Did you watch …? Did he watch…? Did she watch …? Did we watch …? Did you watch…? Did they watch …?

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L. H. 2010 How to pronounce the ending -ed /Id/ /d/ /t/ arriv ed call ed brush ed clean ed clear ed clos ed ü ü ü ü ü ü Click on the verbs to check your answers!

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L. H. 2010 How to pronounce the ending -ed cook ed danc ed listen ed dust ed iron ed hoover ed /Id/ /d/ /t/ ü ü ü ü ü ü

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L. H. 2010 How to pronounce the ending -ed paint ed play ed repair ed mopp ed open ed look ed /Id/ /d/ /t/ ü ü ü ü ü ü

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L. H. 2010 How to pronounce the ending -ed watch ed surf ed walk ed wash ed work ed water ed /Id/ /d/ /t/ ü ü ü ü ü ü

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L. H. 2010 The verb GO in the past simple Affirmative Sentences Negative Sentences Interrogative Sentences I went You went He went She went We went You went They went I did not go You did not go He did not go She did not go We did not go You did not go They did not go Did I go …? Did you go …? Did he go…? Did she go …? Did we go …? Did you go…? Did they go …?