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4 April 2011

3 April 2011
SIMPLE PAST OF VERB BE
Singular Plural

• I was • we were
• you were (more than one
person)

• you were (one person) • they were


• he was
• she was
• It was
Yes/No Questions
I
he
Was she ……….?
it

Yes, ……… was.


ANSWER
No, ………. wasn’t.
Yes/No Questions

we
Were you ……….?
they

Yes, ……… were.


ANSWER
No, ……. weren’t.
• Were you at home yesterday?
• Was she ill last week?
• Was he in İzmir two days ago?
• Were you nervous last night?
• Were you and your wife in Boston last
summer?
• Were you born in 1981?
• Was the weather cold in Ankara last winter?
• Was Barış absent yesterday?
• Was Anna in the class five minutes ago?
YESTERDAY
• yesterday
• yesterday morning.
• yesterday afternoon.
• yesterday evening.
Time Expressions
LAST
• last night.
• last week.
• last month.
• last year.
• last summer.
• last fall.
• last winter. (seasons)
last Monday.( days of the week)
AGO
five minutes ago.

two hours ago.

three days ago.

a month ago.

six months ago.

a year ago.
Past Simple of Regular Verbs

I lived in Ankara in 1980.


You worked late last night.
We watched televison last night.
They studied English last Saturday.
He married her in 1978
She planned her wedding day yesterday.
It produced vacuum cleaners in 1950.
Past Simple of Regular Verbs

add- d to verbs that end in -e


live- lived
die - died

add- ed to the base form of most verbs

finish - finished
watch - watched
work - worked
Past Simple of Regular Verbs

With verbs of one syllable that end in one vowel +consanant,


repeat the consonant and add ed

Plan- planned
Stop- stopped
Beg- begged
Rob- robbed
Past Simple of Regular Verbs

verbs that end in consonant + -y, remove –y add- ied


study- studied
carry –carried
try - tried

verbs end in vowel+-y, add ed

stay - stayed
play - played
pray- prayed
Past Simple: Question forms and short answers

Did you watch Television last night?


Yes, I did.

Did she cook pizza last night?


Yes, she did.

Did he visit his parents last weekend?


No, he didn’t.
Past Simple: Question forms and short answers

Did they clean their rooms last night?


No, they didn’t.

Did we pass the exam?


Yes, you did.

Did it rain last weekend?


No, it didn’t.

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