5th Lesson: Past simple

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

REGULAR VERBS

Forma afirmativa Presente simple Pasado simple I listen to music I listened to music He walks to work He walked to work They work a lot They worked a lot We watch TV We watched TV Forma negativa Sujeto Verbo auxiliar Verbo principal I did not (didn't) listen to him yesterday You play the guitar He / she / it walk thorugh the park We talk French They work last year Forma interrogativa Verbo auxiliar Sujeto Verbo principal Did I listen to him yesterday? you play the guitar? he / she / it walk through the park? we talk French? they work? Exercise 1 Exercise 2 IRREGULAR VERBS Afirmativa Presente simple Pasado simple I go to London every week I went to London last week He reads a lot of books He read a lot of books They eat lunch early They ate lunch early Negativa Sujeto Verbo auxiliar Verbo principal I did not (didn't) go to London last year You read the book He / she / it eat any apples for lunch We have a new car last year They speak to her yesterday Interrogativa Verbo auxiliar Sujeto Verbo principal Did I go to London last year? you read the book? he / she / it eat any apples for lunch? we have a new car last year? they speak to her yesterday?

VIDEO Reglas para la formación del pasado simple Añaden -ed Si el verbo termina en consonante, añade -ed. return / returned I returned the book to the library. (Devolví el libro a la biblioteca). help / helped She helped them move house. (Les ayudó a mudarse the casa). cook / cooked He cooked lunch for everyone. (Cocinó el almuerzo para todos). play / played They played football at the weekend. (Jugaron al fútbol el fin the semana). Añade -e Si el verbo termina en -e, añade -d. live / lived Ann lived in London last year. (Ana vivió en Londrés el año pasado). die / died My dog died last year. (Mi perro murió el año pasado). change / changed Suzy changed her hairstyle last week. (Suzy cambió de estilo de peinado la semana pasada). Verbos de una sílaba Si el verbo termina en consonante-vocal-consonante (CVC), duplica la última consonante y añade -ed. Si el verbo termina -w, -x, o -y, añade -ed stop / stopped (CVC) We stopped to have a rest. (Paramos para tomar un descanso). plan / planned (CVC) They planned a holiday to Greece. (Programaron unas vacaciones a Grecia). mix / mixed (-x) He mixed the ingredients for the cake carefully. (Mezcló cuidadosamente los ingredientes para hacer una tarta.). snow / snowd (-w) It snowed a lot in the mountains. (Nevó mucho en las montañas). stay / stayed (-y) Some friends stayed with us last weekend. (Unos amigos estuvieron con nosotros el pasado fin de semana). Dos o más sílabas Si el verbo termina en CVC, duplica la consonante si la última sílaba está acentúada. prefer / preferred They preferred chocolate to milk (Última sílaba acentúada). (Prefirió chocolate a leche). visit / visited He visited his parents last weekend (La última sílaba no está acentúada). (Visitó a sus padres el pasado fin de semana). Consonante + y Si el verbo termina en consonante, + y, cambia la-y en -i y añade -ed. worry / worried She was worried that you would forget the spelling rules. (Estaba preocupada por que olvidaras las reglas de deletreo). dry / dried He dried my hair after having a shower. (Se secó el pelo después de tomar una ducha). study / studied Peter studied a lot for the exam. (Pedro estudió mucho para el examen). Vocal + y Si el verbo termina en vocal + y, añade -ed. (No cambia la -y en -i.) play / played We played football last weekend. (Jugamos al fútbol el pasado fin de semana). annoy / annoyed I was annoyed that I didn't pass the exam. (Me molestó que no aprobara el examen). EXCEPTIONS pay - paid / lay - laid / say - said

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

GAME

4th Lesson: Past Simple. Verb TO BE

Hi children! Today we are going to practise the past simple of the verb to be. Let's do it!

                   Simple past de "to be"

Affirmative

I was

You were

He was

She was

It was

We were

You were

They were

La forma afirmativa del pasado NO se puede contraer.

Exercise 1 Affirmative

Exercise 2 Affirmative

Negative

Subject + was/were + not + ...

Long form	Short form
I was not	I wasn´t
You were not	You weren´t
He was not	He wasn´t
She was not	She wasn´t
It was not	It wasn´t
We were not	We weren´t
You were not	You weren´t
They were not	They weren´t

La forma negativa SÍ se puede contraer.

Exercise 3 Negative

Exercise 4 Negative

Interrogative

Was/Were + Subject + ...?

Affirmative	Negative
Was I...?	Was I not...?
Were you...?	Were you not...?	Weren´t you...?
Was he...?	Was he not...?	Wasn´t he...?
Was she...?	Was she not...?	Wasn´t she...?
Was it...?	Was it not...?	Wasn´t it...?
Were we...?	Were we not...?	Weren´t we...?
Were you...?	Were you not...?	Weren´t you...?
Were they...?	Were they not...?	Weren´t they...?

Exercise 5 Interrogative

Exercise 6 Quiz

3rd Lesson: Comparatives & Superlatives

These weeks we are learning at English class:

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)

• one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
clean	cleaner	(the) cleanest

Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est

• silent ‘e’ is dropped
  Example: late-later-latest
• final ‘y’ after a consonant becomes i
  Example: easy-easier-easiest
• final consonant - vowel - consonant, the last consonant is doubled
  Example: hot-hotter-hottest

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)

• adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
difficult	more difficult	most difficult

Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)

positive form	comparative form	superlative form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst

Now, you should do the following exercises:

Comparatives

Comparative exercise 1

Comparative exercise 2

Comparative exercise 3

Comparative exercise 4

Superlatives

Superlative exercise 1

Superlative exercise 2

Superlative exercise 3

Superlative exercise 4

Comparatives y superlatives

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 1

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 2

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 3

Comparative vs Superlative exercise 4

2nd Lesson - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Hi again children!
We have an exam in a few days so we have to do more exercises to pass the exam!

Remember:

Present Simple	Present Continuous
INFINITIVE (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak	form of verb 'to be' and verb + ing   I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 's' : After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does,                             wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant ybecomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays

Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English). Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

A HABIT or NOW?

Present Simple	Present Continuous
In general (regularly, often, never) Example: Colin plays football every Tuesday. Daily routine Example: Bob works in a restaurant.	Right now Example: Look! Colin is playing football now. Only for a limited period of time  Example: Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.
Signal words
always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first then	at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen! Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Try to do the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

First lesson - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Hi children! In the first lesson we are going to practice the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

Do you know how to use them together?

Present simple

It is used to speak about routines, hobbies, things that are always true and short actions. 
We use adverbs like: usually, always, sometimes, often...

Present continuous
It is used to speak about what is happening now or around now, temporal things or situations.
We use words like: today, at the moment, at the same time, now...

You can watch an explanation here:

You have to do these exercises:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8

Finally you can play here:

Game 1 
Game 2