Past Tense

verb to be

was
were
For
example

I was
He was
She was
It was
We were
They were
You were

I was
He was
She was
It was
We were
They were
You were

I wasnt
He wasnt
She wasnt
It wasnt
We werent
They werent
You werent

Affirmative and Negative Forms

The weather was good.
The mangoes were delicious
There wasnt a hotel in the town.
There werent any problems on the
flight.

Was I ?

Was he?
Was she ?
Was it?
Were we?
Were they?
Were you?

Yes/ No Questions
Was your flight on time?
Yes, it was / No, it wasnt
Were there any good restaurants?
Yes, there were /No, there werent

Was I ?

Wh

Wh

was he?
was she ?
was it?
were we?
were they?
were you?

Information Questions
How was your flight?
How long was the trip?
How many hours was the flight?
Where were you last weekend?
When were the concerts?

Where was Mrs. Harris yesterday?

She was in the garden.

Were they at the swimming

pool yesterday?

No, they werent. They were at the park.

Answer the questions.

1.
2.
3.
4.

What day was yesterday?

Where were you at 4:30 PM yesterday?
Where was Robinson at 5 PM yesterday?
Were Edgar and Pedro in class
yesterday?
5. Was Mr. Maza at the cafeteria at 4
p.m. yesterday?

ADJECTIVES FOR TRAVEL

CONDITION
How was
the trip? It

was pretty

comfortable

scenic

boring

ADJECTIVES FOR TRAVEL

How was
the trip? It
CONDITION

was pretty

bumpy

short/long
scary

Your friend has arrived from a trip.

Ask and answer questions about it.
A: Hi! How are you?
B: Great! Im just getting in.
A: Where were you last week?.
B: Me? I was in Cajamarca.
A: Really? How was the trip?
B: It was pretty scenic and scary.
A: How long were you there?
B: About 5 days.
A: Were you alone?
B: No. My friend Carol was with me.

Simple Past

The Simple Past

presents an
action or a state
for the past.

It can be
expressed
using two
different
forms of verbs.

Regular
verbs
And Irregular
verbs
For
example

What did he do?

He listened to music
yesterday.

What did Mrs. Harris do?

She washed the dog.

What did Mrs. Smith do?

She exercised all day.

There are the regular

verbs:
He listened to music.
She washed the dog.
Mrs. Perez exercised
all day.

The simple past tense : form

Regular Verbs: spelling rules
Form the past tense of most verbs by
adding ed to the base form.
.play played
.work worked
For verbs ending in e or ie, add d
.smile smiled
.tie tied

 For one- syllable verbs ending in one

vowel + one consonant, double the
consonant and add ed.

stop stopped plan planned

 For verbs ending in a

consonant and y, change y
to i and add ed.
study
studied
IRREGULAR VERBS DO NOT USE -ED

Here are the rules:

If the verb ends in the sound /t/ or /d/, we
pronounce the ed ending /Id/
Examples:
1. Invited
2. Needed
3. Wanted
4. Wasted
5. Mended

 If the verb ends in a voiced consonant

sound /d/ (/b/, /g/, /v/, /z/, /l/, /r/, /m/, /n/,
,
/w/), or
a vowel, we pronounce the ed ending /d/
Examples:
1. Called
2. Lived
3. Managed
4. Cried

 If the verb ends in a voiceless

consonant sound apart from /t/
(/p/, /k/, /f/,
, /s/), we
pronounce the ed ending /t/
Examples:
1. Stopped
2. Worked
3. Sniffed
4. Washed

What did Mr. Freeman do?

He drank beer.

What did Mr. Perez do?

He saw a movie.

And the irregular verbs:

Mr. Torres drank beer.
Mr. Perez saw a movie.

Now, what about

in questions?

And
answers

Did they study for the exam?

No, they didnt.

They played volleyball.

Did he ride a bull?

Yes, he did. He rode a wild bull.

What did you do yesterday?

What did you do

yesterday?

For the Question use

the auxiliary DID:
Did they study for
the exam?
Did he ride a bull?
What did you do
yesterday?

And Negative sentences

we use the auxiliary
DIDNT.

Put these verbs in simple past

Have
Eat
Fly
Be
Go
Write
Take

Had
Ate
Flew
Was/were
Went
Wrote
Took

See
Hear
Drink
Speak
Make
Meet
Buy

Saw
Heard
drank
Spoke
Made
Met
Bought

Put these verbs in simple past

Know
Do
Give
Wear
Begin
Drive
Leave

Knew
Did
Gave
Wore
Began
Drove
Left

Choose
Tell
Sing
Teach
Run
Sleep
Ride

Chose
Told
Sang
Taught
Ran
Slept
Rode

Brainstorming:On the notepad, write notes about a vacation

you took.

My last vacation
Place

Alaska

Weather

Cold

Activities

Kayaking, whale watching

Transportation

Cruise

Food

Delicious, lots of food

Service

Friendly waiters

Hotel

Terrific

People

Friendly

Writing:

Write a postcard to a friend about your last

vacation. Describe the things you did.
Dear Rose,
Last summer, my sister and I
went on a cruise to Alaska. The
trip was very scenic, but the
weather was cold.
We went kayaking and whale
watching.There was a lot of food
on the cruise, and it was delicious!
The service was terrific. Our
waiters were very friendly, too.
We had a great time.
See you soon and lots of love.
Flor

Rose Smith
330 West Pike Street
Vancouver, B. C.
CANADA V5K 2MB

Writing:

Write a postcard to a friend. Describe the things you

did, but dont reveal the location.

Dear Rose:
Guess where I spent my last
vacation!
I saw the Arc of Triomphe.
I ate croissants. I
walked along the Seine.
Did you get it?
See you soon and lots of love.
Flor

Rose Smith
330 West Pike Street
Vancouver, B. C.
CANADA V5K 2MB

The food

was terrible

The waiters were unfriendly

They canceled

He stole

my hotel reservation

my purse.

The entertaintment was terrible

Someone stole my luggage.

Hawaii vacation
Good

Problems

It was relaxing.

The hotel wasnt very good.

The weather was perfect.

The food was terrible.

The waiters and waitresses
were unfriendly.

Lauras vacation
In January, Laura and her husband
went to Hawaii on vacation. She had
a really nice time, but there were
also some problems.The flight was
very bumpy and long. Someone stole
her luggage. The hotel was terrible.
She and her husband ate at a bad
restaurant. The food was awful, and
the waiter was unfriendly.

Lauras vacation
Later, the vacation was better.
The weather was incredible.
Laura went swimming and
shopping. She and her husband
played golf. In the evening, they
sat outside and listened to a band.
They went walking on the beach
every day. It was very relaxing.