1º ANO – E.M. ATENAS Simple Past

Greg opened the door, looked at his girlfriend and smiled.

Simple Past

Greg opened the door, looked at his girlfriend and smiled.

The verbs are in the past tense. Write their infinitive form.

• Opened – ____________________

• Looked – ____________________

• Smiled – ____________________

Are these REGULAR or IRREGULAR verbs?

Simple Past

Greg opened the door, looked at his girlfriend and smiled.

The verbs are in the past tense. Write their infinitive form.

• Opened – open

• Looked – look

• Smiled – smile

Are these REGULAR or IRREGULAR verbs?They are regular verbs.

Simple Past• What is infinitive form of the following verbs?

Carried – ____________________Played – ____________________Stopped – ____________________Studied – ____________________Enjoyed – ____________________

• To make the past form of verbs ended in consonant + ‘-y’, the ‘-y’ changes to ___________and add ___________ to the verb.

• To make the past form of verbs ended in vowel + ‘-y’, just add ___________ to the verb.

• When the verb ends consonante + vowel + consonante, double the final ___________ and add ___________.

Simple Past• What is infinitive form of the following verbs?

Carried – carryPlayed – playStopped – stopStudied – studyEnjoyed – enjoy

• To make the past form of verbs ended in consonant + ‘-y’, the ‘-y’ changes to -i and add -ed to the verb.

• To make the past form of verbs ended in vowel + ‘-y’, just add -ed to the verb.

• When the verb ends consonante + vowel + consonante, double the final consonant and add -ed.

Mark went to the supermarket. He bought some food, paid for it in cash and left the place in a hurry.

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Simple Past

Mark went to the supermarket. He bought some food, paid for it in cash and left the place in a hurry.

The verbs are in the past tense. Write their infinitive form.

• Went – ____________________ • Bought – ____________________ • Paid – ____________________• Left – ____________________

Are these REGULAR or IRREGULAR verbs?

Simple Past

Mark went to the supermarket. He bought some food, paid for it in cash and left the place in a hurry.

The verbs are in the past tense. Write their infinitive form.

• Went – go • Bought – buy • Paid – pay• Left – leave

Are these REGULAR or IRREGULAR verbs?They are irregular verbs.

“Did you wash your dog last weekend?”“No, I didn’t. I took it to the pet shop.”“How much did you pay?”“I didn’t pay anything. It is my dad’s shop.”

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Simple past auxiliary verb: DIDQUESTIONS“Did you wash your dog last weekend?”“How much did you pay?”[Question word] + ____________ + subject + ____________

SHORT ANSWERS“No, I didn’t.”Yes / No + subject + ____________

NEGATIVES“I didn’t pay anything. It is my dad’s shop.”Subject + ____________ + ____________

Simple past auxiliary verb: DIDQUESTIONS“Did you wash your dog last weekend?”“How much did you pay?”[Question word] + DID + subject + INFINITIVE

SHORT ANSWERS“No, I didn’t.”Yes / No + subject + DID / DIDN’T

NEGATIVES“I didn’t pay anything. It is my dad’s shop.”Subject + DIDN’T + INFINITIVE

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“Where were Jack and Jane last night?”“They were at the office.”“Were they happy?”“No, they weren’t. They were bored.”

Simple past: BeQUESTION“Where were Jack and Jane last night?”

SHORT ANSWER“No, they weren’t.”

AFFIRMATIVEThey were bored.

NEGATIVE“They weren’t happy.”

Positive Negative Question

I/ He/ She/ It was ...

I/ He/ She/ It wasn’t ...

Was I/ he/ she/ it ...?

You/ We/ They were...

You/ We/ They weren’t...

Were you/ we/, they...?

CRÉDITOS (inserir fonte das imagens, dos textos etc.)• Slides 1 e 2: http://quest.eb.com/images/154/154_2887/154_2887217-

W.jpg • Slide 7: http://quest.eb.com/images/154/154_2880/154_2880115-W.jpg• Slide 10: http://quest.eb.com/images/139/139_1968/139_1968019-W.jpg• Slide 13: http://quest.eb.com/images/132/132_1265/132_1265685-W.jpg

• ROBERTS, Rachel. Discover Elementary English Grammar. MFP Publications, 1997.