The Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs The Life of Wangari Maathai 8 Focus on Grammar 1 Part...

The Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs

The Life of Wangari Maathai

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Focus on Grammar 1Part VII, Units 21 & 22By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

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No italics (Regular and Irregular Verbs)

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Change Presentation 7 to 8.

1940:

was born

in Kenya

1960-1966:

went to school in

the U.S.

1971:

got a Ph.D.

from the

University of

Nairobi

1976-2004:

planted 30 million

trees in Kenya

2004:

won the Nobel

Peace Prize

Now

The Life of Wangari MaathaiThe Life of Wangari Maathai

Past

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Put 1940 above "was born in Kenya" not on the same line as "was"

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Change to:1971Got a Ph.D. in veterinary medicine from the University of Nairobi

1971:

Got a Ph.D. from

the University of

Nairobi

Use the simple past to talk about an event that happened in the past.

Now

The Simple PastThe Simple Past

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Regular verbs in the simple past end in -ed. If the base form ends in -e, add only –d. If the base form ends in -y after a consonant, change the y to i and add -ed.

She planted trees.

She studied biology.

She moved back to Kenya.

Regular VerbsRegular Verbs

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Change to: Regular (bold) verbs (bold) in the simple past end in -ed (bold, italics). If the base form ends in -e (bold, italics), add only -d (bold italics). If the base form ends in -y (bold, italics) after a consonant, change the y (bold italics) to i (bold, italics) and add -ed (bold, italics).

Use the same verb form for all persons.

I

you

he

she

it

we

they

studied

worked

lived

Verb FormsVerb Forms

He did not have a lot of money.

Use did not + the base form of the verb for negative statements in the simple past.

Base FormVerb

Base FormVerb

She didn’t go to school in England.

Negative 1Negative 1

Base FormVerb

Base FormVerb

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Cut headerReword: Negative

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Reword: Use did not + the base form of the verb for negative statements in the simple past.In the above text bold:did not (also italics)base formnegative statement

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I'm asking you to find two images o this slide. Try to find the second one first. If you can't find something, let me know and we won't change either. Thanks#1 Replace this image with an one of someone displaying an empty wallet or pockets (but the image should clearly be about lack of money). Gender doesn't matter.

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#2 Replace this image with one that indicates that she went to school in the U.S. and not England. Perhaps something that should both the U.S. and England? The idea is: "She didn't go to school in England."

Her parents visited the capital city a year ago.

Last week, she traveled to Norway.

This morning, we listened to the news about her award.

Time expressions come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.

Time ExpressionsTime Expressions

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Change (Markers) to (Expressions)

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Change (markers) to (expressions)Omit (can)No italicsAdd (the) before (end).

Practice 1Practice 1

1. last weekend

2. two days ago

3. this morning

4. last night

5. last year

Tell a partner about the things you did or didn’t do at the times listed. Use the words in the box.

cook watch visit listen

study work clean travel

play exercise fix stay

Last weekend, I watched TV. I didn’t study English.

Last weekend, I watched TV. I didn’t study English.

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Italicize instruction line except (did) and (didn't)omit (following) and (below) from the1st sentence.reword: ... the words in the box.Check font

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Can we try the frame of the diaogue box in black or mustard? Your call. The red of the frame weakens the red in the box. No italics in these sentencesCould we animate these sentences more to have the first sentence appear alone, then to have (watch) from the list below jiggle, twinkle and/or tinkle, then the second sentnece appears and study jiggles or twinkles and or tinkles? Too much?

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omit (TV)

Wangari won many awards for her work.

She taught at several universities.

Irregular verbs have different forms in the simple past.

winwin

teachteach

Irregular VerbsIrregular Verbs

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Change (in the past) to (in the simple past)

She didn’t planted trees in the U.S.

She didn’t go to England in 1966.

She planted trees in Kenya.

Irregular Verbs

Negative 2Negative 2

Be careful! Don’t use did or didn’t with the past tense form of the verb.

Regular Verbs

She didn’t went to England in 1966.

She didn’t plant trees in the U.S.

She went back to Kenya in 1966.

Practice 2Practice 2

1. be born

2. grow up

3. begin college

4. fall in love

5. go to school

6. leave home

7. come to this city

8. choose a major

Work with a partner. Describe your life to your partner. Use the simple past and these verbs.

was born

grew up

began college

fell in love

went to school

left home

came to this city

chose a major

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ADD A SLIDE:Header: NegativeGrammar rule bar: Be careful! Don't sue did (italics) or didn't (italics) with the past tense for of the verb.Body:Regular Verbs: She didn't plant trees in the U.S. [animate and highlight (planted) and (didn't plant)][art: picture of an African woman plantin trees. (United States) appears, is crossed out with an "X", and (Kenya) appears appears.She planted trees in KenyaIrregular: She didn't go to England in 1966. [animate and higllight (went) and (didn't go)] [art: African woman heading to the airport gate (luggage), the wrong date appears above, is crossed out with an "X", and is followed by the correct date appearing]She went back to Kenya in 1966.

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Font and italics consistent with other chaptersReword: Work with a partner. Find the irregular simple past forms of these verbs. Then describe your life to your partner. Use the simple past and these verbs.

To make a yes / no question in the simple past, use did + the subject + the base form of the verb.

Yes / No QuestionsYes / No Questions

Did SubjectBase

Form VerbOther Words

Did she finish college?

Didher

parents help her?

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Italicize (Yes) and (No)

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no italics (finish) and (help)

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Italicize only (yes), (no), and (did).

You can use did or didn’t in the short answer in the simple past tense.

Short AnswersShort Answers

Did Wangari return to Kenya?Yes, she did.

No, she didn’t.Did she plant trees in the U.S.?

Practice 3Practice 3Work with a partner. Practice asking and answering questions about the past. Use did and time expressions.

1) watch TV / last night 3) do your homework / yesterday

2) eat breakfast / this morning 4) go shopping / last month

Example: pass the exam / last week

Did you pass the exam last week?Did you pass the exam last week?

Yes, I did.OR

No, I didn’t

Yes, I did.OR

No, I didn’t

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Font and italics consistent with other chaptersReword: Work with a partner. Practice asking and answering questions about the past. Use did (bold, italics) and time expressions.

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add spaces before and after the slash: exam / last

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No italics for either speaker.

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