Module IV week 2 day 2

WHAT DID YOU DO LAST CHRISTMAS?

Example: Well, I visited my family, we cooked a delicious food, and we did fireworks, it was a great Christmas.

SIMPLE PAST

Practice with your instructor and give your own examples.

Simple Past Uses

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. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

I saw a movie yesterday. I didn't see a play yesterday. Did you have dinner last night?

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

simple past series

We use simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.

Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

USE 3 Duration in the Past

The simple past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

I lived in Brazil for two years. They did not stay at the party the entire time. A: How long did you wait for

them?

USE 4 Habits in the Past

The simple past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

I studied French when I was a child. He didn't play the piano. Did you play a musical instrument

when you were a kid?

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

You just called Debbie.

Did you just call Debbie?

WATCH THE VIDEO AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED

Part 1

Put the sentences into simple past.

We open the door. →

You write poems. →

Richard plays in the garden. →

Kerry does not speak English. →

Do you see the bird? →

REWRITE THESE VERBS INTO PAST WITH PRONUNCIATION T D OR ID

Part 2

TRAVEL (T,D ID) OPEN (T,D ID)

WATCH (T,D ID) VISIT (T,D ID)

WASH (T,D ID) ORDER (T,D ID)

TRY (T,D ID) END (T,D ID)

SCAPE (T,D ID) NEED (T,D ID)

Practice the questions below and give as many details as you can.

1- What did you choose yourself for your last birthday?

2- What did you buy for your mother last mother's day?

3- What did you want you want to be when you were a child?

TODAY I LEARNED

USES OF SIMPLE PAST

GIVE EXAMPLES USING SIMPLE PAST

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