How embarrassing!Lesson 5A

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Have you ever had

any embarrassing

experiences?

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Simple Past

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Simple Past

We use the Simple Past to talk

about things that happened in the

past.

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PAST FUTUREPRESENT

2 Different Options

Verbs

Regular Irregular

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Regular verbs

For regular verbs, we only add “ed” at the end of the verb.

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Play Played

Talk Talked

Stay Stayed

Jump Jumped

Exceptions

1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end

2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied

3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double

the last consonant.

4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC

form and with the last stressed syllable

5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before

the –ed

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Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end

Dance Danced

Agree Agreed

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Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied

Try- Tried

Carry - Carried

Be Careful!

Play Played

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Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC FORM, double the last

consonant.

Stop Stopped

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C V C

Be Careful!

IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT

FIX FIXED

MIX MIXED

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Verbs with more than one syllable, you only double the consonant if it

has the CVC and it is stressed

Prefer Preferred

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Be Careful!

Answer Answered

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Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –ed

Travel Travelled

Cancel Cancelled

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Be Careful!

Sail Sailed

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Irregular Vebs

There is no specific rule for the Irregular verbs.

Irregular Verbs

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Irregular verbs are different from each other, so, you need to learn one by one the cases.

Look at the list on page 137

Some examples

HAVE HAD

GET GOT

BUY BOUGHT

MAKE MADE

COME CAME

EAT ATE

LEAVE LEFT

DO DID

GO WENT

SEE SAW

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Time expressions

Yesterday

Last Night

Last Day

Last Summer

Two days ago

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affirmative sentences

I

You

He

She

It

We

They

Verb in past

Comp.

examples

• I played soccer last week.

• Demian danced salsa yesterday.

• The kids ate broccoli last

morning.

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Speaking activity

Form groups of 3 people. Talk about the things you did

last weekend.

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EXAMPLE

• Last weekend, I went with some

friends to a party, it was incredible.

We drank some beer and also we

ate some tacos.

negative sentences

I

You

He

She

It

We

They

Didn´t Comp.Verb in simple form

examples

• I didn´t play soccer last week.

• Demian didn´t dance salsa

yesterday.

• The kids didn´t eat broccoli last

morning.

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Mariel went to a party last Sunday.

Mariel didn´t go to a party last Sunday

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affirmative

negative