Writing about the past

WRITING ABOUT THE WRITING ABOUT THE PAST….PAST….

WRITING ABOUT THE WRITING ABOUT THE PAST….PAST….

Do you want to know What your Do you want to know What your teacher did in the past???teacher did in the past???

Two years ago, I played squash in Canterbury (England) and I

played against/vs a boy and ……

I WON THE SQUASH MATCH!!!! I WAS THE

WINNER!!!

TWO YEARS AGO, I WENT TO GERMANY…

THERE, I SAW LOTS OF HUGE LAKES AND AMAZING CASTLES

SOME BASIC RULES FOR THE PAST TENSE

• Regular verbs:Subject + verb_EDExample: I played squash.• Irregular verbs:Subject + verb (2ª column in the

irregular verb list).Example: I won the match.

PAST: NEGATIVE FORM.

• REGULAR VERBS:Subject+ did not/ didn´t + base formEx: I didn´t play football. I played

squash.• IRREGULAR VERBS:Subject+ did not/ didn´t + base formEx: I didn´t go to Rome. I went to

Germany.

PAST: INTERROGATIVE FORM.

• REGULAR VERBS:

Did+ subject+ base form?Ex: did you play tennis?

• IRREGULAR VERBS:Did+subject+ base form?Ex: Did you go to London?