UNIT 14 – DID YOU HAVE FUN?

•Simple past regular and irregular verbs;

SIMPLE PAST We use the Simple Past to talk about

actions that happened in the past.

Positive: Subject + simple past form of verb

Negative: Subject + didn’t + base form of verb

Didn’t = did not

Turn to page 93.Listen to the recording - Grammar Focus Box

The Regular Simple Past Verbs end in –ed.

Check the SPELLING in the Grammar Focus Box

For most verbs we add –ed

For verbs ending with –e, add –d

For verbs ending with a consonant + y, replace the y by i and add –ed

For most verbs ending with C+V+C, double the last consonant and add –ed.

Turn to page 93 and do activity A

SIMPLE PAST – IRREGULAR VERBS

The Irregular Past Simple Verbs DON’T end with –ed.

The Irregular Verbs have na irregular form to their past tense.

Turn to page 94 and listen to the statements in the Grammar Focus Box.

What are the Irregular Verbs? DID , GOT UP, WENT, MET, CAME, HAD Listen to the cd and complete the chart in act

A.

IRREGULAR VERBS AND REGULAR VERBS

Positive: Subject + simple past form of verb

Negative: Subject + didn’t + base form of verb Didn’t = did not

Irregular Verbs and Regular Verbs

I studied English last week. I didn’t study English Last week.

I went to the beach last Friday. I didn’t go to the beach last Friday.

Pair Work: What differences can you point out?

IRREGULAR VERBS AND REGULAR VERBS

Questions:Did+ subject + base form of verb? Yes ,+ subject + did. No, + subject + didn’t.Turn to page 95 and have a look at the Grammar Focus.

Observe:She PLAYED tennis yesterday.She didn’t PLAY tennis yesterday.Did she PLAY tennis yesterday?

We ONLY use the past form of verbs (regular or irregular) in AFFIRMATIVES.

PRACTICE

Turn to page 95 and work on Activity A .

CONVERSATION – PAIR WORK

Now, ask and answer the questions form part A.

LISTENING

You’ll hear four people talking about their summers.

What did they do last summer?

Andy visited his brother. Gail read books. Patrick went bike riding, played

tennis. Fran painted the house.

VOCABULARY

Find two words from the list that go with each verb.

go hikingswimming

have fun a picnic meet new people old friends play tennis

volleyball see a movie a play take a class pictures

HOMEWORK – READING PAGE 97

Three people wrote about their last weekend.

After you read the articles, carry out activity A. Then make a list of the regular and irregular verbs you find in the articles.

Regular Irregular

PAST SIMPLE GAME

For a list of Irregular Verbs go to the Appendix

at the end of you book.

catch

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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catch

Present Past

catch caught

choose

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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choose

Present Past

choose chose

come

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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come

Present Past

come came

do

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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do

Present Past

do did

draw

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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draw

Present Past

draw drew

drink

Can you list these verb forms?

Present Past

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drink

Present Past

drink drank