TO BE - PAST FORM

affirmative form negative form

I WAS I WASN’TYOU WERE YOU WEREN’T HE WAS HE WASN’TSHE WAS SHE WASN’TIT WAS IT WASN’TWE WERE WE WEREN’TYOU WERE YOU WEREN’TTHEY WERE THEY WEREN’T

Interrogative form

-Where were you yesterday evening at seven o’clock ?

-I was at home.

- Where were you born ?

- I was born in Bedford.

- Where were you yesterday at 7 o’clock in the morning ?

- I was in the kitchen. / I was at breakfast.- I was out.

Prepositions of place

- in bed - in the kitchen - in the bathroom

- in the garden - in the shower - in my car - in Bari - in the city centre - in a bank - in the sea - in the country - in a shop

AT - at work - at school - at the doctor’s - at home - at the gym - at the bus stop

- at my desk - at the airport - at the beach - at lunch - at dinner - at the shops

ON - on the bus - on the floor - on the balcony - on my bike- on my horse - on my way home - on my way to work

IN

The Past

- How old were you when you started driving ?

- I was 18.- I started driving when I was 18.- I could drive when I was 18.

Quiz

1) Who was Galileo Galilei ?2) Where was he born ?3) When was he born ?4) How many brothers and sisters did he have ?5) Who was his father ? What was his father’s job ?6) At which university did he study ?7) At which university did he teach ?8) Was he married ?9) Did he have any children ?10) Which scientific instrument did he develop ?11) What was Galileo’s theory ?12) What did the Church think of Galileo Galilei ?13) Did Galileo go to prison ?14) Where did he die ?15) How old was he when he died ?

THE PAST (Regular verbs)

( I usually work from 8 o’clock until 2 o’clock.)

- Yesterday I worked from 8 o’clock until 5 o’clock!

Negative form

- I didn’t work yesterday. (Auxiliary DID + NOT + INFINITIVE)

Interrogative form

-Did you work yesterday ?(Auxiliary DID + subject + infinitive)

-Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

To workNegative form

I worked I didn’t workYou worked You didn’t workHe worked He didn’t workShe worked She didn’t workIt worked It didn’t workWe worked We didn’t workYou worked You didn’t workThey worked They didn’t work

The Past (Regular verbs)

Spelling variations :

1) ARRIVE ARRIVED ( + D)

2) STUDY STUDIED ( Y IE + D) *

3) STOP STOPPED (double consonant for monosyllabic verbs with final consonant after

vowel)

* PLAY PLAYED (vowel + final y)

The Past (Regular verbs)

Pronunciation variations :

/ d / / t / / id /(sonorous final consonant) (non-sonorous final consonant) (final d or t

consonant)

Lived worked WantedListened Stopped VisitedPlayed Cooked DecidedCleaned Watched StudiedOpened Washed DependedStayed Kissed StartedEnjoyed FinishedClosed TalkedTravelled LikedChanged Danced